In October of 2013, San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro, along with University and city officials, cut the blue ribbon to inaugurate brand new state-of-the-art sports facilities. These new facilities add to the beautiful landscape of The Park, the sports…

The “Blue Goose,” a behemoth of a bus, transported St. Mary’s basketball and football teams cross country between the years of 1938 and 1942. Despite only transporting St. Mary’s athletes for four short years, the “Blue Goose” became known across the…

Rev. Alfred H. Rabe wrote a letter appealing to the provincial house to allow the return of intercollegiate football. He argued it was the perfect time since the city was desiring a college team to support. The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce and…

In February 1931, the governing board determined that football was too costly, consistently going over budget with ticket sales unable to cover expenses. They also cited the need to put money towards improving the educational program for the…

Organized sports were in high demand by the students and the college responded by adding a football program to the other programs already available. The first football team was put together for the fall of 1909, but the first football coaches were…