In their first season under head coach Joe Ruetz, the Gaels compiled a 2–7–1 record and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 235 to 95.
The losses flowing from the Villanova game were exacerbated by a $10,000 guarantee paid to the visiting team.
On January 4, 1951, one month after the close of the season, Saint Mary's announced that it was abandoning its intercollegiate football and baseball programs for the duration of the national emergency resulting from the Korean War.
[3][4] In addition to the war, the school cited "the growing difficulty of sustaining academic standards in the face of an inflated competition, especially in football.
who have supported the athletic program over the many years that St. Mary's college teams figured prominently in the National sports world.