from 1916–1939, the saint joseph's college football team played roughly 4–8 games per season. they did not field a team during the '17,'19,'20 and '21 seasons. common opponents included p.m.c (pennsylvania military college) now known as widener university, lebanon valley college, university of delaware, la salle university, drexel university, albright, manhattan, west chester university, washington college and villanova university. other opponents of note include boston college, seton hall, susquehanna university, st. johns, temple university and georgetown university.