1925 Saint Mary's Saints football team

1925 Saint Mary's Saints football
Far Western champion
Conference	Far Western Conference
Record	8–2 (3–0 FWC)
Head coach	Slip Madigan (5th season)
Home stadium	Ewing Field California Memorial Stadium

1925 Far Western Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Saint Mary's $	3	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Nevada	3	–	1	–	0			4	–	3	–	1
Cal Aggies	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Pacific (CA)	1	–	2	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Fresno State	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1925 Saint Mary's Saints football team was an American football team that represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 1925 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Slip Madigan, the Gaels compiled an 8–2 record (3–0 against conference opponents), won the inaugural Far Western Conference championship, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 313 to 72.[1]

Center Larry Bettencourt was selected by Norman E. Brown as a first-team player on the 1925 All-Pacific Coast football team;[2] he was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Other key players on the team included "Ducky" Grant (captain), Jimmy Underhill (halfback/end), Red Strader (fullback), Dutch Conlan (quarterback), Boyd "Cowboy" Smith (halfback), and Pat O'Rourke (end).

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 3		Whittier*	Ewing Field San Francisco, CA	W 45–6		[3]
October 10	2:30 p.m.	at Cal Aggies	Moreing Field Sacramento, CA	W 32–13		[4][5][6]
October 17		at California*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 0–6	70,000	[7]
October 24		Nevada	Ewing Field San Francisco, CA	W 35–0		[8]
October 31		Southern Branch*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 28–0		[9]
November 7		at Multnomah Athletic Club*	Multnomah Field Portland, OR	W 41–7		[10]
November 15		West Coast Army*	Ewing Field San Francisco, CA	W 52–7		[11]
November 26		Santa Clara*	Ewing Field San Francisco, CA	W 19–7	18,000	[12]
December 5		Fresno State	Ewing Field San Francisco, CA	W 61–14		[13]
December 12		at USC*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 0–12	25,000	[14]
*Non-conference game All times are in Pacific time

References

1. "Saint Mary's Yearly Results (1925-1929)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
2. "First of Norman Brown's Mythical 'All' Teams". The Journal News (Hamilton, Ohio). November 28, 1925. p. 27.
3. "St. Mary's Wins First Game, Defeating Whittier: Madigan Men Find Whittier Easy Opponent". Oakland Tribune. October 4, 1925. pp. 1D, 4D – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Moreing Field to Be Scene of Opening For Western Conference Tilt". The Sacramento Union. Sacramento, California. October 10, 1925. pp. 11–12. Retrieved December 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "St. Mary's Cops Contest With Aggies, 32 To 13". The Sacramento Union. Sacramento, California. October 11, 1925. p. B3. Retrieved December 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "Grant Stars As St. Mary's Beat Aggies". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. October 11, 1925. p. 27. Retrieved March 1, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Phil Ray (October 18, 1925). "70,000 See Bears Defeat Saints, 6 to 0: Red and Blue Beat Back Plunging Drives of California Team". Oakland Tribune. pp. 1D, 3D – via Newspapers.com.
8. "St. Mary's Defeats University of Nevada by Score of 35 to 0". Oakland Tribune. October 25, 1925. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
9. Carroll Peeke (November 1, 1925). "Grizzlies Lost To St. Mary's; Score 28 to 0; L.A. College Rallies To Keep Oaklanders From Scoring in Last Half". Oakland Tribune. pp. 1D, 4D – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Saints Defeat Multnomah by 41-to-7 Score". San Francisco Examiner. November 8, 1925. pp. Sports 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.
11. George W. Clause (November 16, 1925). "St. Mary's and Olympic Gridders Win Games: Saints Have Easy Time in Beating Army". Oakland Tribune. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Harry M. Hayward (November 27, 1925). "St. Mary's Defeats Santa Clara, 19 to 7: Broncos Put Up Stubborn Resistance". San Francisco Examiner. p. Sports 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
13. George W. Clause (December 6, 1925). "Fresno State Proves Unable To Halt Rush Of Saint Team: Valley Eleven Swamped by Largest Score Made in S.F. This Season; Final Count, 61 to 14". Oakland Tribune. pp. 1D, 4D – via Newspapers.com.
14. Paul Lowry (December 13, 1925). "U.S.C. Closes Season With St. Mary's Scalp: Trojans Win by 12-to-O Count". Los Angeles Times. p. 1a1, 1a2 – via Newspapers.com.