1939 Saint Mary's Gaels football team

1939 Saint Mary's Gaels football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4–1
Head coach
Home stadiumKezar Stadium
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Diego Marines   –   11 – 0 – 0
No. T–14 Santa Clara   –   5 – 1 – 3
Gonzaga   –   6 – 2 – 0
Humboldt State   –   5 – 2 – 0
Idaho Southern Branch   –   5 – 2 – 0
Cal Poly   –   4 – 4 – 1
San Francisco   –   4 – 3 – 3
La Verne   –   3 – 3 – 0
Saint Mary's   –   3 – 4 – 1
Hawaii   –   3 – 6 – 0
Loyola (CA)   –   2 – 6 – 1
San Francisco State   –   2 – 4 – 2
Portland   –   1 – 5 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 Saint Mary's Gaels football team was an American football team that represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 1939 college football season. In their 19th and final season under head coach Slip Madigan, the Gaels compiled a 3–4–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 84 to 57.[1]

Saint Mary's was ranked at No. 67 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Gonzaga
W 19–0[3]
October 7at California
W 7–3[4]
October 22vs. No. 17 Santa ClaraNo. 20
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 0–745,000[5]
October 29Portland
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 12–142,500[6]
November 5Dayton
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
T 6–610,000[7]
November 12at San Francisco
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 0–7[8]
November 18at Fordham
L 0–1334,800[9]
December 3at Loyola
W 40–7[10]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1939 Saint Mary's (CA) Gaels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  2. ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Alan Ward (October 2, 1939). "Gaels' 19-0 Win Over Zags Indicates Need of Kicker". Oakland Tribune. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Prescott Sullivan (October 8, 1939). "Cal Tough, But Gaels Crash Through, 7-3: Smith Culminates 38 Yard March With Touchdown". San Francisco Examiner. pp. 2S, 5S – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Broncs Kill St. Mary's 'Sugar Bowl' Hopes". Oakland Tribune. October 23, 1939. pp. 11, 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Alan Ward (October 30, 1939). "Madigan Blames Official for Defeat! Pilots Beat Gaels, 14-12; Slip Storms at Coleman". Oakland Tribune. pp. 11, 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Alan Ward (November 6, 1939). "St. Mary's Ends Losing Streak in 6-6 Tie: Dayton Deadlocked Despite Moragans' Many Misplays". Oakland Tribune. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Gaels Beaten 7-0; Off For New York; Dons Defeat St. Mary's First Time in 14 Years". Oakland Tribune. November 13, 1939. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Fordham 13, Gaels 0". Daily News (New York). November 19, 1939. p. 40.
  10. ^ Charles Curtis (December 4, 1939). "Gaels Start Slowly, Then Trample Lions, 40-7: St. Mary's Easy Winner". Los Angeles Times. p. 13.