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1940 Saint Mary's Gaels football team

1940 Saint Mary's Gaels football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
Home stadiumKezar Stadium
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Santa Clara   –   6 – 1 – 1
Cal Poly   –   6 – 3 – 0
Saint Mary's   –   5 – 3 – 0
Gonzaga   –   5 – 4 – 1
Nevada   –   4 – 4 – 1
Humboldt State   –   3 – 4 – 0
Idaho Southern Branch   –   3 – 5 – 0
San Francisco State   –   3 – 5 – 0
Loyola (CA)   –   3 – 7 – 0
Portland   –   2 – 3 – 1
Hawaii   –   2 – 5 – 0
San Francisco   –   1 – 6 – 1
La Verne   –   0 – 6 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Saint Mary's Gaels football team was an American football team that represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 1940 college football season. In their first season under head coach Red Strader, the Gaels compiled a 5–3 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 100 to 68.[1]

Saint Mary's was ranked at No. 49 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Gonzaga
W 16–020,000[3]
October 5at California
L 6–950,000[4]
October 13vs. San Francisco
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 13–716,000[5]
October 20at Loyola (CA)
W 18–710,000[6]
October 26at No. 11 Fordham
W 9–634,500[7]
November 3at Portland
W 25–139,000[8]
November 10Duquesne
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 6–712,000[9][10]
November 17vs. No. 19 Santa Clara
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 7–1940,000[11]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1940 Saint Mary's (CA) Gaels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Aguirre Stars as Gaels Trim Gonzaga Team". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. September 30, 1940. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Prescott Sullivan (October 6, 1940). "Bears Come Back, 9-6: Al Derian Provides Punch". San Francisco Examiner. pp. Sports 2, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Alan Ward (October 14, 1940). "Intercepted Pass Gives Gaels 13-7 Win Over Dons". Oakland Tribune. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Charles Curtis (October 21, 1940). "St. Mary's Gaels Overpower Loyola Lions by 18 to 7". Los Angeles Times. pp. 9–10 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Jack Smith (October 27, 1940). "Gaels' Field Goal Trips Rams, 9-6". Daily News (New York City). p. 82 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Battling Pilots Lose Thriller to Gaels, 25 to 13". Medford Mail Tribune. November 4, 1940. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Curley Grieve (November 11, 1940). "Duquesne Upsets Galloping Gaels, 7-6: Poor Kicks Contribute To Defeat". San Francisco Examiner. pp. 15, 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Dukes Rally To Beat St. Mary's 7-6: Bluff Team Drives Back To Cop Tie". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 11, 1940. pp. 16, 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "St. Mary's Crushed, 19-7". Oakland Tribune. November 18, 1940. pp. 10, 14 – via Newspapers.com.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1940_Saint_Mary%27s_Gaels_football_team