1947 Saint Mary's Gaels football team
| 1947 Saint Mary's Gaels football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 3–7 |
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| Home stadium | Kezar Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepperdine | – | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | – | 8 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | – | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly San Dimas | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La Verne | – | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | – | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola (CA) | – | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | – | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland | – | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1947 Saint Mary's Gaels football team was an American football team that represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 1947 college football season. In their sixth and final season under head coach James Phelan, the Gaels compiled a 3–7 record and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 246 to 178.[1]
Left halfback Herman Wedemeyer starred for the 1947 Saint Mary's team.
Saint Mary's was ranked at No. 101 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[2]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | Portland | W 26–13 | 15,300 | [3] | |
| September 27 | at Hawaii | W 27–7 | 27,000 | [4] | |
| October 4 | at California | L 6–45 | 78,000 | [5] | |
| October 11 | at Washington | L 6–26 | 39,000 | [6] | |
| October 19 | Nevada | L 14–39 | 35,000 | [7] | |
| October 24 | at Loyola (CA) | W 57–7 | 12,000 | [8] | |
| November 1 | at Detroit | L 6–19 | 20,253 | [9] | |
| November 16 | Santa Clara |
| L 9–33 | 40,000 | [10] |
| November 22 | at Boston College | L 7–25 | 19,733 | [11] | |
| November 30 | vs. San Francisco |
| L 20–32 | 35,000 | [12] |
References[edit]
- ^ "1947 Saint Mary's (CA) Gaels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Alan Ward (September 22, 1947). "Portland Holds Gaels to 26-13 Win". Oakland Tribune. pp. 10–11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Andrew Mitsukado (September 28, 1947). "St. Mary's Defeats Hawaii, 27 to 7: Gaels Capitalize on Breaks to Triumph". The Honolulu Advertiser. pp. 15, 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Prescott Sullivan (October 5, 1947). "Cal Landslide Crushes Gaels, 45-6: Graves Paces Bear Rampage; Fists Fly". San Francisco Examiner. pp. 23–24 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Alan Ward (October 12, 1947). "Huskies Maul Gaels, 26 to 6: Moragans Outplayed by Ralph Welch Eleven". Oakland Tribune. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bob Brachman (October 20, 1947). "Gaels Smeared, 39-14; Wedey Hurt; Star Lost for Year?". San Francisco Examiner. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Charles Curtis (October 25, 1947). "Loyola Crushed by Gaels, 57-7". Los Angeles Times. pp. I-9, I-11.
- ^ Bob Latshaw (November 2, 1947). "Titans Whip Gaels, 19-6". Detroit Free Press. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Curley Grieve (November 17, 1947). "Broncos Bombard St Mary's, 33-9!". San Francisco Examiner. pp. 21, 23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Roger Birtwell (November 23, 1947). "B. C. Stops St. Mary's, Wedemeyer, 25 to 7; 19,733 Witness Rout". The Boston Globe. pp. 27–28 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Alan Ward (December 1, 1947). "U.S.F. Roars Back To Wallop Gaels, 32-20: Dons, 14-to-0 Behind at Halftime, Explode for 26 Points in Third Quarter". Oakland Tribune. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.