| 1942 Saint Mary's Gaels football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 6–3–1 |
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| Home stadium | Kezar Stadium Emeryville Ball Park |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Santa Clara | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland | – | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho Southern Branch | – | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | – | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | – | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola (CA) | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | – | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | – | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco State | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1942 Saint Mary's Gaels football team was an American football team that represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 1942 college football season. In their first season under head coach James Phelan, the Gaels compiled a 6–3–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 135 to 46.[1]
Halfbacks Joe Verutti and John Podesto led the 1942 Gaels on offense.
Saint Mary's was ranked at No. 67 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 26 | at California | L 0–6 | 35,000 | [3] | |
| October 11 | Nevada | W 20–6 | 6,000 | [4] | |
| October 18 | vs. San Francisco | W 27–0 | 35,000 | [5] | |
| October 25 | at Loyola (CA) | W 13–0 | 18,000 | [6] | |
| October 31 | at Fordham | L 0–7 | 25,300 | [7] | |
| November 7 | at Duquesne | T 7–7 | 13,995 | [8] | |
| November 14 | vs. Santa Clara |
| L 7–20 | 36,000 | [9] |
| November 22 | Mather Field |
| W 33–0 | 7,000 | [10] |
| November 29 | vs. Alameda Coast Guard |
| W 26–0 | 2,000 | [11] |
| December 6 | Detroit |
| W 2–0 | 500 | [12] |
References
- ^ "1942 Saint Mary's (CA) Gaels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Art Cohn (September 27, 1942). "Bears Outluck Gaels: Blocked Punt Decides Game". Oakland Tribune. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bob Brachman (October 12, 1942). "St. Mary's Crushes Nevada Through Air". San Francisco Examiner. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Prescott Sullivan (October 19, 1942). "Gaels Run Wild, Beat USF Dons, 27 to 0: St. Mary's Registers 14-0 Edge at Half". San Francisco Examiner. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bob Smyser (October 26, 1942). "St. Mary's Hands Loyola First Defeat, 13-0". Los Angeles Times. p. II-9, II-10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dick McCann (November 1, 1942). "Fordham Whips St. Mary's, 7-0". Daily News. p. C40 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Eddie Beachler (November 8, 1942). "Duquesne, St. Mary's Battle To 7-7 Tie: Kielbasa Gets First Tally on 63-Yard Run; St. Mary's Scores in Second Period For Deadlock". The Pittsburgh Press. p. II-1, II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Broncos Trip Gaels, 20-7". Los Angeles Times. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gaels Drub Mather, 33-0". Oakland Tribune. November 23, 1942. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Verutti, Podesto Pace Gaels in 26 to 0 Win Over Guard". Oakland Tribune. November 30, 1942. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gaels Outplayed by Titans but Win 2-0 in Kezar Game: Detroit Twice Misses Field Goals; Only 500 Spectators Witness Muddy Contest". Oakland Tribune. December 7, 1942. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
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