1947 Saint Mary's Gaels football team

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]

1947 Saint Mary's Gaels football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–7
Head coach
Home stadiumKezar Stadium
1947 Western college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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

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
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Portland
W 26–1315,300[3]
September 27at Hawaii
W 27–727,000[4]
October 4at California
L 6–4578,000[5]
October 11at Washington
L 6–2639,000[6]
October 19Nevada
L 14–3935,000[7]
October 24at Loyola (CA)
W 57–712,000[8]
November 1at Detroit
L 6–1920,253[9]
November 16Santa Clara
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 9–3340,000[10]
November 22at Boston College
L 7–2519,733[11]
November 30vs. San Francisco
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 20–3235,000[12]

References
  1. "1947 Saint Mary's (CA) Gaels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Alan Ward (September 22, 1947). "Portland Holds Gaels to 26-13 Win". Oakland Tribune. pp. 10–11 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Alan Ward (October 12, 1947). "Huskies Maul Gaels, 26 to 6: Moragans Outplayed by Ralph Welch Eleven". Oakland Tribune. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Bob Brachman (October 20, 1947). "Gaels Smeared, 39-14; Wedey Hurt; Star Lost for Year?". San Francisco Examiner. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Charles Curtis (October 25, 1947). "Loyola Crushed by Gaels, 57-7". Los Angeles Times. pp. I-9, I-11.
  9. Bob Latshaw (November 2, 1947). "Titans Whip Gaels, 19-6". Detroit Free Press. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Curley Grieve (November 17, 1947). "Broncos Bombard St Mary's, 33-9!". San Francisco Examiner. pp. 21, 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
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