The 1941 Saint Mary's Gaels football team was an American football team that represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 1941 college football season. They played their home games off campus at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco. In their second and final season under head coach Red Strader, the Gaels compiled a 5–4 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 133 to 123.[1]
| 1941 Saint Mary's Gaels football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 5–4 |
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| Home stadium | Kezar Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | – | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | – | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | – | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho Southern Branch | – | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola (CA) | – | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | – | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland | – | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gonzaga | – | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco State | – | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt State | – | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La Verne | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Mary's was ranked at No. 81 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[2]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 27 | at California | L 0–31 | 60,000 | [3] | |||
| October 4 | Moffett Field | W 6–0 | [4] | ||||
| October 12 | vs. San Francisco |
| W 30–0 | 15,000 | [5] | ||
| October 19 | Portland |
| W 31–0 | < 5,000 | [6] | ||
| October 26 | at Loyola (CA) | W 20–13 | 18,000 | [7] | |||
| November 2 | Gonzaga |
| W 26–0 | 300 | [8][9][10][11] | ||
| November 9 | No. 12 Duquesne |
| L 0–9 | 25,000 | [12] | ||
| November 16 | vs. Santa Clara |
| L 13–35 | 40,000 | [13] | ||
| November 22 | at No. 11 Fordham | L 7–35 | 40,000 | [14] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "1941 Saint Mary's (CA) Gaels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Prescott Sullivan (September 28, 1941). "Bears Rout Gaels! Jurkovich Amazing as Cal Thunders to Easy 31-0 Triumph". San Francisco Examiner. p. Sports 2, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bob Brachman (October 5, 1941). "Gael Air Maneuvers Tumble Flyers, 6-0". San Francisco Examiner. p. Sports 2, 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Alan Ward (October 13, 1941). "Strader Fears 'Weaknesses', Even in Victory". Oakland Tribune. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Alan Ward (October 20, 1941). "Improved Gaels Swamp Portland Pilots, 31-0: Strader Still Not Satisfied". Oakland Tribune. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Charles Curtis (October 27, 1941). "Podesto's Passes Give Gaels 20-13 Win Over Lions: Loyola Grabs Early Lead". Los Angeles Times. pp. II-9, II-10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "St. Mary's shoves Gonzaga around in mud and rain for 26 to 0 win". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 3, 1941. p. 9.
- ^ "Gonzagans gird for E.W.C. tilt". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 3, 1941. p. 12.
- ^ Alan Ward (November 3, 1941). "Gaels Finally 'Set', Wallop Zags, 26-0". Oakland Tribune. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gaels Overwhelm Gonzaga as 'Crowd' of 300 Watches". Los Angeles Times. November 3, 1941. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Alan Ward (November 10, 1941). "Duquesne Speed Defeats Gaels, 9 to 0: Strader Plans Unit System". Oakland Tribune. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bill Tobitt (November 17, 1941). "Bitter Strader, Routed Gaels Head East: Broncos Whale the Tar Out of St. Mary's, 35-13". Oakland Tribune. pp. 15, 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Harry Borba (November 23, 1941). "St. Mary's Buried, 35 to 7!". San Francisco Examiner. p. Sports 2, 6 – via Newspapers.com.