1942 Saint Mary's Gaels football team

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]

1942 Saint Mary's Gaels football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–3–1
Head coach	James Phelan (1st season)
Home stadium	Kezar Stadium Emeryville Ball Park
Seasons ← 1941 1943 →

1942 Western college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
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
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 0–6	35,000	^[3]
October 11	Nevada	Emeryville Ball Park Oakland, CA	W 20–6	6,000	^[4]
October 18	vs. San Francisco	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 27–0	35,000	^[5]
October 25	at Loyola (CA)	Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles, CA	W 13–0	18,000	^[6]
October 31	at Fordham	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 0–7	25,300	^[7]
November 7	at Duquesne	Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA	T 7–7	13,995	^[8]
November 14	vs. Santa Clara	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 7–20	36,000	^[9]
November 22	Mather Field	Sacramento Junior College Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 33–0	7,000	^[10]
November 29	vs. Alameda Coast Guard	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 26–0	2,000	^[11]
December 6	Detroit	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 2–0	500	^[12]

References

1. "1942 Saint Mary's (CA) Gaels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Art Cohn (September 27, 1942). "Bears Outluck Gaels: Blocked Punt Decides Game". Oakland Tribune. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Bob Brachman (October 12, 1942). "St. Mary's Crushes Nevada Through Air". San Francisco Examiner. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Dick McCann (November 1, 1942). "Fordham Whips St. Mary's, 7-0". Daily News. p. C40 – via Newspapers.com.
8. 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.
9. "Broncos Trip Gaels, 20-7". Los Angeles Times. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Gaels Drub Mather, 33-0". Oakland Tribune. November 23, 1942. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Verutti, Podesto Pace Gaels in 26 to 0 Win Over Guard". Oakland Tribune. November 30, 1942. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "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.