1927 Saint Mary's Gaels football team
The 1927 Saint Mary's Gaels football team was an American football team that represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 1927 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Slip Madigan, the Gaels compiled a 7–2–1 record, shut out seven opponents, won the Far Western Conference championship, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 155 to 28. The Gaels' victories including a 16-0 besting of Stanford. The Gaels also lost to California, 13–0.[1]
| 1927 Saint Mary's Gaels football | |
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FWC champion | |
| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| 1927 record | 7–2–1 (3–0 FWC) |
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| Home stadium | Kezar Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Aggies | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Ignatius | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Center Larry Bettencourt was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team member of the 1927 All-Pacific Coast football team;[2] he was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 25 | West Coast Army* | W 21–0 | |||||
| October 1 | at Stanford* | W 16–0 | |||||
| October 8 | at California* | L 0–13 | |||||
| October 16 | St. Ignatius |
| W 23–0 | [3] | |||
| October 22 | Nevada |
| W 38–0 | ||||
| October 29 | Gonzaga* |
| W 12–0 | 500 | [4] | ||
| November 5 | at Idaho* |
| T 3–3 | 6,000 | [5][6] | ||
| November 13 | Olympic Club* |
| L 0–12 | ||||
| November 18 | Pacific (CA) |
| W 20–0 | ||||
| November 26 | Santa Clara* |
| W 22–0 | ||||
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References
- "Saint Mary's Yearly Results (1925-1929)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- "Leading Sports Critics Pick All-Pacific Coast Gridders". The Zanesvillle Signal. November 26, 1927. p. 8.
- Wilson J. O'Brien (October 17, 1927). "St. Mary's Defeats St. Ignatius, 23 To 0". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. P1, P2 – via Newspapers.com.
- Abe Kemp (October 31, 1927). "Saints Defeat Gonzaga Eleven, 12 to 0: Joe Rooney Is First To Talley for Home Team". San Francisco Examiner. pp. 21, 23 – via Newspapers.com.
- Kemp, Abe (November 6, 1927). "Saint and Idaho Battle to 3-3 Tie". San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. p. 35. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
. - Kemp, Abe (November 6, 1927). "Idaho Ties Score In Fourth Period (continued)". San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. p. 39. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
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