1940 Saint Mary's Gaels football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1940 Saint Mary's Gaels football Independent 5–3 Red Strader 1st Kezar Stadium The 1940 Saint Mary's Gaels football team was an American football team that represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 1940 college football season. In their first season under head coach Red Strader, the Gaels compiled a 5–3 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 100 to 68.1940 Saint Mary's (CA) Gaels Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football August 25, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/saint-marys-ca/1940-schedule.html Saint Mary's was ranked at No. 49 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings The Boston Globe Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 19, 1940 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123126338/final-1940-litkenhous-ratings/ Newspapers.com Schedule 1940 AP y y September 28 Gonzaga Kezar Stadium San Francisco CA W 16-0 20,000 Aguirre Stars as Gaels Trim Gonzaga Team The Ogden Standard-Examiner September 30, 1940 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23034035/aguirre_stars_as_gaels_trim_gonzaga_team/ Newspapers.com October 5 at California California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA L 6-9 50,000 Bears Come Back, 9-6: Al Derian Provides Punch San Francisco Examiner Prescott Sullivan October 6, 1940 Sports 2, 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23211500/bears_come_back_96_al_derian/ Newspapers.com October 13 vs San Francisco Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA W 13-7 16,000 Intercepted Pass Gives Gaels 13-7 Win Over Dons Oakland Tribune Alan Ward October 14, 1940 16 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22953967/intercepted_pass_gives_gaels_137_win/ Newspapers.com October 20 at Loyola (CA) Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 18-7 10,000 St. Mary's Gaels Overpower Loyola Lions by 18 to 7 Los Angeles Times Charles Curtis October 21, 1940 9–10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22932439/st_marys_gaels_overpower_loyola_lions/ Newspapers.com October 26 at No. 11 Fordham Polo Grounds New York, NY W 9-6 34,500 Gaels' Field Goal Trips Rams, 9-6 Daily News (New York City) Jack Smith October 27, 1940 82 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23211870/gaels_field_goal_trips_rams_96/ Newspapers.com November 3 at Portland Multnomah Field Portland, OR W 25-13 9,000 Battling Pilots Lose Thriller to Gaels, 25 to 13 Medford Mail Tribune November 4, 1940 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23211992/battling_pilots_lose_thriller_to_gaels/ Newspapers.com November 10 Duquesne Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA L 6-7 12,000 Duquesne Upsets Galloping Gaels, 7-6: Poor Kicks Contribute To Defeat San Francisco Examiner Curley Grieve November 11, 1940 15, 18 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23211789/duquesne_upsets_galloping_gaels_76/ Newspapers.comDukes Rally To Beat St. Mary's 7-6: Bluff Team Drives Back To Cop Tie Pittsburgh Post-Gazette November 11, 1940 16, 18 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23212137/dukes_rally_to_beat_st_marys_76/ Newspapers.com November 17 vs No. 19 Santa Clara Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA L 7-19 40,000 St. Mary's Crushed, 19-7 Oakland Tribune November 18, 1940 10, 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17698121/st_marys_crushed_197/ Newspapers.com References Saint Mary's Category:Saint Mary's Gaels football seasons Saint Mary's Gaels football