Portland vs. Saint Mary’s (CA)

Portland and Saint Mary’s (CA) first met in 1934 and have played 7 times; Saint Mary’s (CA) leads the series 6–⁠1. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Saint Mary’s (CA) 6–⁠1, and Saint Mary’s (CA) has won the last 4.

Portland wins
1
Saint Mary’s (CA) wins
6
Ties
0
First meeting
1934
Longest streak
4 Saint Mary’s (CA)
Current streak
4 Saint Mary’s (CA)
Last 10 meetings
Saint Mary’s (CA) 6–⁠1
Most recent
1948

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1930s1–⁠2
1940s0–⁠4
Average margin
23.3 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Portland
0–⁠2 Portland’s record at home
At Saint Mary’s (CA)
4–⁠1 Saint Mary’s (CA)‘s record at home
Shutouts
3

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Portland’s biggest win1939: Portland 14, Saint Mary’s (CA) 12by 2 points
  2. Saint Mary’s (CA)‘s biggest win1934: Saint Mary’s (CA) 61, Portland 0by 61 points
  3. Upset1939: Portland 14, Saint Mary’s (CA) 12Portland had a 8% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Portland and Saint Mary’s (CA), 1934 on130015001700193519401945

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Nov 6, 1948Saint Mary’s (CA) 19, Portland 0at Saint Mary’s (CA)
Sep 20, 1947Saint Mary’s (CA) 26, Portland 13at Portland
Oct 4, 1941Saint Mary’s (CA) 31, Portland 0at Saint Mary’s (CA)
Nov 2, 1940Saint Mary’s (CA) 25, Portland 13at Portland
Nov 4, 1939Portland 14, Saint Mary’s (CA) 12at Saint Mary’s (CA)
Oct 16, 1938Saint Mary’s (CA) 32, Portland 7at Saint Mary’s (CA)
Sep 29, 1934Saint Mary’s (CA) 61, Portland 0at Saint Mary’s (CA)

Every game is listed as played on the field.