Saint Mary’s (CA) Gaels
Saint Mary’s (CA) has played football since at least 1916 and is 107–95–13 in the 215 games on record. Their best finish in the final AP poll is No. 7, in 1945. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 1 player from Saint Mary’s (CA). Slip Madigan (1930–1939) won more games here than any other coach: 59. The most-played rival is California: 35 meetings, California leads 26–7–2. This season, they’re 0–1.
On this date in 1946Saint Mary’s (CA) beat Fordham 33–2 on the road.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 107–95–13 .528; how we count
- Postseason
- 1–2 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 12 ranked
- Elo now
- 1277
- Seasons
- 37 since 1916, 215 games
1999 season 0–1
RosterFull 1999 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | at San José State | L 3–38 | 31% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
Players
The 1999 rosterProgram greats See all
Heisman finalists, College Football Hall of Famers, consensus All-Americans, national award winners and first-round picks, for what they did at Saint Mary’s (CA).
Program strength since 1916
Best seasons everHead coaches
| Coach | Years | Record |
|---|---|---|
 James Phelan | 1942–1947 | 23–20–1 |
| Slip Madigan | 1930–1939 | 59–24–8 |
Most-played series
All rivalries- California
7–26–2 in 35
- 1941 L 0–31
- 1942 L 0–6
- 1943 L 12–27
- 1944 L 7–31
- 1945 W 20–13
- 1946 L 13–20
- 1947 L 6–45
- 1948 L 0–20
- 1949 L 7–29
- 1950 L 25–40
Lost the last five.
- San Francisco
13–5–1 in 19
- 1939 L 0–7
- 1940 W 13–7
- 1941 W 30–0
- 1942 W 27–0
- 1943 W 19–7
- 1946 W 6–0
- 1947 L 20–32
- 1948 L 0–7
- 1949 L 14–41
- 1950 L 7–33
Lost the last four.
- Santa Clara
7–10–1 in 18
- 1938 W 7–0
- 1939 L 0–7
- 1940 L 7–19
- 1941 L 13–35
- 1942 L 7–20
- 1946 W 28–19
- 1947 L 9–33
- 1948 L 7–10
- 1949 L 6–19
- 1950 L 0–9
Lost the last four.
| Opponent | Games | Saint Mary’s (CA) record |
|---|---|---|
| California | 35 | 7–26–2 |
| San Francisco | 19 | 13–5–1 |
| Santa Clara | 18 | 7–10–1 |
| Fordham | 13 | 5–7–1 |
| Nevada | 12 | 9–3 |
| UCLA | 11 | 4–7 |
| Loyola Marymount | 11 | 10–1 |
| Oregon | 10 | 7–3 |
Every opponent (44)
Every program Saint Mary’s (CA) has played, A to Z, with Saint Mary’s (CA)‘s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Alabama 0–1
- Alameda Coast Guard 1–2
- Alameda NAS 1–0
- Boston College 0–2
- California 7–26–2
- Dayton 0–0–1
- Del Monte Pre-Flight 0–1
- Denver 2–0
- Detroit Mercy 1–1
- Drake 0–0–1
- Duquesne 0–2–1
- Fordham 5–7–1
- Fresno State 1–0
- Georgia 0–0–1
- Georgia Tech 0–1
- Gonzaga 7–0–1
- Hawai’i 1–0
- Idaho 2–1–1
- Loyola Marymount 10–1
- Mare Island Marines 0–2
- Marquette 0–1
- Mather Field 1–0
- McClellan Field 1–0
- Moffett Field 1–0
- Nevada 9–3
- Oklahoma State 0–1
- Olympic Club 1–1
- Oregon 7–3
- Pacific 4–2–1
- Portland 6–1
- San Francisco 13–5–1
- San José State 1–3
- Santa Clara 7–10–1
- SMU 2–0
- Stanford 1–4
- Temple 1–0
- Texas Tech 1–0
- UCLA 4–7
- USC 3–4
- Utah 1–0
- Villanova 0–2
- Washington 1–1
- Washington State 1–0–1
- West Coast Army 3–0
Consensus All-Americans 2
| 1945 | Herman Wedemeyer RB |
| 1927 | Larry Bettencourt C |
In the Hall of Fame
Every inductee- Players
- 1
- Coaches
- 0
| 1973 | Larry Bettencourt C |
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 1 since 1939
- First-round picks
- 0
On the newsreel
- ST. MARY’S UPSETS FORDHAM, 9-6
- FORDHAM TRIPS ST. MARY'S
- GRID BOWLS FULL OF THRILLS
- FORDHAM LOSES TO ST. MARY’S IN BRILLIANT GRID CONTEST
- ST. MARY’S ELEVEN BEATS FORDHAM IN EXCITING GAME
Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0–1 | 1277 | |||||
| 1996 | 0–1 | 1347 | |||||
| 1950 | 2–7–1 | 1327 | |||||
| 1949 | 3–6–1 | 1375 | |||||
| 1948 | 4–6 | 1419 | |||||
| 1947 | 3–7 | James Phelan | 1356 | ||||
| 1946 | 6–3 | 16 | James Phelan | 1510 | |||
| 1945 | 6–2 | 19 | 7 | James Phelan | 1453 | ||
| 1944 | 0–4 | 1345 | |||||
| 1943 | 2–5 | James Phelan | 1421 | ||||
| 1942 | 6–3–1 | James Phelan | 1550 | ||||
| 1941 | 5–4 | 1512 | |||||
| 1940 | 5–3 | 1548 | |||||
| 1939 | 3–4–1 | 20 | Slip Madigan | 1531 | |||
| 1938 | 6–2 | Slip Madigan | 1622 | ||||
| 1937 | 4–3–2 | Slip Madigan | 1542 | ||||
| 1936 | 6–3–1 | 12 | Slip Madigan | 1595 | |||
| 1935 | 5–2–2 | Slip Madigan | 1590 | ||||
| 1934 | 7–2 | Slip Madigan | 1610 | ||||
| 1933 | 6–3–1 | Slip Madigan | 1594 | ||||
| 1932 | 6–2–1 | Slip Madigan | 1554 | ||||
| 1931 | 8–2 | Slip Madigan | 1540 | ||||
| 1930 | 8–1 | Slip Madigan | 1469 | ||||
| 1929 | 2–0–1 | 1356 | |||||
| 1928 | 0–2 | 1263 |
Every season back to 1916 (12 more)
No season on file for 1951–95, 1997–98: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 37 seasons on file are complete, game by game: every win and loss in the record has its game here.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.