1942 Saint Mary’s (CA) Pre-Flight

6–⁠3–⁠1.

Schedule and results

Saint Mary’s (CA) Pre-Flight in 1942, game by game: won at Pacific 38–9; won at Oregon 10–9; won at UCLA 18–7; won vs. Alameda Coast Guard 40–0; won vs. Santa Ana Field 59–0; tied at Washington 0–0; won vs. No. 14 Santa Clara 13–6; lost at No. 12 Stanford 13–28; lost at California 6–12; lost at USC 13–21+59−15Won 38–9 at Pacific+29PacificWon 10–9 at Oregon+1OregonWon 18–7 at UCLA+11UCLAWon 40–0 vs. Alameda Coast Guard+40Alameda Coast G…Won 59–0 vs. Santa Ana Field+59Santa Ana FieldTied 0–0 at Washington0WashingtonWon 13–6 vs. No. 14 Santa Clara+7No. 14 Santa ClaraLost 13–28 at No. 12 Stanford-15No. 12 StanfordLost 6–12 at California-6CaliforniaLost 13–21 at USC-8USC
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to USC 21–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 4 on file).

Record
6–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
210–⁠92
Coach
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Elo
1526 +26 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
1.8 No. 58 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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