1944 Saint Mary’s (CA) Pre-Flight

4–⁠4, finished No. 19 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Saint Mary’s (CA) Pre-Flight in 1944, game by game: lost at Pacific 6–14; lost at Fleet City 0–12; lost vs. USC 0–6; won at UCLA 21–12; lost vs. No. 11 March Field 0–7; won vs. Alameda Coast Guard 32–13; won vs. Fleet City 3–0; won at California 33–6+27−12Lost 6–14 at Pacific-8PacificLost 0–12 at Fleet City-12Fleet CityLost 0–6 vs. USC-6USCWon 21–12 at UCLA+9UCLALost 0–7 vs. No. 11 March Field-7No. 11 March FieldWon 32–13 vs. Alameda Coast Guard+19Alameda Coast G…Won 3–0 vs. Fleet City+3Fleet CityWon 33–6 at California+27California
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat California 33–⁠6; No. 19 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 4 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Final: 19
Record
4–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
No. 19 peak No. 19
Points
95–⁠70
Coach
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Elo
1496 −1 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
16.1 No. 18 of 95 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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