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1935 Saint Mary’s (CA)

5–⁠2–⁠2, coached by Slip Madigan.

Schedule and results

Saint Mary’s (CA) in 1935, game by game: won vs. Nevada 20–0; lost at California 0–10; won vs. Pacific 33–0; won at San Francisco 13–0; tied vs. Fordham 7–7; won at Santa Clara 10–0; tied at Washington State 7–7; won vs. Oregon 18–0; lost vs. UCLA 7–13+33−10Won 20–0 vs. Nevada+20NevadaLost 0–10 at California-10CaliforniaWon 33–0 vs. Pacific+33PacificWon 13–0 at San Francisco+13San FranciscoTied 7–7 vs. Fordham0FordhamWon 10–0 at Santa Clara+10Santa ClaraTied 7–7 at Washington State0Washington StateWon 18–0 vs. Oregon+18OregonLost 7–13 vs. UCLA-6UCLA
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsNevadaW 20–⁠095%
Oct 5atCaliforniaL 0–⁠1059%
Oct 12vsPacificW 33–⁠092%
Oct 26atSan FranciscoW 13–⁠057%
Nov 9vsFordhamT 7–⁠761%
Nov 16atSanta ClaraW 10–⁠054%
Nov 30atWashington StateT 7–⁠752%
Dec 7vsOregonW 18–⁠061%
Dec 14vsUCLAL 7–⁠1363%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UCLA 13–⁠7.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 37 on file).

Record
5–⁠2–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
115–⁠37
Coach
Slip Madigan
Elo
1590 +16 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
15.9 No. 14 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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All-Pacific Coast

2 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Marty KordickOGWS-1
  • Wagner JorgensenCHJ-1; UP-2

Second team

  • Eddie ErdelatzEAP-2
  • Herman MeisterOTAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1935 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).