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1938 Saint Mary’s (CA)

6–⁠2, coached by Slip Madigan.

Schedule and results

Saint Mary’s (CA) in 1938, game by game: lost at California 7–12; won vs. Gonzaga 20–0; won vs. Portland 32–7; won at San Francisco 13–6; won at Loyola Marymount 7–0; lost at No. 10 Fordham 0–3; won vs. No. 8 Santa Clara 7–0; won vs. No. 14 Texas Tech 20–13+25−5Lost 7–12 at California-5CaliforniaWon 20–0 vs. Gonzaga+20GonzagaWon 32–7 vs. Portland+25PortlandWon 13–6 at San Francisco+7San FranciscoWon 7–0 at Loyola Marymount+7Loyola MarymountLost 0–3 at No. 10 Fordham-3No. 10 FordhamWon 7–0 vs. No. 8 Santa Clara+7No. 8 Santa ClaraWon 20–13 vs. No. 14 Texas Tech+7No. 14 Texas Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24atCaliforniaL 7–⁠1227%
Oct 2vsGonzagaW 20–⁠070%
Oct 16vsPortlandW 32–⁠791%
Oct 23atSan FranciscoW 13–⁠652%
Oct 29atLoyola MarymountW 7–⁠058%
Nov 5at10FordhamL 0–⁠336%
Nov 12vs8Santa ClaraW 7–⁠034%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs14Texas TechCotton BowlW 20–⁠1342%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Texas Tech 20–⁠13 in the Cotton Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.

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

Record
6–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
106–⁠41
Coach
Slip Madigan
Elo
1622 +94 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
9.9 No. 23 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1939

The 1939 draft
Rd 4Wally Garard OTCleveland Rams