1927 Saint Mary's Gaels football team
American college football season
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The 1927 Saint Mary's Gaels football team was an American football team that represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 1927 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Slip Madigan, the Gaels compiled a 7â2â1 record, shut out seven opponents, won the Far Western Conference championship, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 155 to 28. The Gaels' victories including a 16-0 besting of Stanford. The Gaels also lost to California, 13â0.[1]
- Slip Madigan (7th season)
| 1927 Saint Mary's Gaels football | |
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FWC champion | |
| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 7â2â1 (3â0 FWC) |
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| Home stadium | Kezar Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's $ | 3 | â | 0 | â | 0 | 7 | â | 2 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Aggies | 2 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 4 | â | 3 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 2 | â | 1 | â | 1 | 3 | â | 3 | â | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Ignatius (CA) | 2 | â | 2 | â | 1 | 3 | â | 5 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 1 | â | 3 | â | 0 | 2 | â | 6 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 1 | â | 4 | â | 0 | 2 | â | 6 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Center Larry Bettencourt was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team member of the 1927 All-Pacific Coast football team;[2] he was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 25 | Army, Ninth Corps Area* | W 21â0 | 14,000 | [3] | |||
| October 1 | at Stanford* | W 16â0 | 38,000 | [4] | |||
| October 8 | at California* | L 0â13 | > 70,000 | [5] | |||
| October 16 | St. Ignatius (CA) |
| W 23â0 | [6] | |||
| October 22 | Nevada |
| W 38â0 | [7] | |||
| October 29 | Gonzaga* |
| W 12â0 | 500 | [8] | ||
| November 5 | at Idaho* |
| T 3â3 | 6,000 | [9][10] | ||
| November 13 | Olympic Club* |
| L 0â12 | [11] | |||
| November 18 | Pacific (CA) |
| W 20â0 | [12] | |||
| November 26 | Santa Clara* |
| W 22â0 | 14,000 | [13] | ||
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