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The 1939 Saint Mary's Gaels football team was an American football team that represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 1939 college football season. In their 19th and final season under head coach Slip Madigan, the Gaels compiled a 3–4–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 84 to 57.[1]

ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4–1
Headcoach
HomestadiumKezar Stadium
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1939 Saint Mary's Gaels football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4–1
Head coach
Home stadiumKezar Stadium
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1939 Western college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
San Diego Marines – 11–0–0
No. T–14 Santa Clara – 5–1–3
Gonzaga – 6–2–0
Humboldt State – 5–2–0
Idaho Southern Branch – 5–2–0
Cal Poly – 4–4–1
San Francisco – 4–3–3
La Verne – 3–3–0
Saint Mary's – 3–4–1
Hawaii – 3–6–0
Loyola (CA) – 2–6–1
San Francisco State – 2–4–2
Portland – 1–5–1
Rankings from AP Poll
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Saint Mary's was ranked at No. 67 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1GonzagaW 19–0[3]
October 7at CaliforniaW 7–3[4]
October 22vs. No. 17 Santa ClaraNo. 20
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 0–745,000[5]
October 29Portland
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 12–142,500[6]
November 5Dayton
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
T 6–610,000[7]
November 12at San Francisco
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 0–7[8]
November 18at FordhamL 0–1334,800[9]
December 3at LoyolaW 40–7[10]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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