1940 Saint Mary's Gaels football team

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The 1940 Saint Mary's Gaels football team was an American football team that represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 1940 college football season. In their first season under head coach Red Strader, the Gaels compiled a 5–3 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 100 to 68.[1]

ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Headcoach
HomestadiumKezar Stadium
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1940 Saint Mary's Gaels football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
Home stadiumKezar Stadium
Seasons
 1939
1941 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1940 Western college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Santa Clara  611
Cal Poly  630
Saint Mary's  530
Gonzaga  541
Nevada  441
Humboldt State  340
Idaho Southern Branch  350
San Francisco State  350
Loyola (CA)  370
Portland  231
Hawaii  250
San Francisco  161
La Verne  060
Rankings from AP Poll
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Saint Mary's was ranked at No. 49 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28GonzagaW 16–020,000[3]
October 5at CaliforniaL 6–950,000[4]
October 13vs. San Francisco
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 13–716,000[5]
October 20at Loyola (CA)W 18–710,000[6]
October 26at No. 11 FordhamW 9–634,500[7]
November 3at PortlandW 25–139,000[8]
November 10Duquesne
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 6–712,000[9][10]
November 17vs. No. 19 Santa Clara
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 7–1940,000[11]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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