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1943 Saint Mary's Gaels football team

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The 1943 Saint Mary's Gaels football team was an American football team that represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 1943 college football season. In their second season under head coach James Phelan, the Gaels compiled a 2–5 record and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 126 to 93.[1]

ConferenceIndependent
Record2–5
Headcoach
HomestadiumKezar Stadium
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1943 Saint Mary's Gaels football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–5
Head coach
Home stadiumKezar Stadium
Seasons
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1943 Western college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 18 Colorado College – 7–0–0
New Mexico A&M – 4–0–0
No. 19 Pacific (CA) – 7–2–0
Nevada – 4–1–1
New Mexico – 3–2–0
Arizona State–Flagstaff – 1–1–0
Saint Mary's – 2–5–0
San Francisco – 1–7–0
Rankings from AP Poll
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The team was led on offense by Herman Wedemeyer, who was selected as a first-team halfback on the 1943 All-Pacific Coast football team.[2] In 1979, Wedemeyer was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.[3]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Saint Mary's ranked 97th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 67.2.[4]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at CaliforniaL 12–2735,000[5]
October 3Del Monte Pre-FlightL 7–3325,000[6]
October 17Alameda Coast Guard
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 7–2115,000[7]
October 30vs. San Francisco
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 19–715,000[8]
November 6at No. 10 Pacific (CA)
L 7–19[9]
November 20at UCLAL 7–1915,000[10]
November 25at UtahW 34–09,000[11]
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