1946 Saint Mary's Gaels football team
American college football season
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The 1946 Saint Mary's Gaels football team was an American football team that represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 1946 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach James Phelan, the Gaels compiled a 6–3 record and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 229 to 160.[1]
| 1946 Saint Mary's Gaels football | |
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Oil Bowl, L 19–41 vs. Georgia Tech | |
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 6–3 |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Kezar Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | – | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | – | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | – | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland | – | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The team was led on offense by Herman Wedemeyer who ranked seventh in the nation with 1,220 yards of total offense—625 rushing yards and 595 passing yards.[2] He was selected by both the United Press and the Associated Press as a first-team halfback on the 1946 All-Pacific Coast football team.[3][4] In 1979, Wedemeyer was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.[5]
Saint Mary's was ranked at No. 72 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[6]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 28 | at Washington | W 24–20 | 43,000 | [7] | ||||
| October 6 | Alameda Naval Air Station | W 73–0 | [8] | |||||
| October 12 | at California | No. 16 | L 13–20 | [9] | ||||
| October 19 | at Fordham | W 33–2 | 30,798 | [10] | ||||
| October 27 | Nevada |
| W 13–12 | 50,000 | [11] | |||
| November 1 | at No. 4 UCLA | L 20–46 | 92,976 | [12] | ||||
| November 17 | vs. Santa Clara |
| W 28–19 | 55,000 | [13] | |||
| November 30 | vs. San Francisco |
| W 6–0 | 50,000 | [14] | |||
| January 1, 1947 | vs. No. 11 Georgia Tech | L 19–41 | 22,000 | [15] | ||||
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Rankings
| Week | |||||||||
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| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| AP | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
After the season
The 1947 NFL draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Gael was selected.[16]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Herman Wedemeyer | Back | Los Angeles Rams |