1927 Saint Mary's Gaels football team

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1927 Saint Mary's Gaels football
FWC champion
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1927 record7–2–1 (3–0 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKezar Stadium
Seasons
← 1926
1928 →
1927 Far Western Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Saint Mary's $ 3 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Cal Aggies 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 1
Fresno State 2 – 1 – 1 3 – 3 – 2
St. Ignatius 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Nevada 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
Pacific (CA) 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

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 7–2–1 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, 13–0.[1]

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[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25West Coast Army*
W 21–0
October 1at Stanford*
W 16–0
October 8at California*
L 0–13
October 16St. Ignatius
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 23–0[3]
October 22Nevada
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 38–0
October 29Gonzaga*
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 12–0500[4]
November 5at Idaho*
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
T 3–36,000[5][6]
November 13Olympic Club*
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 0–12
November 18Pacific (CA)
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 20–0
November 26Santa Clara*
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 22–0
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "Saint Mary's Yearly Results (1925-1929)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  2. ^ "Leading Sports Critics Pick All-Pacific Coast Gridders". The Zanesvillle Signal. November 26, 1927. p. 8.
  3. ^ Wilson J. O'Brien (October 17, 1927). "St. Mary's Defeats St. Ignatius, 23 To 0". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. P1, P2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Abe Kemp (October 31, 1927). "Saints Defeat Gonzaga Eleven, 12 to 0: Joe Rooney Is First To Talley for Home Team". San Francisco Examiner. pp. 21, 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Kemp, Abe (November 6, 1927). "Saint and Idaho Battle to 3-3 Tie". San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. p. 35. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. ^ Kemp, Abe (November 6, 1927). "Idaho Ties Score In Fourth Period (continued)". San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. p. 39. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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