The 1926 Saint Mary's Gaels football team was an American football team that represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 1926 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Slip Madigan, the Gaels compiled a 9–0–1 record, shut out six opponents, won the Far Western Conference championship, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 242 to 27. The Gaels' victories including a 26-7 besting of California. The lone setback was a scoreless tie with Gonzaga.[1]
| 1926 Saint Mary's Gaels football | |
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FWC champion | |
| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 9–0–1 (4–0 FWC) |
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| Home stadium | Ewing Field Kezar Stadium |
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| Saint Mary's $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Aggies | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Two Saint Mary's players were selected by the Associated Press as members of the 1926 All-Pacific Coast football team: center Larry Bettencourt as a first-team player and halfback Jimmy Underhill as a second-team player.[2] Bettencourt was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 26 | West Coast Army* | W 34–6 | 12,000 | [3] | |||
| October 3 | St. Ignatius (CA)* |
| W 38–0 | 10,000 | [4] | ||
| October 9 | at California* | W 26–7 | 67,000 | [5] | |||
| October 16 | Cal Aggies |
| W 20–7 | [6] | |||
| October 23 | at Nevada | W 13–0 | [7] | ||||
| October 31 | Olympic Club* |
| W 21–0 | 15,000 | [8] | ||
| November 6 | at Gonzaga* | T 0–0 | [9] | ||||
| November 13 | at Pacific (CA) |
| W 67–7 | 7,000 | [10] | ||
| November 19 | at Fresno State | W 16–0 | > 3,000 | [11] | |||
| November 27 | Santa Clara* |
| W 7–0 | 21,000 | [12] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "Saint Mary's Yearly Results (1925-1929)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
- ^ "Stanford and U.S.C. Well Represented on Coast Team". Altoona Tribune. December 2, 1926. p. 10.
- ^ William Leiser (September 27, 1926). "Saint Mary's Defeats Army, 34 to 6: Cowboy Smith Big Star for College Team; Army Scores in Third Quarter When Landers Runs 55 Yards for Touchdown; 12,000 Attend". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Paul L. Bulger (October 4, 1926). "St. Mary's Eleven Trounces St. Ignatius, 36 to 0: Merrick Stars in Backfield for Madigan; Oakland College Romps Away in Easy Fashion Though Not Showing Form of Last Week". The San Francisco Examiner. p. P3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ William Leiser (October 10, 1926). "St. Mary's Beats California, 26 to 7: Rooney Scores Twice in First Quarter Play; Saints Take Early Lead; Jabs Passes to Van Horn for Bruin Tally; 67,000 Witness Game". The San Francisco Examiner. p. Peach 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "California Aggies Bow to St. Mary's". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 17, 1926. p. I-a.3. Retrieved March 1, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wolf Pack Loses Hard Game on Fumble". Reno Gazette-Journal. October 25, 1926. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Abe Kemp (November 1, 1926). "Saints Defeat Olympians, 21-0: Merrick Bucks Club Line for First Score; Frankain, Underhill Tally Other Touchdowns; Madigan's Men Show Clever Passing Attack". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gonzaga Holds Saints Scoreless". San Francisco Examiner. November 7, 1926. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Clifton Frisbie (November 14, 1926). "St. Mary's Backfield Humbles Tigers 67 to 7: Speed and Interference Puzzle to Bengal Eleven". Stockton Independent. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ralph Moradian (November 20, 1926). "St. Mary's Subdues Fresno State 16-0: Solid Defense Keeps Stars of Invasion at Bay; Breaks Play Prominent Role In Scoring Of Two Touchdowns". The Fresno Morning Republican. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ William Leiser (November 28, 1926). "St. Mary's Triumphs, 7 to 0: Madigan's Men Win Game in Fourth Period; Kasperowicz Plunges Over for Lone Touchdown; Watson Kicks Well for Extra Point". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 1P, 3P – via Newspapers.com.
