1941 Saint Mary's Gaels football team

The 1941 Saint Mary's Gaels football team was an American football team that represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 1941 college football season. They played their home games off campus at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco. In their second and final season under head coach Red Strader, the Gaels compiled a 5–4 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 133 to 123.^[1]

1941 Saint Mary's Gaels football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–4
Head coach	Red Strader (2nd season)
Home stadium	Kezar Stadium
Seasons ← 1940 1942 →

1941 Western college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Hawaii			–					8	–	1	–	0
Santa Clara			–					6	–	3	–	0
San Francisco			–					6	–	4	–	0
Idaho Southern Branch			–					5	–	1	–	2
Cal Poly			–					5	–	3	–	1
Saint Mary's			–					5	–	4	–	0
Loyola (CA)			–					5	–	5	–	0
Nevada			–					3	–	5	–	1
Portland			–					3	–	5	–	0
Gonzaga			–					3	–	7	–	0
San Francisco State			–					2	–	4	–	1
Humboldt State			–					2	–	5	–	1
La Verne			–					0	–	6	–	0

Saint Mary's was ranked at No. 81 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 0–31	60,000	[3]
October 4	Moffett Field	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 6–0		[4]
October 12	vs. San Francisco	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 30–0	15,000	[5]
October 19	Portland	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 31–0	< 5,000	[6]
October 26	at Loyola (CA)	Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles, CA	W 20–13	18,000	[7]
November 2	Gonzaga	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 26–0	300	[8][9][10][11]
November 9	No. 12 Duquesne	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 0–9	25,000	[12]
November 16	vs. Santa Clara	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 13–35	40,000	[13]
November 22	at No. 11 Fordham	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 7–35	40,000	[14]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1941 Saint Mary's (CA) Gaels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Prescott Sullivan (September 28, 1941). "Bears Rout Gaels! Jurkovich Amazing as Cal Thunders to Easy 31-0 Triumph". San Francisco Examiner. p. Sports 2, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Bob Brachman (October 5, 1941). "Gael Air Maneuvers Tumble Flyers, 6-0". San Francisco Examiner. p. Sports 2, 5 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Alan Ward (October 13, 1941). "Strader Fears 'Weaknesses', Even in Victory". Oakland Tribune. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Alan Ward (October 20, 1941). "Improved Gaels Swamp Portland Pilots, 31-0: Strader Still Not Satisfied". Oakland Tribune. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Charles Curtis (October 27, 1941). "Podesto's Passes Give Gaels 20-13 Win Over Lions: Loyola Grabs Early Lead". Los Angeles Times. pp. II-9, II-10 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "St. Mary's shoves Gonzaga around in mud and rain for 26 to 0 win". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 3, 1941. p. 9.
9. "Gonzagans gird for E.W.C. tilt". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 3, 1941. p. 12.
10. Alan Ward (November 3, 1941). "Gaels Finally 'Set', Wallop Zags, 26-0". Oakland Tribune. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Gaels Overwhelm Gonzaga as 'Crowd' of 300 Watches". Los Angeles Times. November 3, 1941. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Alan Ward (November 10, 1941). "Duquesne Speed Defeats Gaels, 9 to 0: Strader Plans Unit System". Oakland Tribune. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
13. Bill Tobitt (November 17, 1941). "Bitter Strader, Routed Gaels Head East: Broncos Whale the Tar Out of St. Mary's, 35-13". Oakland Tribune. pp. 15, 17 – via Newspapers.com.
14. Harry Borba (November 23, 1941). "St. Mary's Buried, 35 to 7!". San Francisco Examiner. p. Sports 2, 6 – via Newspapers.com.