1929 Saint Mary's Gaels football team

The 1929 Saint Mary's Gaels football team was an American football team that represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 1929 college football season. In their ninth season under head coach Slip Madigan, the Gaels compiled an 8–0–1 record, shut out eight of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 198 to 6. The Gaels' victories included a 24–0 besting of UCLA, a 54–0 besting of Nevada, and a 31–6 victory over Oregon. The lone setback was a scoreless tie with California.[1]

1929 Saint Mary's Gaels football
ConferenceIndependent
1929 record8–0–1
Head coach
Home stadiumEwing Field/Kezar Stadium
1929 Western college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Saint Mary's      8 0 1
Arizona      7 1 0
Loyola (CA)      6 3 0
Santa Clara      5 3 0
Gonzaga      4 3 0
Hawaii      4 3 0
New Mexico A&M      3 2 3
Santa Barbara State      4 4 1
Cal Poly      3 5 0
New Mexico      2 4 2
Humboldt State      1 4 1
Arizona State      0 6 0
Columbia (OR)         

Two Saint Mary's players were selected by the United Press as first-team members of the 1929 All-Pacific Coast football team: halfback Stennett and tackle George Ackerman.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at West Coast ArmyW 28–0
October 3at St. Ignatius
  • Ewing Field
  • San Francisco
W 6–0
October 5at CaliforniaT 0–071,106
October 19Gonzaga
W 32–0
October 31at Olympic Club
  • Ewing Field
  • San Francisco
W 17–0
November 10Santa Clara
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco
W 6–042,000[3]
November 16at UCLAW 24–025,000[4]
November 22at NevadaW 54–0
November 28Oregon
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco
W 31–045,000

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. Richard G. Baldwin (December 2, 1929). "United Press Picks All-Coast Grid Team". Oakland Tribune. p. 26.
  3. https://www.newspapers.com/image/385474184/?terms=%22santa%2Bclara%22
  4. United Press (17 November 1929). "U.C.L.A.Bruins Lose To Gaels". San Bernardino County Sun.
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