1946 Saint Mary's Gaels football team

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1946 Saint Mary's Gaels football
Oil Bowl, L 19–41 vs. Georgia Tech
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
Home stadiumKezar Stadium
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Western major college football independents records
Conf. Overall
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 – 4 – 1

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]

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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Washington
W 24–2043,000[7]
October 6Alameda Naval Air Station
W 73–0[8]
October 12at CaliforniaNo. 16
L 13–20[9]
October 19at Fordham
W 33–230,798[10]
October 27Nevada
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 13–1250,000[11]
November 1at No. 4 UCLA
L 20–4692,976[12]
November 17vs. Santa Clara
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 28–1955,000[13]
November 30vs. San Francisco
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 6–050,000[14]
January 1, 1947vs. No. 11 Georgia Tech
L 19–4122,000[15]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1946 college football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
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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

References

  1. ^ "1946 Saint Mary's (CA) Gaels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  2. ^ W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 79.
  3. ^ "Uclans Land 10 Men on All-Pacific Coast Football Club". The Independent-Record, Helena, Montana. November 27, 1945. p. 7.
  4. ^ "Horace Gillom, Nevada End, Makes UP's All-Pacific Coast Selection". Nevada State Journal. November 29, 1946. p. 10.
  5. ^ Dick Fishback (January 28, 1979). "Five-O's Wedey still gathering fame -- Football Hall of Fame". The Honolulu Advertiser. p. G3 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Bob Brachman (September 29, 1946). "Gaels Capture Thriller! St. Mary's Trounces Huskies, 24 to 20". San Francisco Examiner. pp. 21, 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Alan Ward (October 7, 1946). "Gaels Get Good Workout Beating Navy by 73-0 Score". Oakland Tribune. pp. 10–11 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Harry Borba (October 13, 1946). "Cal Spills Gaels: Bears Astonish in 20-13 Upset". San Francisco Examiner. pp. 23, 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Joe Trimble (October 20, 1946). "Gaels Trim Rams, 33-2; Wedemeyer Sets Pace". Daily News (New York). p. 96 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Alan Ward (October 28, 1946). "Gaels Primed for Bruins: Phelan; Coach Confident After His Team Beats Nevada, 13-12". Oakland Tribune. pp. 10–11 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Al Wolf (November 2, 1946). "92,976 See Bruins Beat Gaels, 46-20: Fists Fly as Uclans Ramble On". Los Angeles Times. pp. 6, 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Alan Ward (November 18, 1946). "Wedey Sparks 28-19 Gael Victory: 55,000 Watch Broncos Lose Grid Classic". Oakland Tribune. pp. 10–11 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "St. Mary's Accepts Oil Bowl Bid". Oakland Tribune. December 2, 1946. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ Bob Brachman (January 2, 1947). "Wedy in Bad Day". San Francisco Examiner. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.