1947 Saint Mary's Gaels football team

1947 Saint Mary's Gaels football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–7
Head coach
Home stadiumKezar Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Pepperdine     9 0 0
Hawaii     8 5 0
Nevada     7 2 0
San Francisco     7 3 0
Cal Poly San Dimas     4 4 1
Santa Clara     4 4 0
La Verne     3 4 0
Idaho State     3 5 1
Loyola (CA)     3 7 0
Saint Mary's     3 7 0
Portland     1 7 0

The 1947 Saint Mary's Gaels football team was an American football team that represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 1947 college football season. In their sixth and final season under head coach James Phelan, the Gaels compiled a 3–7 record and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 246 to 178.[1]

Left halfback Herman Wedemeyer starred for the 1947 Saint Mary's team.

Saint Mary's was ranked at No. 101 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[2]

  1. ^ "1947 Saint Mary's (CA) Gaels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.