1926 Saint Mary's Gaels football team

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
Far Western champion
Conference	Far Western Conference
1926 record	9–0–1 (4–0 FWC)
Head coach	Slip Madigan (6th season)
Home stadium	Ewing Field Kezar Stadium

1926 Far Western Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Saint Mary's (CA) $	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
$ – Conference champion

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	West Coast Army*	Ewing Field San Francisco	W 34–6
October 3	St. Ignatius*	Ewing Field San Francisco	W 38–0
October 9	at California*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 26–7
October 16	Cal Aggies	Ewing Field San Francisco	W 20–7		[3]
October 23	at Nevada	Mackay Field Reno, NV	W 13–0
October 31	Olympic Club*	Ewing Field San Francisco	W 21–0
November 6	at Gonzaga*	Gonzaga Stadium Spokane, WA	T 0–0		[4]
November 13	at Pacific (CA)	College of the Pacific Field Stockton, CA	W 67–7
November 19	at Fresno State	Fresno State College Stadium Fresno, CA	W 16–0
November 27	Santa Clara*	Kezar Stadium San Francisco	W 7–0	18,000
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Saint Mary's Yearly Results (1925-1929)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
2. "Stanford and U.S.C. Well Represented on Coast Team". Altoona Tribune. December 2, 1926. p. 10.
3. "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.
4. "Gonzaga Holds Saints Scoreless". San Francisco Examiner. November 7, 1926. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.