1936 Saint Mary's Gaels football team

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1936 Saint Mary's Gaels football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumKezar Stadium
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Santa Clara     8 1 0
Humboldt State     6 3 0
Loyola (CA)     6 3 0
Saint Mary's     6 3 1
Gonzaga     5 3 0
Pomona
    6 4 0
Cal Poly     5 4 0
San Jose State     5 4 0
Idaho Southern Branch     4 4 0
San Francisco     4 4 2
Portland     3 4 0
San Francisco State     2 3 1
Hawaii     3 5 0
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1936 Saint Mary's Gaels football team was an American football team that represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 1936 college football season. In their 16th season under head coach Slip Madigan, the Gaels compiled a 6–3–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 140 to 80.[1]

Jerry Dennerlein starred at left tackle for the team.[2] He later played in the National Football League.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27GonzagaW 26–1330,000[3]
October 3at CaliforniaW 10–060,000[4]
October 11at Loyola (CA)W 19–760,000[5]
October 18San Francisco
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
T 0–035,000[6]
October 24at No. 16 FordhamNo. 12L 6–750,000[7]
October 30vs. No. 10 MarquetteNo. 20L 6–2050,000–60,000[8][9]
November 7at Idaho
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 26–7[10]
November 15 No. 9 Santa Clara
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 0–1960,000[11]
November 26at Pacific (CA)
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 34–012,000[12]
December 5Temple
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 13–7< 15,000[13]
  • Rankings from
    AP Poll
    released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1936 Saint Mary's (CA) Gaels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
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  9. ^ "Gaels handed worst defeat". The Pittsburgh Press. October 31, 1936. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
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