1925 Saint Mary's Saints football team
The 1925 Saint Mary's Saints football team was an American football team that represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 1925 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Slip Madigan, the Gaels compiled an 8–2 record (3–0 against conference opponents), won the inaugural Far Western Conference championship, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 313 to 72.[1]
| 1925 Saint Mary's Saints football | |
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Far Western champion | |
| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 8–2 (3–0 FWC) |
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| Home stadium | Ewing Field California Memorial Stadium |
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| Saint Mary's $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Aggies | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Center Larry Bettencourt was selected by Norman E. Brown as a first-team player on the 1925 All-Pacific Coast football team;[2] he was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Other key players on the team included "Ducky" Grant (captain), Jimmy Underhill (halfback/end), Red Strader (fullback), Dutch Conlan (quarterback), Boyd "Cowboy" Smith (halfback), and Pat O'Rourke (end).
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 3 | Whittier* | W 45–6 | [3] | ||||
| October 10 | at Cal Aggies | Sacramento, CA | W 32–13 | [4] | |||
| October 17 | at California* | L 0–6 | 70,000 | [5] | |||
| October 24 | Nevada |
| W 35–0 | [6] | |||
| October 31 | Southern Branch* |
| W 28–0 | [7] | |||
| November 7 | at Multnomah Athletic Club* | W 41–7 | [8] | ||||
| November 15 | West Coast Army* |
| W 52–7 | [9] | |||
| November 26 | Santa Clara* |
| W 19–7 | 18,000 | [10] | ||
| December 5 | Fresno State |
| W 61–14 | [11] | |||
| December 12 | at USC* | L 0–12 | 25,000 | [12] | |||
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