1925 Saint Mary's Saints football team explained

Year:1925
Team:Saint Mary's Saints
Sport:football
Conference:Far Western Conference
Short Conf:FWC
Record:8–2
Conf Record:3–0
Head Coach:Slip Madigan
Hc Year:5th
Stadium:Ewing Field
California Memorial Stadium
Champion:Far Western champion
Next:1926

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]

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).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Saint Mary's Yearly Results (1925-1929). David DeLassus. College Football Data Warehouse. December 9, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304092125/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/s/saint_marys_ca/yearly_results.php?year=1925. dead. March 4, 2016.
  2. News: First of Norman Brown's Mythical 'All' Teams. The Journal News (Hamilton, Ohio). November 28, 1925. 27.