1933 Saint Mary's Gaels football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1933
| team = Saint Mary's Gaels
| sport = football
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| conference = Independent
| record = 6–3–1
| head_coach = Slip Madigan
| hc_year = 13th
| captain =
| stadium = Kezar Stadium
}}
{{1933 Western college football independents records}}
The 1933 Saint Mary's Gaels football team was an American football team that represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 1933 college football season. In their 13th season under head coach Slip Madigan, the Gaels compiled a 6–3–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 161 to 73. The Gaels' victories included a 13–6 besting of Fordham, a 22–14 victory over UCLA, and an 18–6 victory over SMU. They lost to California (13–14), USC (7–14), and Oregon (7–13).{{cite web|title=Saint Mary's Yearly Results (1930–1934)|publisher=David DeLassus|work=College Football Data Warehouse|accessdate=December 10, 2015|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/s/saint_marys_ca/yearly_results.php?year=1930|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304092459/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/s/saint_marys_ca/yearly_results.php?year=1930|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 4, 2016}}{{cite web|title=1933 Saint Mary's (CA) Gaels Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=December 10, 2015|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/saint-marys-ca/1933-schedule.html}}
Four Gaels received honors on the 1933 All-Pacific Coast football team: halfback George Wilson (AP-1, UP-1); end Fred Canrinus (AP-2, UP-1); tackle Carl Jorgensen (AP-2, UP-1); and guard Ed Gilbert (AP-2).{{cite news|title=Star Team On Coast Selected|newspaper=Prescott Evening Courier|date=November 28, 1933|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=897&dat=19331128&id=2a9aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7U8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6001,2061901&hl=en}}{{cite news|title=Three Gaels Make All-Coast Eleven|newspaper=Santa Ana Daily Register|date=December 2, 1933|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/74677896/}}{{cite news|title=All-Coast Grid Teams Picked By Scribes|newspaper=Roseburg News-Review|date=November 28, 1933|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/95261750/}}
Schedule
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|October 1||San Francisco|Kezar Stadium|San Francisco, CA|W 7-0|30,000|{{cite news|title=Blocked Punt Paves Way for St. Mary's 7 to 0 Win: George Wilson Makes Lone Score of Game|newspaper=San Francisco Examiner|author=William Leiser|date=October 2, 1933|pages=17, 20|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23140684/blocked_punt_paves_way_for_st_marys_7/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 7|at|California|California Memorial Stadium|Berkeley, CA|L 13-14|65,000|{{cite news|title=Bears Upset Gaels: Blower Score Beats Gun to Win, 14-13|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|author=Milt Phinney|date=October 8, 1933|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23140828/bears_upset_gaels_blower_score_beats/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 14|at|USC|Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum|Los Angeles, CA|L 7-14|80,000|{{cite news|title=Trojans Thump St. Mary's Gridders, 14-7: Homer Griffith Scores Winning Tally for Troy|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|author=Braven Dyer|date=October 15, 1933|pages=VIa1, VIa3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23140980/trojans_thump_st_marys_gridders/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 27||Nevada|Kezar Stadium|San Francisco, CA|W 61-0|> 35,000|{{cite news|title=Gaels Go East With Smashing 61 to 0 Triumph: Nevada Beaten by Powerful Attack|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|author=Bill Tobitt|date=October 28, 1933|pages=11–12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23141305/gaels_go_east_with_smashing_61_to_0/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 4|at|Fordham|Polo Grounds|New York, NY|W 13-6|62,000|{{cite news|title=St. Mary's Defeats Fordham 13-6: 62,000 Watch Husky Team from California Blast Hopes of Rams|newspaper=Brooklyn Daily Eagle|author=Frank Reil|date=November 5, 1933|pages=1D, 2D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23141451/st_marys_defeats_fordham_136_62000/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 11|at|Pacific (CA)|Baxter Stadium|Stockton, CA|W 7-0|12,000|{{cite news|title=Gaels Defeat Tigers, 7-0: Slip Starts Second String Men but Quickly Shifts to First Team; 12,000 See Battle|newspaper=San Francisco Examiner|author=Bill Smith|date=November 12, 1933|pages=15, 18|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23142094/gaels_defeat_tigers_70_slip_starts/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 19|vs|Santa Clara|Kezar Stadium|San Francisco, CA|T 6-6|59,000|{{cite news|title=59,000 Cheer As Santa Clara Ties St. Mary's, 6 to 6: Sizzling Dash, Pass Highlights of Game|newspaper=San Francisco Examiner|author=Curley Grieve|date=November 20, 1933|page=17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23142230/59000_cheer_as_santa_clara_ties_st/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 25|at|UCLA|Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum|Los Angeles, CA|W 22-14|35,000|{{cite news|title=St. Mary's Slaughters Bruin Team, 22-14: Gaels Conquer U.C.L.A. Eleven|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|author=Irving Eckhoff|date=November 26, 1933|pages=VIa1, VIa2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23141646/st_marys_slaughters_bruin_team/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 30||Oregon|Kezar Stadium|San Francisco, CA (Governors' Trophy Game)|L 7-13|30,000|{{cite news|title=Oregon Upsets St. Mary's, 13 to 7: Great Forward Wall, Line Bring Victory|newspaper=San Francisco Examiner|author=Curley Grieve|date=December 1, 1933|pages=19, 21|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23141806/oregon_upsets_st_marys_13_to_7/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|December 9||SMU|Kezar Stadium|San Francisco, CA|W 18-6|25,000|{{cite news|title=St. Mary's 18 -- It's All Over for '33 -- S.M.U. 6: Nichelini Nicks Mustang Hope of Grid Win|newspaper=San Francisco Examiner|author=William Leiser|date=December 10, 1933|pages=23, 25|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23141994/st_marys_18_its_all_over_for_33/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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