1947 Saint Mary's Gaels football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1947
| team = Saint Mary's Gaels
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Independent
| record = 3–7
| head_coach = James Phelan
| hc_year = 6th
| captain =
| stadium = Kezar Stadium
}}
{{1947 Western college football independents records}}
The 1947 Saint Mary's Gaels football team was an American football team that represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 1947 college football season. In their sixth and final season under head coach James Phelan, the Gaels compiled a 3–7 record and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 246 to 178.{{cite web|title=1947 Saint Mary's (CA) Gaels Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=August 28, 2017|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/saint-marys-ca/1947-schedule.html}}
Left halfback Herman Wedemeyer starred for the 1947 Saint Mary's team.
Saint Mary's was ranked at No. 101 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.{{cite news|title=Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings|newspaper=Times|author=Dr. E. E. Litkenhous|date=December 18, 1947|page=47|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123152970/michigan-national-champion-in-final/|via=Newspapers.com}}
Schedule
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|September 21||Portland|Oaks Park|Oakland, CA|W 26-13|15,300|{{cite news|title=Portland Holds Gaels to 26-13 Win|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|author=Alan Ward|date=September 22, 1947|pages=10–11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23238911/portland_holds_gaels_to_2613_win/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|September 27|at|Hawaii|Honolulu Stadium|Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii|W 27-7|27,000|{{cite news|title=St. Mary's Defeats Hawaii, 27 to 7: Gaels Capitalize on Breaks to Triumph|newspaper=The Honolulu Advertiser|author=Andrew Mitsukado|date=September 28, 1947|pages=15, 19|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23239033/st_marys_defeats_hawaii_27_to_7/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 4|at|California|California Memorial Stadium|Los Angeles, CA|L 6-45|78,000|{{cite news|title=Cal Landslide Crushes Gaels, 45-6: Graves Paces Bear Rampage; Fists Fly|newspaper=San Francisco Examiner|date=October 5, 1947|author=Prescott Sullivan|pages=23–24|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23294481/cal_landslide_crushes_gaels_456/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 11|at|Washington|Husky Stadium|Seattle, WA|L 6-26|39,000|{{cite news|title=Huskies Maul Gaels, 26 to 6: Moragans Outplayed by Ralph Welch Eleven|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|author=Alan Ward|date=October 12, 1947|page=25|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23294583/huskies_maul_gaels_26_to_6_moragans/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 19||Nevada|Kezar Stadium|San Francisco, CA|L 14-39|35,000|{{cite news|title=Gaels Smeared, 39-14; Wedey Hurt; Star Lost for Year?|newspaper=San Francisco Examiner|author=Bob Brachman|date=October 20, 1947|page=21|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23239143/gaels_smeared_3914_wedey_hurt_star/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 24|at|Loyola (CA)|Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum|Los Angeles, CA|W 57-7|12,000|{{cite news|title=Loyola Crushed by Gaels, 57-7|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|author=Charles Curtis|date=October 25, 1947|pages=I-9, I-11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22939825/loyola_crushed_by_gaels_577/}}
|November 1|at|Detroit|Briggs Stadium|Detroit, MI|L 6-19|20,253|{{cite news|title=Titans Whip Gaels, 19-6|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=November 2, 1947|page=C1|author=Bob Latshaw|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15887950/titans_whip_gaels_196/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 16||Santa Clara|Kezar Stadium|San Francisco, CA|L 9-33|40,000|{{cite news|title=Broncos Bombard St Mary's, 33-9! |newspaper=San Francisco Examiner|author=Curley Grieve|date=November 17, 1947|pages=21, 23|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23239366/broncos_bombard_st_marys_339/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 22|at|Boston College|Braves Field|Boston, MA|L 7-25|19,733|{{cite news|title=B. C. Stops St. Mary's, Wedemeyer, 25 to 7; 19,733 Witness Rout|newspaper=The Boston Globe|author=Roger Birtwell|date=November 23, 1947|pages=27–28|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23294350/b_c_stops_st_marys_wedemeyer_25/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 30|vs|San Francisco|Kezar Stadium|San Francisco, CA|L 20-32|35,000|{{cite news|title=U.S.F. Roars Back To Wallop Gaels, 32-20: Dons, 14-to-0 Behind at Halftime, Explode for 26 Points in Third Quarter|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|author=Alan Ward|date=December 1, 1947|page=22|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23294248/usf_roars_back_to_wallop_gaels_3220/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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