"The 1945 Saint Mary's Gaels football team was an American football team that represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 1945 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach and College Football Hall of Fame inductee James Phelan, the Gaels compiled a 7\u20132 record, outscored their opponents by a combined total of 282 to 65, and were ranked No. 7 in the final AP Poll. The Gaels' victories included a 20\u201313 besting of California and a 26\u20130 victory over USC. Their only loss during the regular season was to UCLA by a 13\u20137 score. The Gaels were invited to play in the 1946 Sugar Bowl where they lost to an undefeated No. 5-ranked Oklahoma A&M by a 33\u201313 score."@en . . . . . "7"^^ . . . . . . . "Saint Mary's Gaels"@en . . . . . . . . "7"^^ . . . . . "football"@en . . . . . "48795364"^^ . . "Independent"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . "The 1945 Saint Mary's Gaels football team was an American football team that represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 1945 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach and College Football Hall of Fame inductee James Phelan, the Gaels compiled a 7\u20132 record, outscored their opponents by a combined total of 282 to 65, and were ranked No. 7 in the final AP Poll. The Gaels' victories included a 20\u201313 besting of California and a 26\u20130 victory over USC. Their only loss during the regular season was to UCLA by a 13\u20137 score. The Gaels were invited to play in the 1946 Sugar Bowl where they lost to an undefeated No. 5-ranked Oklahoma A&M by a 33\u201313 score. The team led the nation in passing offense with an average of 161.3 passing yards per game. College Football Hall of Fame inductee Herman Wedemeyer ranked second nationally with 1,040 passing yards. Three Gaels received honors on the 1945 All-Pacific Coast football team: Wedemeyer at halfback (AP-1, UP-1); Charles Albert (Spike) Cordeiro, Jr. at halfback (UP-1); and Ed Ryan at end (AP-1, UP-1)."@en . . . . . "7294"^^ . . "4"^^ . . . "L 13\u201333 vs. Oklahoma A&M"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1945 Saint Mary's Gaels football team"@en . "1945"^^ . "1093942554"^^ .