1943 Saint Mary's Gaels football team

1943 Saint Mary's Gaels football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–5
Head coach
Home stadiumKezar Stadium
1943 Western college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 18 Colorado College    7 0 0
New Mexico A&M    4 0 0
No. 19 Pacific (CA)    7 2 0
Nevada    4 1 1
New Mexico    3 2 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff    1 1 0
Saint Mary's    2 5 0
San Francisco    1 7 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 Saint Mary's Gaels football team was an American football team that represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 1943 college football season. In their second season under head coach James Phelan, the Gaels compiled a 2–5 record and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 126 to 93.

The team was led on offense by Herman Wedemeyer, who was selected as a first-team halfback on the 1943 All-Pacific Coast football team. In 1979, Wedemeyer was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Saint Mary's ranked 97th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 67.2.