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1949 Loyola Lions football team

1949 Loyola Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
Home stadiumGilmore Stadium
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Pacific (CA)   –   11 – 0 – 0
Oregon College   –   9 – 0 – 0
No. 15 Santa Clara   –   8 – 2 – 1
San Francisco   –   7 – 3 – 0
Idaho State   –   6 – 2 – 1
Hawaii   –   6 – 3 – 0
La Verne   –   5 – 3 – 2
Loyola (CA)   –   6 – 4 – 0
Nevada   –   5 – 5 – 0
Pepperdine   –   4 – 5 – 0
Saint Mary's   –   3 – 6 – 1
Portland   –   3 – 5 – 0
Cal Poly San Dimas   –   2 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Loyola Lions football team was an American football team that represented Loyola University of Los Angeles (now known as Loyola Marymount University) as an independent during the 1949 college football season. In their first season under head coach Jordan Olivar, the Lions compiled a 6–4 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 230 to 226.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Pacific (CA)
L 0–528,500[2]
September 30at San Francisco
L 12–2712,000[3]
October 7Fresno State
  • Gilmore Stadium
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 52–134,000[4]
October 16Saint Mary's
  • Gilmore Stadium
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 14–277,000[5]
October 23vs. Santa ClaraSacramento, CAL 19–279,500[6]
October 29at San Diego State
W 34–2018,000[7]
November 4Hardin–Simmons
  • Gilmore Stadium
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 39–3510,200[8]
November 11Nevada
  • Gilmore Stadium
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 13–12[9]
November 18Pepperdine
  • Gilmore Stadium
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 20–611,800[10]
November 26at Arizona State
W 27–713,000[11]

References

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  1. ^ "1949 Loyola Marymount Lions Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  2. ^ "College of Pacific Routs Lions, 52-0". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 24, 1949. p. 34. Retrieved April 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ Harry Borba (October 1, 1949). "Dons Win: USF Rallies, Beats Loyola Easily, 27-12; Matson Goes 60 Yards for TD; Hilltoppers Roll in First Half". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 17, 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Jack Geyer (October 8, 1949). "Loyola Lions Rip Fresno by 52 to 13". Los Angeles Times. p. III-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Jack Geyer (October 17, 1949). "Lions Roar Defiantly Before Losing 27-14 Game to Gaels: St. Mary's Superior Manpower Too Much for Scrappy Loyola". Los Angeles Times. pp. IV-1, IV-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Jack Geyer (October 24, 1949). "Loyola Scares Santa Clara Before Going Down, 27 to 19". Los Angeles Times. pp. 4=1, 4–3 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Howard Hagen (October 31, 1949). "Coleman Lost to Aztecs For Battle With Fresno". The San Diego Union. p. B-3.
  8. ^ "Underdog Loyola Topples Hardin-Simmons, 39 to 35". Los Angeles Times. November 5, 1949. p. III-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Jack Geyer (November 12, 1949). "Loyola Lions Nip Nevada by 13 to 12: Del Rey Gridders Chalk Up Third Straight Triumph". Los Angeles Times. pp. III-1, III-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Loyola Triumphs Over Pepperdine". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. November 19, 1949. p. 9. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  11. ^ Jack Geyer (November 27, 1949). "Lions Rap Tempe for 27-7 Victory". Los Angeles Times. p. II-6 – via Newspapers.com.


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