1942 Loyola Lions football team

1942 Loyola Lions football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–4–1
Head coach	Bernie Bradley (1st season)
Home stadium	Gilmore Stadium

1942 Western college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 17 Santa Clara			–					7	–	2	–	0
Portland			–					5	–	2	–	0
Idaho Southern Branch			–					4	–	2	–	0
Saint Mary's			–					6	–	3	–	1
San Francisco			–					6	–	4	–	0
Loyola (CA)			–					5	–	4	–	1
Nevada			–					4	–	3	–	1
Cal Poly			–					4	–	3	–	0
San Francisco State			–					0	–	6	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 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 1942 college football season. In their first season under head coach Bernie Bradley, the Lions compiled a 5–4–1 record.^[1]

Loyola was ranked at No. 130 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19		Redlands	Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles, CA	W 27–0	3,800	[3]
September 26		Occidental	Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles, CA	W 25–0		[4]
October 11		at San Francisco	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 7–2	12,000	[5]
October 18		Alameda Coast Guard	Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles, CA	W 38–6	10,000	[6]
October 25		Saint Mary's	Gilmore Stadiium Los Angeles, CA	L 0–13	18,000	[7]
November 1		at Saint Louis	Walsh Stadium St. Louis, MO	L 6–20	6,545	[8]
November 9		No. 12 Santa Clara	Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles, CA	L 0–21	12,000	[9]
November 15	2:15 p.m.	Santa Ana AAB	Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles, CA	W 13–0	5,000	[10][11]
November 22		New Mexico	Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles, CA	T 14–14	6,000	[12]
November 29		Fresno State	Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles, CA	L 6–27	10,000	[11]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

References

1. "1942 Loyola Marymount Lions Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Bob Smyser (September 20, 1942). "Loyola Romps to 27-0 Win: Redlands Bows Before Del Rey Aggregation at Gilmore Stadium". Los Angeles Times. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Bob Smyser (September 27, 1942). "Potent Lions Coast to 25-0 Victory Over Tigers: Long Jaunts Feature Fray; Saenz and Scanlan Run Wild in Third Period to Rout Occidental". Los Angeles Times. p. II-12 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Prescott Sullivan (October 12, 1942). "Loyola Upsets Dons, 7-2; Lions Defeat Dons in Fourth Quarter". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Bob Smyser (October 19, 1942). "Loyola Passes Swamp Coast Guard Team, 38-6: Lions Coast to Victory; Winners Ice Fray in First Period but Yield Last-Minute Touchdown". Los Angeles Times. pp. II-9, II-10 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Bob Smyser (October 26, 1942). "St. Mary's Hands Loyola First Defeat, 13-0". Los Angeles Times. p. II-9, II-10 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Billikens Gang Up on Favored Loyola for 20-6 Victory". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. November 2, 1942. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
9. Bob Smyser (November 9, 1942). "Broncos Down Lions: Santa Clara Victor, 21-0". Los Angeles Times. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Smyser, Bob (November 15, 1942). "Loyola Faces Santa Ana Flyers". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 12, part II. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
11. "Fresno State Outclasses Loyola Gridders, 27-6". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 30, 1942. p. II-9. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Bob Smyser (November 23, 1942). "Lobos Rally Twice to Tie Loyola, 14-14: 6000 Fans See Thriller; New Mexico Outclassed but Scores on Breakaway Plays in Gilmore Tilt". Los Angeles Times. p. II-9 – via Newspapers.com.