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1939 Loyola Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–6–1
Head coach
Home stadium Gilmore Stadium
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
←  1938
1940 →
1939 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Diego Marines     11 0 0
No. T–14 Santa Clara     5 1 3
Gonzaga     6 2 0
Humboldt State     5 2 0
Idaho Southern Branch     5 2 0
Cal Poly     4 4 1
San Francisco     4 3 3
La Verne     3 3 0
Saint Mary's     3 4 1
Hawaii     3 6 0
Loyola (CA)     2 6 1
San Francisco State     2 4 2
Portland     1 5 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 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 1939 college football season. In their second non-consecutive season under head coach Mike Pecarovich, the Lions compiled a 2–6–1 record. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22 RedlandsW 6–010,000 [2]
September 27 Whittier
  • Gilmore Stadium
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 13–19< 9,000
October 6 Pacific (CA)
  • Gilmore Stadium
  • Los Angeles, CA
T 13–1310,000 [3]
October 28 Hardin–Simmons
  • Gilmore Stadium
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 6–015,000 [4]
November 5 San Francisco
  • Gilmore Stadium
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 7–1412,000 [5]
November 17 San Jose State
  • Gilmore Stadium
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 0–1017,000 [6]
November 26 Santa Clara
  • Gilmore Stadium
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 0–4110,000 [7]
December 3 Saint Mary'sL 7–40 [8]
December 9vs. Arizona
L 7–2510,000 [9]

References

  1. ^ "1939 Loyola Marymount Lions Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  2. ^ Charles Curtis (September 23, 1939). "Loyola Conquers Redlands, 6-0: Pass Brings Touchdown". Los Angeles Times. pp. I-7, I-9 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Charles Curtis (October 7, 1939). "Tigers Come From Behind Twice to Tie Lions, 13-13: Stagg Fields Tricky Team". Los Angeles Times. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Charles Curtis (October 28, 1939). "Loyola Scores Early, Defeats Hardin-Simmons, 6-0". Los Angeles Times. pp. 11–12 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Charles Curtis (November 6, 1939). "Mosconi Runs Wild as San Francisco Humbles Loyola, 14-7". Los Angeles Times. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Charles Curtis (November 18, 1939). "San Jose 'Dream Team' Conquers Loyola by 10-0". Los Angeles Times. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Charles Curtis (November 27, 1939). "Buck's Broncs Ride Again as Lions Lose, 41-0". Los Angeles Times. p. II-9 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Charles Curtis (December 4, 1939). "Gaels Start Slowly, Then Trample Lions, 40-7: St. Mary's Easy Winner". Los Angeles Times. p. 13.
  9. ^ George Moore (December 10, 1939). "Arizona's Cats Blast Loyola Lions, 25-7". Arizona Republic. pp. IV-1, IV-3 – via Newspapers.com.