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1942 Loyola Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4–1
Head coach
Home stadium Gilmore Stadium
Seasons
←  1941
1946 →
1942 Western college football independents records
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

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19 Redlands
W 27–03,800 [3]
September 26 Occidental
  • Gilmore Stadium
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 25–0 [4]
October 11at San Francisco
W 7–212,000 [5]
October 18 Alameda Coast Guard
  • Gilmore Stadium
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 38–610,000 [6]
October 25 Saint Mary's
  • Gilmore Stadiium
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 0–1318,000 [7]
November 1at Saint Louis
L 6–206,545 [8]
November 9 No. 12 Santa Clara
  • Gilmore Stadium
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 0–2112,000 [9]
November 152:15 p.m. Santa Ana AAB
  • Gilmore Stadium
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 13–05,000 [10] [11]
November 22 New Mexico
  • Gilmore Stadium
  • Los Angeles, CA
T 14–146,000 [12]
November 29 Fresno State
  • Gilmore Stadium
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 6–2710,000 [11]

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 Open access icon.
  11. ^ a b "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. Open access icon
  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.


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