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1940 Loyola Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–7
Head coach
Home stadiumGilmore Stadium
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Santa Clara   –   6 – 1 – 1
Cal Poly   –   6 – 3 – 0
Saint Mary's   –   5 – 3 – 0
Gonzaga   –   5 – 4 – 1
Nevada   –   4 – 4 – 1
Humboldt State   –   3 – 4 – 0
Idaho Southern Branch   –   3 – 5 – 0
San Francisco State   –   3 – 5 – 0
Loyola (CA)   –   3 – 7 – 0
Portland   –   2 – 3 – 1
Hawaii   –   2 – 5 – 0
San Francisco   –   1 – 6 – 1
La Verne   –   0 – 6 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 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 1940 college football season. In their first season under head coach Marty Brill, the Lions compiled a 3–7 record.[1]

Loyola was ranked at No. 135 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Redlands
W 13–012,000[3]
October 5at Texas Tech
L 0–199,000[4]
October 11Whittier
  • Gilmore Stadium
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 18–010,000[5]
October 20Saint Mary's
L 7–1810,000[6]
October 26Pacific (CA)
  • Gilmore Stadium
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 20–04,000[7]
November 1San Jose State
  • Gilmore Stadium
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 12–2710,000[8]
November 8Hardin–Simmons
  • Gilmore Stadium
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 6–4010,000[9]
November 15Arizona
  • Gilmore Stadium
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 13–208,000[10]
November 24at No. 16 Santa Clara
L 0–2710,000[11]
December 1San Francisco
  • Gilmore Stadium
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 0–217,000[12]

References

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  1. ^ "1940 Loyola Marymount Lions Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Paul Zimmerman (September 21, 1940). "Gene Grady Sparks Loyola to 13-0 Win Over Redlands". Los Angeles Times. pp. I-11, I-12 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Loyolans Bow to Texas Tech". Los Angeles Times. October 6, 1940. pp. II-9, II-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Charles Curtis (October 12, 1940). "Gene Grady Scores Two Touchdowns as Lions Rout Poets, 18-0". Los Angeles Times. pp. I-11, I-12 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Charles Curtis (October 21, 1940). "St. Mary's Gaels Overpower Loyola Lions by 18 to 7". Los Angeles Times. pp. 9–10 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Charles Curtis (October 27, 1940). "Alert Loyola Team Tops Pacific, 20-0". Los Angeles Times. p. II-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Charles Curtis (November 2, 1940). "San Jose State Rolls to 27-12 Triumph Over Loyola". Los Angeles Times. pp. I-9, I-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Charles Curtis (November 9, 1940). "Hardin-Simmons Passes Rout Loyola Eleven, 40 to 6". Los Angeles Times. pp. I-11, I-12 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Charles Curtis (November 16, 1940). "Arizona Tops Loyola in 20-13 Thriller". Los Angeles Times. pp. I-11, I-13 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Santa Clara Coasts Through Loyola for 26-0 Victory". Los Angeles Times. November 25, 1940. p. II-9 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Charles Curtis (December 2, 1940). "Loyola Bows to Dons, 21-0, in Year's Finale". Los Angeles Times. pp. I-19, I-21 – via Newspapers.com.


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