1940 Loyola Lions football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1940 Loyola Lions football Independent 3–7 Marty Brill 1st Gilmore StadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum 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.1940 Loyola Marymount Lions Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football August 16, 2018 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/loyola-marymount/1940-schedule.html 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.Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings The Boston Globe Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 19, 1940 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123126338/final-1940-litkenhous-ratings/ Newspapers.com Schedule y y September 20 Redlands Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles, CA W 13-0 12,000 Gene Grady Sparks Loyola to 13-0 Win Over Redlands Los Angeles Times Paul Zimmerman September 21, 1940 I-11, I-12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22932056/gene_grady_sparks_loyola_to_130_win/ Newspapers.com October 5 at Texas Tech Tech Field Lubbock, TX L 0-19 9,000 Loyolans Bow to Texas Tech Los Angeles Times October 6, 1940 II-9, II-10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22932278/loyolans_bow_to_texas_tech/ Newspapers.com October 11 Whittier Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles, CA W 18-0 10,000 Gene Grady Scores Two Touchdowns as Lions Rout Poets, 18-0 Los Angeles Times October 12, 1940 Charles Curtis I-11, I-12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22932192/gene_grady_scores_two_touchdowns_as/ Newspapers.com October 20 Saint Mary's Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA L 7-18 10,000 St. Mary's Gaels Overpower Loyola Lions by 18 to 7 Los Angeles Times Charles Curtis October 21, 1940 9–10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22932439/st_marys_gaels_overpower_loyola_lions/ Newspapers.com October 26 Pacific (CA) Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles, CA W 20-0 4,000 Alert Loyola Team Tops Pacific, 20-0 Los Angeles Times Charles Curtis October 27, 1940 II-10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22932567/alert_loyola_team_tops_pacific_200/ Newspapers.com November 1 San Jose State Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles, CA L 12-27 10,000 San Jose State Rolls to 27-12 Triumph Over Loyola Los Angeles Times Charles Curtis November 2, 1940 I-9, I-10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22932658/san_jose_state_rolls_to_2712_triumph/ Newspapers.com November 8 Hardin–Simmons Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles, CA L 6-40 10,000 Hardin-Simmons Passes Rout Loyola Eleven, 40 to 6 Los Angeles Times November 9, 1940 Charles Curtis I-11, I-12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22933525/hardinsimmons_passes_rout_loyola/ Newspapers.com November 15 Arizona Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles, CA L 13-20 8,000 Arizona Tops Loyola in 20-13 Thriller Los Angeles Times Charles Curtis November 16, 1940 I-11, I-13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22933697/arizona_tops_loyola_in_2013_thriller/ Newspapers.com November 24 at No. 16 Santa Clara Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA L 0-27 10,000 Santa Clara Coasts Through Loyola for 26-0 Victory Los Angeles Times November 25, 1940 II-9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17698004/santa_clara_coasts_through_loyola_for/ Newspapers.com December 1 San Francisco Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles, CA L 0-21 7,000 Loyola Bows to Dons, 21-0, in Year's Finale Los Angeles Times Charles Curtis December 2, 1940 I-19, I-21 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22933872/loyola_bows_to_dons_210_in_years/ Newspapers.com References Loyola Category:Loyola Lions football seasons Loyola Lions football