1947 Loyola Lions football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1947 Loyola Lions football Independent 3–7 Bill Sargent 1st Gilmore StadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum The 1947 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 1947 college football season. In their first season under head coach Bill Sargent, the Lions compiled a 3–7 record and were outscored, 224 to 186.Loyola Marymount Results (1945-1949) David DeLassus College Football Data Warehouse http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/l/loyola_marymount/yearly_results.php?year=1945 https://web.archive.org/web/20150426001048/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/l/loyola_marymount/yearly_results.php?year=1945 dead April 26, 2015 August 19, 2018 In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Loyola was ranked at No. 196 out of 500 college football teams.Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings Times Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 18, 1947 47 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123152970/michigan-national-champion-in-final/ Newspapers.com The season included three games against teams from Hawaii's Senior League, including two games played in Honolulu, and the first game of a home-and-away series against Mexico's national military academy, Heroico Colegio Militar.Mexico Eleven to Play Loyola Los Angeles Times August 27, 1947 I-8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22940028/mexico_eleven_to_play_loyola/ Newspapers.com Sargent, a Loyola alumnus, was named as Loyola's head football coach and athletic director in February 1947. Sargent was 39 years old at the time of his hiring and had previously been the head coach at Loyola High School in Los Angeles. He replaced Tony DeLellis who resigned one week earlier.Bill Sargent Named Coach at Loyola U. Los Angeles Times February 5, 1947 I-12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22940063/bill_sargent_named_coach_at_loyola_u/ Newspapers.com Schedule y y September 28 Heroico Colegio Militar Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles, CA W 67-2 8,500–10,000 Cadets Handed 67-2 Setback by Loyolans Los Angeles Times Charles Curtis September 29, 1947 I-8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22939747/cadets_handed_672_setback_by_loyolans/ Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-lions-rout-mexico-gridders-6/167940458/ Lions rout Mexico gridders, 67-2 George Dougherty Los Angeles Daily News September 29, 1947 March 14, 2025 23 Newspapers.com October 3 Pacific (CA) Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles, CA L 7-25 12,000 Pacific Lays Lions Low by 25-7 Margin Los Angeles Times October 4, 1947 Charles Curtis I-10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22939769/pacific_lays_lions_low_by_257_margin/ Newspapers.com October 10 Leilehua (Honolulu All-Stars) Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles, CA L 29-31 4,000 Leilehuas Edge Loyola, 31-29, at Los Angeles Honolulu Star Bulletin October 11, 1947 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22939788/leilehuas_edge_loyola_3129_at_los/ Newspapers.com October 17 Redlands Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles, CA W 19-16 5,500 Lucky Lions Shade Bulldogs, 19 to 16 Los Angeles Times Charles Curtis October 19, 1947 I-9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22939806/lucky_lions_shade_bulldogs_19_to_16/ Newspapers.com October 24 Saint Mary's Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA L 7-57 12,000 Loyola Crushed by Gaels, 57-7 Los Angeles Times Charles Curtis October 25, 1947 I-9, I-11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22939825/loyola_crushed_by_gaels_577/ November 8 at San Diego State Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA L 12-13 7,000 Aztecs Rally to Nip Loyola Lions by 13-12 Los Angeles Times Charles Curtis November 9, 1947 I-13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22939855/aztecs_rally_to_nip_loyola_lions_by/ Newspapers.com November 14 San Francisco Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA L 6-41 6,396 Dons Ruin Loyola by 41-6 Count Los Angeles Times Charles Curtis November 15, 1947 I-9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22939874/dons_ruin_loyola_by_416_count/ Newspapers.com November 20 at Olympic Club (Hawaii Senior League) Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI W 32-0 2,000 Loyola Outclasses Olympics, 32-0 The Honolulu Advertiser Monte Ito November 21, 1947 14, 16 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22939897/loyola_outclasses_olympics_320/ Newspapers.com November 26 at Leilehua (Honolulu All-Stars) Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI L 7-26 15,000 Leilehua Trounces Loyola, 26 to 7: Dick Asato Scores Twice on Long Runs The Honolulu Advertiser November 27, 1947 10–11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22939926/leilehua_trounces_loyola_26_to_7_dick/ Newspapers.com December 5 Pepperdine Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles, CA L 0-13 8,000 Pepperdine Turns Back Loyola Lions, 13 to 0 Los Angeles Times Charles Curtis December 6, 1947 I-9, I-10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22939949/pepperdine_turns_back_loyola_lions_13/ References Loyola Category:Loyola Lions football seasons Loyola Lions football