1937 Loyola Lions football team

The 1937 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 1937 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Tom Lieb, the Lions compiled a 4–7 record.[1]

1937 Loyola Lions football
Conference	Independent
1937 record	4–7
Head coach	Tom Lieb (8th season)
Home stadium	Gilmore Stadium/Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

1937 Western college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. T–9 Santa Clara			–					9	–	0	–	0
San Jose State			–					11	–	2	–	1
Humboldt State			–					4	–	2	–	0
Idaho Southern Branch			–					6	–	3	–	0
Cal Poly			–					4	–	2	–	2
Portland			–					4	–	3	–	1
Saint Mary's			–					4	–	3	–	2
San Francisco			–					4	–	5	–	1
Loyola (CA)			–					4	–	7	–	0
Gonzaga			–					2	–	6	–	2
Hawaii			–					2	–	6	–	0
San Francisco State			–					1	–	6	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Caltech	Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles	W 28–7	10,000	[2]
October 1	Redlands	Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles	W 27–0	16,000	[3]
October 8	Hardin–Simmons	Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles	L 0–7	18,000	[4]
October 17	Saint Mary's	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles	L 7–13	25,000	[5]
October 24	No. 8 Santa Clara	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles	L 0–7	25,000	[6]
October 31	San Francisco	Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles	L 0–6	9,000	[7]
November 5	Arizona	Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles	L 6–13		[8]
November 11	Centenary	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles	W 14–7	16,000	[9]
November 20	at Baylor	Beaumont, TX	L 13–27	5,500	[10]
November 28	No. 7 Villanova	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles	L 0–25	20,000	[11]
December 5	Gonzaga	Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles	W 13–8	12,000	[12]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1937 Loyola Marymount Lions Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
2. "Lions Down Caltech". Los Angeles Times. September 25, 1937. p. II-9 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Loyola Lions Trounce Redlands Grids, 27-0". Los Angeles Times. October 2, 1937. pp. II-9, II-13 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Texans Trip Loyola, 7-0". Los Angeles Times. October 9, 1937. pp. II-9, II-10 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Charles Curtis (October 18, 1937). "Galloping Gaels Triumph Over Lions, 13 to 7". Los Angeles Times. pp. II-13, II-14 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Charles Curtis (October 25, 1937). "Santa Clara Beats Loyola". Los Angeles Times. pp. Sports 11, 14 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Charles Curtis (November 1, 1937). "Lions Lose to Dons, 7-0". Los Angeles Times. pp. II-13, II-16 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Wildcats Claw Lions". Los Angeles Times. November 6, 1937. pp. II-9, II-13 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Charles Curtis (November 12, 1937). "Loyola Lions Smash Out Stunning 14-to-7 Upset Victory Over Centenary". Los Angeles Times. pp. II-13, II-15 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Charles Curtis (November 21, 1937). "Baylor Passes Beat Loyola in 27-13 Game". Los Angeles Times. pp. 15, 18 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Charles Curtis (November 29, 1937). "Villanova Beats Lions". Los Angeles Times. pp. II-11, II-12 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Charles Curtis (December 6, 1937). "Loyola Laterals Beat Gonzaga by 13-8". Los Angeles Times. pp. II-9, II-11 – via Newspapers.com.