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1931 Loyola Lions football team

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1931 Loyola Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2–1
Head coach
Home stadiumWrigley Field
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Mount St. Charles     6 0 0
No. 5 Saint Mary's     8 2 0
Loyola (CA)     7 2 1
San Diego Marines     6 4 0
Hawaii     3 2 1
Santa Clara     5 4 1
San Francisco     4 4 2
San Francisco State     2 3 3
Gonzaga     3 4 0
Humboldt State     1 2 1
Columbia (OR)     2 5 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1931 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 1931 college football season. In their second season under head coach Tom Lieb, the Lions compiled a 7–2–1 record.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Pomona
W 19–0[1]
October 4at West Coast NavySan Diego, CAT 6–6[2]
October 9WhittierW 21–76,000[3]
October 24San Francisco
  • Wrigley Field
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 7–610,000[4]
October 30Occidental
W 7–6[5]
November 6Santa Clara
  • Wrigley Field
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 0–6[6]
November 13Caltech
  • Wrigley Field
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 21–0[7]
November 21Olympic ClubLos Angeles, CAW 13–0[8]
November 29at San Diego MarinesSan Diego, CAL 0–7[9]
December 4Drake
  • Wrigley Field
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 22–7[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Loyola, Pomona Tangle Tonight". Los Angeles Times. September 26, 1931. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Sailors Hold Loyola Even: West Coast Navy Eleven and Loyola Squad Play 6-to-6 Tie in Hard-Fought Grid Battle". Los Angeles Times. October 5, 1931. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Loyola Easily Defeats Whittier by 21-7 Count". Los Angeles Times. October 10, 1931. pp. 7, 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Frank Roche. "Loyola Upsets San Francisco: Tom Lieb's Gridmen Defeat Gray Fog, 7 to 6". Los Angeles Times. pp. VI-1, VI-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Braven Dyer (November 1, 1931). "Loyola Noses Out Occidental, 7-6: Lieb's Eleven Given Battle". Los Angeles Times. p. VI-1, VI-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Broncos Tame Loyola Lions: Santa Clara Noses Out Local Eleven, 6 to 0". Los Angeles Times. November 7, 1931. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Loyola Trips Caltech: Brousseau Scores Two Touchdowns as Lions Trim Engineers by 21-to-0 Verdict". Los Angeles Times. November 14, 1931. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Olympic Club's Defeat Laid to Weakened Team". Oakland Tribune. November 23, 1931. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Marines Upset Loyola: Aerial Efforts of Lions Backfire; Interception and Pass, Lloyd to Neil, Beat Liebman, 7-0". Los Angeles Times. November 30, 1931. pp. 9–10 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Loyola Wrecks Drake Eleven: Lions Close Season With 22-7 Grid Win". Los Angeles Times. December 5, 1931. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.