1950 Loyola Lions football team
The 1950 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 1950 college football season. In their second season under head coach Jordan Olivar, the Lions compiled an 8–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 297 to 137.[1]
| 1950 Loyola Lions football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| 1950 record | 8–1 |
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| Home stadium | Gilmore Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola (CA) | – | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | – | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | – | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | – | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | – | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La Verne | – | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | – | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | – | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly San Dimas | – | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | – | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
After starting the season with seven wins, the team was ranked No. 20 in the AP Poll for the next two weeks – the first and only time a Loyola football team was ranked. Quarterback Don Klosterman was the team's offensive star.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 23 | Pepperdine | W 50–14 | 11,800 | [2] | ||||
| October 8 | Saint Mary's |
| W 48–0 | 14,569 | [3] | |||
| October 13 | at San Jose State | W 14–7 | 11,000 | [4] | ||||
| October 21 | at Pacific (CA) | W 35–33 | 30,000 | [5] | ||||
| October 28 | at Nevada | W 34–7 | 7,000 | [6] | ||||
| November 3 | Hardin–Simmons |
| W 21–20 | 18,500 | [7] | |||
| November 11 | at Fresno State | W 28–0 | 9,500 | [8] | ||||
| November 26 | at Santa Clara | No. 20 |
| L 26–28 | 15,200 | [9] | ||
| December 3 | San Francisco | No. 20 |
| W 40–28 | 13,000 | [10] | ||
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References
- "1950 Loyola Marymount Lions Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
- Jack Geyer (September 24, 1950). "Loyola Lions Beat Pepperdine, 50-14". Los Angeles Times. p. II-11 – via Newspapers.com.
- Jack Geyer (October 9, 1950). "Roaring Lions Stun St. Mary's, 48-0". Los Angeles Times. pp. IV-1, IV-2 – via Newspapers.com.
- Jack Geyer (October 14, 1950). "Loyola Stops Rally to Top San Jose, 14-7". Los Angeles Times. pp. III-1, III-3 – via Newspapers.com.
- Jack Geyer (October 22, 1950). "Loyola Edges Pacific, 35-33, in Wild Battle". Los Angeles Times. pp. II-9, II-15 – via Newspapers.com.
- Jack Geyer (October 29, 1950). "Fumbles, Penalties Mark 34-7 Loyola Win Over Nevada". Los Angeles Times – via Newspapers.com.
- Jack Geyer (November 4, 1950). "Loyola Shades Texans, 21-20". Los Angeles Times. pp. III-1, III-2 – via Newspapers.com.
- Jack Geyer (November 12, 1950). "Hapless Lions Bop Bulldogs, 28 to 0". Los Angeles Times. p. II-12 – via Newspapers.com.
- Jack Geyer (November 27, 1950). "Broncs Topple Loyola, 28-26: Lions Blow 20-0 Lead to Suffer First Defeat". Los Angeles Times. pp. IV-1, IV-2 – via Newspapers.com.
- Jack Geyer (December 4, 1950). "Supercharged Lions Roar to 40-28 Victory Over Dons". Los Angeles Times. pp. IV-1, IV-4 – via Newspapers.com.
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