1931 Loyola Lions football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1931

| team = Loyola Lions

| sport = football

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| conference = Independent

| record = 7–2–1

| head_coach = Tom Lieb

| hc_year = 2nd

| captain =

| stadium = Wrigley Field

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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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|September 26|at|{{cfb link|year=1931|team=Pomona Sagehens|title=Pomona}}|Sagehen Field|Claremont, CA|W 19-0||{{cite news|title=Loyola, Pomona Tangle Tonight|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=September 26, 1931|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22794226/loyola_pomona_tangle_tonight/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 4|at|West Coast Navy||San Diego, CA|T 6-6||{{cite news|title=Sailors Hold Loyola Even: West Coast Navy Eleven and Loyola Squad Play 6-to-6 Tie in Hard-Fought Grid Battle|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=October 5, 1931|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22794082/sailors_hold_loyola_even_west_coast/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 9||{{cfb link|year=1931|team=Whittier Poets|title=Whittier}}|Wrigley Field|Los Angeles, CA|W 21-7|6,000|{{cite news|title=Loyola Easily Defeats Whittier by 21-7 Count|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=October 10, 1931|pages=7, 9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22791392/loyola_easily_defeats_whittier/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 24||San Francisco|Wrigley Field|Los Angeles, CA|W 7-6|10,000|{{cite news|title=Loyola Upsets San Francisco: Tom Lieb's Gridmen Defeat Gray Fog, 7 to 6|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|author=Frank Roche|pages=VI-1, VI-2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22794160/loyola_upsets_san_francisco_tom_liebs/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 30||{{cfb link|year=1931|team=Occidental Tigers|title=Occidental}}|Olympic Stadium|Los Angeles, CA|W 7-6||{{cite news|title=Loyola Noses Out Occidental, 7-6: Lieb's Eleven Given Battle|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|author=Braven Dyer|date=November 1, 1931|page=VI-1, VI-2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22793915/loyola_noses_out_occidental_76/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 6||Santa Clara|Wrigley Field|Los Angeles, CA|L 0-6||{{cite news|title=Broncos Tame Loyola Lions: Santa Clara Noses Out Local Eleven, 6 to 0|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=November 7, 1931|page=5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22793831/broncos_tame_loyola_lions/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 13||Caltech|Wrigley Field|Los Angeles, CA|W 21-0||{{cite news|title=Loyola Trips Caltech: Brousseau Scores Two Touchdowns as Lions Trim Engineers by 21-to-0 Verdict|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=November 14, 1931|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22793673/loyola_trips_caltech/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 21||Olympic Club||Los Angeles, CA|W 13-0||{{cite news|title=Olympic Club's Defeat Laid to Weakened Team|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|date=November 23, 1931|page=22|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22793591/olympic_clubs_defeat_laid_to_weakened/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 29|at|San Diego Marines||San Diego, CA|L 0-7||{{cite news|title=Marines Upset Loyola: Aerial Efforts of Lions Backfire; Interception and Pass, Lloyd to Neil, Beat Liebman, 7-0|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=November 30, 1931|pages=9–10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22793755/marines_upset_loyola_aerial_efforts_of/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|December 4||Drake|Wrigley Field|Los Angeles, CA|W 22-7||{{cite news|title=Loyola Wrecks Drake Eleven: Lions Close Season With 22-7 Grid Win|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=December 5, 1931|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22793500/loyola_wrecks_drake_eleven_lions_close/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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References

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