1927 Loyola Lions football team

The 1927 Loyola Lions football team was an American football team that represented Loyola College of Los Angeles (now known as Loyola Marymount University) as an independent during the 1927 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Harold Hess, the Lions compiled a 4–3–1 record and outscored their opponents by a total of 218 to 81.^[1]

1927 Loyola Lions football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–3–1
Head coach	Harold Hess (5th season)
Home stadium	Loyola Field
Seasons ← 1926 1928 →

1927 Western college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
New Mexico			–					8	–	0	–	1
Hawaii			–					5	–	2	–	0
Arizona			–					4	–	2	–	1
Regis			–					5	–	3	–	0
Gonzaga			–					5	–	3	–	1
Santa Clara			–					5	–	4	–	2
Loyola (CA)			–					4	–	3	–	1
Tempe State			–					2	–	3	–	1
New Mexico A&M			–					3	–	5	–	1
Humboldt State			–					1	–	2	–	0

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1	Southwestern University	Loyola Field Los Angeles, CA	W 57–0		^[2]
October 8	Tempe State	Loyola Field Los Angeles, CA	W 25–3		^[3]
October 15	California Christian	Loyola Field Los Angeles, CA	W 76–7		^[4]^[5]
October 22	Los Angeles Fire Department	Loyola Field Los Angeles, CA	W 27–0		^[6]^[7]
October 29	at Northern Arizona	McMullen Field Flagstaff, AZ	T 0–0		^[8]
November 5	Gonzaga	Loyola Field Los Angeles, CA	L 7–19		^[9]^[10]
November 12	Regis	Los Angeles, CA	L 18–20		^[11]
November 24	at St. Ignatius (CA)	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 7–32	8,000	^[12]

References

1. . College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on April 26, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
2. "Loyola College Grids Smother Southwestern". Los Angeles Times. October 2, 1927. pp. 1a-1, 1a-6 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Loyola Lions Defeat Tempe: Bill Hess's Team is Winner from Teachers". Los Angeles Times. October 9, 1927. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Loyola Swamps Christians: Lions Run Wild and Pile Up 76-to-7 Score at Expense of Green College Grid Squad". Los Angeles Times. October 16, 1927. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Lions vs. Panthers". The Record. October 15, 1927. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Loyola Faces Firemen". Los Angeles Times. October 21, 1927. p. 38 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Loyola Lions Put Out Fire on Grid, 27-0". Los Angeles Times. October 23, 1927. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Lumberjacks Hold Strong Loyola Team To Scoreless Tie". The Arizona Republican. October 30, 1927. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Paul Lowry (November 6, 1927). "Gonzaga Trims Loyola: Lions Crumble in Final Half (part 1)". Los Angeles Times. p. 1a1 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Paul Lowry (November 6, 1927). "Gonzaga Trims Loyola: Lions Crumble in Final Half (part 2)". Los Angeles Times. p. 1a2 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Frank Roche (November 13, 1927). "Regis College Grids Defeat Loyola Team". Los Angeles Times. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "St. Ignatius Smothers Lions in Bay City Clash, 31 to 7". Los Angeles Times. November 25, 1927. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.