1937 Loyola Wolf Pack football team

Summary

The 1937 Loyola Wolf Pack football team was an American football team that represented Loyola College of New Orleans (now known as Loyola University New Orleans) as a member of the Dixie Conference during the 1937 college football season. In their first season under head coach Larry Mullins, the team compiled a 2–6–1 record.

1937 Loyola Wolf Pack football
ConferenceDixie Conference
Record2–6–1 (1–2 Dixie)
Head coach
Home stadiumLoyola University Stadium
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Dixie Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Birmingham–Southern $ 6 1 0 6 2 0
Howard (AL) 4 1 0 5 3 0
Southwestern (TN) 4 1 0 6 4 0
Mississippi College 2 1 1 3 6 1
Chattanooga 2 3 0 4 3 2
Loyola (LA) 1 2 0 2 6 1
Millsaps 1 3 1 3 5 2
Mercer 0 3 0 4 5 0
Spring Hill 0 5 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Spring HillW 19–07,500[1]
October 2at Catholic University*L 0–146,000[2]
October 8Birmingham–Southern
  • Loyola University Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 0–143,500[3]
October 17St. Edward's*
  • Loyola University Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 13–0[4]
October 24DePaul*
L 18–718,000–20,000[5][6]
October 30at LSU*L 6–52[7]
November 5Texas Tech*
  • Loyola University Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 6–25[8]
November 11at Southwestern (TN)L 0–406,000[9]
November 21at St. Mary's (TX)*San Antonio, TXT 6–6[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References edit

  1. ^ "Loyola Wolves defeat Spring Hill by 19 to 0". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 27, 1937. p. 5. Retrieved January 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ "Loyola defeated by Catholic U". The Shreveport Times. October 3, 1937. p. 17. Retrieved January 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ "Southern scores 14 to 0 victory over Loyola". The Birmingham News. October 9, 1937. p. 8. Retrieved January 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ "Loyola Wolfpack deals out defeat to Austin eleven". The Shreveport Times. October 18, 1937. p. 9. Retrieved January 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
  5. ^ "DePaul beats Loyola, 18 to 7, as Mattei stars". The Chicago Tribune. October 25, 1937. Retrieved January 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
  6. ^ "DePaul Eleven Defeats Loyola in Sunday Game". The Shreveport Times. October 25, 1937. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "L.S.U. romps to 52–6 triumph over Loyola". Monroe Morning World. October 31, 1937. p. 8. Retrieved January 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
  8. ^ "Texas Tech smears Loyola, 25 to 6". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. November 6, 1937. p. 4. Retrieved January 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
  9. ^ "Loyola defeated 40 to 0 by Lynx". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 12, 1937. p. 10. Retrieved January 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
  10. ^ "St. Mary's and Loyola tie 6–6". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 22, 1937. p. 8. Retrieved January 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.