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1939 Loyola Wolf Pack football
ConferenceDixie Conference
Record5–5 (3–1 Dixie)
Head coach
Home stadiumLoyola University Stadium
Seasons← 1938
1939 Dixie Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Southwestern (TN) $ 2 – 0 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Loyola (LA) 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Mississippi College 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Chattanooga 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Millsaps 2 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Birmingham–Southern 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Howard (AL) 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Mercer 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Spring Hill 0 – 4 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1939 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 1939 college football season. In their third season under head coach Larry Mullins, the team compiled a 5–5 record. At the conclusion of the season, Loyola discontinued the football program citing financial losses.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Louisiana College*W 7–0
October 6Birmingham–Southern
  • Loyola University Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 7–6
October 13Mississippi College
  • Loyola University Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 32–05,000
October 21at LSU*L 0–2010,000
October 28at Creighton*L 13–21
November 3Southwestern (TN)
  • Loyola University Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 0–20
November 10at Southwestern Louisiana*W 20–185,000
November 18at Catholic University*L 0–34
November 23Spring Hill
  • Loyola University Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 13–7
December 1Texas Tech*
  • Loyola University Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 0–133,500
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Loyola of N.O. will abandon football team". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. December 18, 1939. p. 8. Retrieved January 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. "Louisiana College Cats beaten, 7–0, by Loyola Wolves". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 30, 1939. p. 1. Retrieved January 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. "Loyola noses out Panthers by 7–6 margin". The Birmingham News. October 7, 1939. p. 9. Retrieved January 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. "Loyola swamps Choctaws, 32–0". The Shreveport Journal. October 14, 1939. p. 14. Retrieved January 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. "Kavanaugh stars as Bengals beat Loyola Wolves". The Shreveport Times. October 22, 1939. p. 21. Retrieved January 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. "Creighton rallies to defeat Loyola". The Lincoln Star. October 29, 1939. p. E2. Retrieved January 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. "Loyola defeated by Southwestern Lynx". The Shreveport Times. November 4, 1939. p. 14. Retrieved January 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. "Loyola noses out Bulldogs by score of 20 to 18". The Daily Advertiser. November 11, 1939. p. 10. Retrieved January 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. "Catholic U. Back In Stride, Defeats Loyola South, 34–0". The Baltimore Sun. November 19, 1939. p. 25. Retrieved January 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  10. "Loyola drowns Spring Hill foe by 13–7 score". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 24, 1939. p. 19. Retrieved January 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  11. "Tech uses breaks to beat Loyola, 13 to 0". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. December 2, 1939. p. 4. Retrieved January 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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