The 1948 Loyola Lions football team was an

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team that represented Loyola University of Los Angeles (now known as

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) as an independent during the

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. In their second and final season under head coach

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, the Lions compiled a 3–5–1 record and were outscored, 199 to 151. Loyola was ranked at No. 169 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.

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