In their second season under head coach Jordan Olivar, the Lions compiled an 8–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 297 to 137.
[1] The team ranked fifth in major college football in total offense, tallying an average of 420.1 yards per game.
20 in the AP Poll for the next two weeks – the first and only time a Loyola football team was ranked.
Quarterback Don Klosterman was the team's offensive star.
He ranked fifth in major college football with 113 pass completions (good for 1,582 yards) and 19 touchdowns.