Let’s be real: With the exception of men’s volleyball, Loyola University of Chicago is not known for winning championships or record-breaking Division I athletic teams. Gentile Arena averages less than half-full attendance for men’s basketball games, its most watched sport, according to attendance records on Loyola Athletics’ website. But just because you don’t see the Ramblers on the Sportscenter Top 10 every day doesn’t mean they don’t have any athletic credit to their names. The Phoenix has compiled a timeline of noteworthy Rambler accomplishments and important events in Loyola Athletics’ history.
1926: Loyola’s Division I football team took on the nickname “the Ramblers” because the team traveled so much for its games since Loyola didn’t have a home field.