1937 Cal Aggies football team

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1937 Cal Aggies football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1937 record4–4 (2–2 FWC)
Head coach
CaptainDave Peterson
Home stadiumA Street field
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Far Western Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fresno State $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
Pacific (CA) 3 – 1 – 0 3 – 5 – 2
Cal Aggies 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Nevada 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Chico State 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1937 Cal Aggies football team represented the Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture[note 1] in the 1937 college football season. The team was known as either the Cal Aggies or California Aggies, and competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2]

The Aggies were led by first-year head coach Vern Hickey. They played home games at A Street field on campus in Davis, California. The Aggies finished with a record of four wins and four losses (4–4, 2–2 FWC). The Aggies were outscored by their opponents 63–87 for the 1937 season.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at San Francisco State[note 3]*
  • Roberts Field
  • San Francisco, CA
W 13–7[1]
October 1at Sacramento City College*Sacramento, CAW 6–0
October 9at BYU*
L 0–343,000[2]
October 16at California*
L 0–14
October 22Fresno State[note 5]
L 0–193,500[3][4]
October 30at Nevada
W 12–0
November 6Chico State[note 7]
  • A Street field
  • Davis, CA
W 26–0[5]
November 13Pacific (CA)[note 8]
  • A Street field
  • Davis, CA
L 6–13
  • *Non-conference game

[6][7]

NFL Draft[]

No Cal Aggies players were selected in the 1938 NFL Draft.[8][9]

Notes[]

  1. ^ University of California, Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959.
  2. ^ The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  3. ^ San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  4. ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Cougar Stadium on the BYU campus, which was opened for the 1964 season
  5. ^ California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) was known as Fresno State Normal School from 1911 to 1948.
  6. ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season."University of Nevada, Reno; Mackay Stadium". Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  7. ^ California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  8. ^ University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.

References[]

  1. ^ "Cal Aggies Defeat S.F. State, 13-7". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. September 25, 1937. p. 5. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  2. ^ "'Y' Swamps Cal. Aggies By 34 To 0: "Y" Displays Powerful Offense In Scoring Five Touchdowns". The Sunday Herald. October 10, 1937. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  4. ^ "Fresno Staters Trim Davis Aggies, 19-0, In First Conference Game". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. October 23, 1937. p. 2-B. Retrieved March 6, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  5. ^ "Al Serpa Sets Pace As Aggies Triumph". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. November 7, 1937. p. 18. Retrieved November 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  6. ^ "California – Davis Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  8. ^ "1938 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  9. ^ "Draft History: California-Davis". Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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