1937 George Washington Colonials football team

1937 George Washington Colonials football
1937 George Washington Colonials football
Conference	Independent
1937 record	3–4–1
Head coach	Jim Pixlee (9th season);
Home stadium	Griffith Stadium
	Seasons ← 1936 1938 →

The 1937 George Washington Colonials football team was an American football team that represented George Washington University as an independent during the 1937 college football season. In its ninth and final season under head coach Jim Pixlee, the team compiled a 3–4–1 record and was outscored by a total of 105 to 104.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1	Wake Forest	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	W 34–6	15,000
October 8	West Virginia Wesleyan	Washington, DC	W 18–13
October 23	No. 2 Alabama	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	L 0–19	24,666	^[2]
October 29	Tulsa	Washington, DC	L 13–14	13,000
November 5	Ole Miss	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	L 6–27
November 13	North Dakota Agricultural	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	W 33–0		^[3]
November 20	at Arkansas	Quigley Stadium Little Rock, AR	T 0–0
November 25	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 0–26
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "1937 George Washington Colonials Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
^ "Tide wallops Colonials, 19–0, in sea of mud". The Birmingham News. October 24, 1937. Retrieved February 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bisons defeated 33–0 by Colonials". Argus-Leader. November 14, 1937. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

v t George Washington Colonials football
Venues	American League Park Griffith Stadium (1930–1960) District of Columbia Stadium (1961–1966)
Bowls and rivalries	1957 Sun Bowl
Culture and lore	"Hail to the Buff and Blue"
People
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1937 Southern college football independents records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Delaware State		–		1	–	0	–	0
Hardin–Simmons		–		8	–	0	–	1
West Virginia		–		8	–	1	–	1
Catholic University		–		5	–	3	–	0
William & Mary Norfolk Division		–		5	–	3	–	0
Navy		–		4	–	4	–	1
George Washington		–		3	–	4	–	1
Georgetown		–		2	–	4	–	2
Western Maryland		–		3	–	6	–	0
East Carolina		–		2	–	5	–	0
Loyola (LA)		–		2	–	6	–	1
Virginia		–		2	–	7	–	0
South Georgia Teachers		–		2	–	9	–	0
Delaware		–		1	–	7	–	0
Oklahoma City		–		1	–	9	–	0