1937 college football season First AP No. 1 of season California [1] Number of bowls 5 Champion(s) Pittsburgh (AP)Heisman Clint Frank (halfback , Yale )
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The 1937 college football season ended with the Panthers of the University of Pittsburgh being named the nation's No. 1 team (and "mythical national champion" ) by 30 of the 33 voters in the Associated Press writers' poll . The AP poll was in its second year, and seven votes were taken during the final weeks of the 1937 season, starting with October 18. Each writer listed his choice for the top ten teams, and points were tallied based on 10 for first place, 9 for second, etc., and the AP then ranked the twenty teams with the highest number of points. With 33 writers polled, Pitt received 30 first place votes and 3 second-place, for a total of 327 points.
The NCAA began keeping official game statistics in 1937.
Conference and program changes [ ]
School
1936 Conference
1937 Conference
Akron Zippers
Ohio Athletic
Independent
Saint Louis Billikens
Independent
Missouri Valley
September [ ]
September 25 The defending champion Minnesota Gophers opened their season with a 69–7 win over visiting North Dakota State. LSU beat Florida, 19–0. Alabama beat Samford 41–0. California won 30–7 over St. Mary's. In Seattle, Washington beat Iowa, 14–0. The day before, Pittsburgh had opened with a 59–0 win over Ohio Wesleyan.
October [ ]
October 2 Minnesota lost at Nebraska, 14–9. LSU defeated Texas 9–0. Pittsburgh won at West Virginia, 20–0. In Birmingham, Alabama beat Sewanee, 65–0. In Los Angeles, Washington defeated USC, 7–0. California beat Oregon State, 24–6. Yale beat Maine, 26–0.
October 9 In Houston, LSU defeated Rice, 13–0. Pittsburgh beat its cross-town rival, Duquesne, 6–0. Alabama beat South Carolina, 20–0. All three teams had held their opposition scoreless. California defeated Washington State 27–0. Washington lost to Oregon State, 6–3. Yale beat Penn, 27–7. Minnesota recovered from its Nebraska loss to beat Indiana 6–0.
October 16
LSU registered its fourth shutout in four starts, a 13–0 win over Ole Miss. Pittsburgh and Fordham played to a 0–0 tie in New York.
Alabama yielded its first points, but won at Tennessee, 14–7. California beat the California Aggies (later UC-Davis) 14–0 and Pacific, 20–0, in a doubleheader. Yale defeated Army, 15–7. Minnesota won at Michigan, 39–6. In the first poll taken, California was No. 1, followed by Alabama, Pittsburgh, Minnesota, and Yale. LSU, despite a 54–0 scoring edge over its opposition, was sixth.
October 23
No. 1 California beat No. 11 USC 20–6. In Washington, No. 2 Alabama defeated GWU, 19–0. No. 3 Pittsburgh won at No. 16 Wisconsin 26–6. No. 4 Minnesota was idle. No. 5 Yale beat No. 19 Cornell, 9–0. The next top five was No. 1 California, No. 2 Pittsburgh, No. 3 Alabama, No. 4 Minnesota, and No. 5 Yale
October 30 In Los Angeles, No. 1 California defeated UCLA 27–14, while in Pittsburgh, the No. 2 Pitt Panthers beat Carnegie Tech, 25–14. No. 3 Alabama beat Kentucky, 41–0. No. 4 Minnesota lost to Notre Dame, 7–6, and No. 5 Yale and No. 9 Dartmouth played to a 9–9 tie. No. 6 Baylor, which reached 6–0–0 with a 6–0 win over TCU, and No. 10 Fordham , which won at No. 15 North Carolina, 14–0, moved up to fourth and fifth place in the next Top Five, behind California, Alabama, and Pittsburgh.
November [ ]
November 6 No. 1 California and Washington played to a 0–0 tie. In New Orleans, No. 2 Alabama beat No. 19 Tulane, 9–6. No. 3 Pittsburgh won at No. 12 Notre Dame, 21–6 to take the top spot in the next poll. No. 4 Baylor lost to unranked Texas, 9–6. No. 5 Fordham beat Purdue, 21–3. No. 9 Dartmouth, which beat Princeton 33–9, reached the next Top Five: No. 1 Pittsburgh, No. 2 California, No. 3 Alabama, No. 4 Fordham, and No. 5 Dartmouth.
November 13 No. 1 Pittsburgh defeated visiting No. 11 Nebraska, 13–7. In Portland, No. 2 California beat Oregon, 26–0. In Birmingham, No. 3 Alabama beat Georgia Tech, 7–0. No. 4 Fordham was idle. No. 5 Dartmouth and Cornell played to a 6–6 tie. No. 6 Yale returned to the Top Five with a 26–0 win over Princeton, ranking fifth behind Pittsburgh, California, Alabama, and Fordham.
November 20 No. 1 Pittsburgh beat Penn State, 28–7. No. 2 California won at No. 13 Stanford, 13–0, to finish at 9–0–1. No. 3 Alabama was idle. No. 4 Fordham beat St. Mary's, 6–0. No. 5 Yale lost its final game of the season, 13–6, at Harvard. No. 7 Minnesota closed its season with a 13–6 win over Wisconsin and moved up to fifth place behind Pittsburgh, California, Fordham, and Alabama.
On Thanksgiving Day , No. 4 Alabama beat No. 12 Vanderbilt 9–7 in Nashville. Then, on November 27
No. 1 Pittsburgh closed its season unbeaten (8–0–1) with a 10–0 win at No. 18 Duke. No. 3 Fordham closed its season unbeaten (7–0–1) with a 20–7 win over NYU at Yankee Stadium. No. 2 California and No. 5 Minnesota had completed their seasons, and the top five remained unchanged from the previous week.
Conference standings [ ]
Major conference standings [ ]
1937 Big Six Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 11 Nebraska $
3
–
0
–
2
6
–
1
–
2
Oklahoma
3
–
1
–
1
5
–
2
–
2
Kansas
2
–
1
–
2
3
–
4
–
2
Missouri
2
–
2
–
1
3
–
6
–
1
Iowa State
1
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Kansas State
1
–
4
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Rankings from AP Poll
1937 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 5 Minnesota $
5
–
0
–
0
6
–
2
–
0
No. 13 Ohio State
5
–
1
–
0
6
–
2
–
0
Indiana
3
–
2
–
0
5
–
3
–
0
Michigan
3
–
3
–
0
4
–
4
–
0
Northwestern
3
–
3
–
0
4
–
4
–
0
Purdue
2
–
2
–
1
4
–
3
–
1
Wisconsin
2
–
2
–
1
4
–
3
–
1
Illinois
2
–
3
–
0
3
–
3
–
2
Chicago
0
–
4
–
0
1
–
6
–
0
Iowa
0
–
5
–
0
1
–
7
–
0
Rankings from AP Poll
1937 Border Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Texas Tech $
3
–
0
–
0
8
–
4
–
0
New Mexico A&M
4
–
1
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Arizona
3
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Texas Mines
2
–
1
–
1
7
–
1
–
2
New Mexico
2
–
3
–
1
4
–
4
–
1
Arizona State–Flagstaff
1
–
4
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Arizona State
0
–
5
–
0
0
–
8
–
1
1937 Middle Three Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Lafayette $
2
–
0
–
0
8
–
0
–
0
Rutgers
1
–
1
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Lehigh
0
–
2
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
1937 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 2 California $
6
–
0
–
1
10
–
0
–
1
Stanford
4
–
2
–
1
4
–
3
–
2
Washington
4
–
2
–
2
7
–
2
–
2
Washington State
3
–
3
–
2
3
–
3
–
3
Idaho
2
–
2
–
0
4
–
3
–
1
Oregon State
2
–
3
–
3
3
–
3
–
3
USC
2
–
3
–
2
4
–
4
–
2
Oregon
2
–
5
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
UCLA
1
–
5
–
1
2
–
6
–
1
Montana
0
–
1
–
0
7
–
1
–
0
Rankings from AP Poll
1937 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 17 Colorado $
7
–
0
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
BYU
5
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Denver
5
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Utah
5
–
2
–
0
5
–
3
–
0
Western State (CO)
3
–
1
–
0
5
–
3
–
0
Colorado College
3
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Utah State
2
–
4
–
1
2
–
4
–
2
Wyoming
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
5
–
0
Colorado State–Greeley
2
–
4
–
0
2
–
6
–
0
Montana State
0
–
3
–
1
3
–
4
–
1
Colorado Mines
1
–
5
–
0
2
–
5
–
0
Colorado A&M
1
–
6
–
0
1
–
7
–
0
Rankings from AP Poll
1937 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 4 Alabama $
6
–
0
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
No. 8 LSU
5
–
1
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
Auburn
4
–
1
–
2
6
–
2
–
3
Vanderbilt
4
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Mississippi State
3
–
2
–
0
5
–
4
–
1
Georgia Tech
3
–
2
–
1
6
–
3
–
1
Tennessee
4
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
1
Florida
3
–
4
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
Tulane
2
–
3
–
1
5
–
4
–
1
Georgia
1
–
2
–
2
6
–
3
–
2
Ole Miss
0
–
4
–
0
4
–
5
–
1
Kentucky
0
–
5
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Sewanee
0
–
6
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
1937 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Murray State $
6
–
0
–
1
8
–
1
–
1
Erskine
5
–
0
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Centre
3
–
0
–
0
6
–
2
–
1
Western Kentucky State Teachers
3
–
0
–
1
7
–
1
–
1
Centenary
1
–
0
–
2
6
–
3
–
3
Miami (FL)
1
–
0
–
0
4
–
4
–
1
Morehead State
4
–
1
–
0
7
–
1
–
0
Louisiana Tech
3
–
1
–
2
6
–
3
–
2
Louisiana Normal
3
–
1
–
1
4
–
4
–
1
Middle Tennessee State Teachers
2
–
1
–
1
6
–
1
–
1
Mississippi State Teachers
4
–
2
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Union (KY)
2
–
1
–
0
4
–
3
–
0
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers
3
–
2
–
1
5
–
2
–
1
Rollins
3
–
2
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Oglethorpe
3
–
3
–
0
3
–
6
–
1
SW Louisiana
2
–
3
–
1
4
–
3
–
1
Stetson
2
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Mississippi College
2
–
3
–
1
3
–
6
–
1
Wofford
2
–
3
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Newberry
2
–
3
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Transylvania
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
5
–
0
Louisiana College
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Millsaps
1
–
3
–
2
3
–
5
–
2
Georgetown (KY)
1
–
3
–
0
3
–
5
–
0
Louisville
1
–
3
–
1
2
–
5
–
1
Troy State
1
–
3
–
0
2
–
7
–
2
Tennessee Tech
1
–
5
–
1
3
–
5
–
1
West Tennessee State Teachers
1
–
5
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Presbyterian
0
–
3
–
0
0
–
10
–
0
Union (TN)
0
–
5
–
1
1
–
8
–
1
1937 Southern Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Maryland $
2
–
0
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
No. 19 North Carolina
4
–
0
–
1
7
–
1
–
1
Clemson
2
–
0
–
1
4
–
4
–
1
No. 20 Duke
5
–
1
–
0
7
–
2
–
1
VMI
4
–
2
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
NC State
4
–
2
–
1
5
–
3
–
1
South Carolina
2
–
2
–
1
5
–
6
–
1
Washington and Lee
2
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
The Citadel
2
–
3
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
Richmond
2
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
1
Furman
1
–
2
–
2
4
–
3
–
2
VPI
2
–
4
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
William & Mary
1
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Wake Forest
1
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Davidson
1
–
6
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Rankings from AP Poll
1937 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 18 Rice $
4
–
1
–
1
6
–
3
–
2
No. 16 TCU
3
–
1
–
2
4
–
4
–
2
No. T–14 Arkansas
3
–
2
–
1
6
–
2
–
2
Baylor
3
–
3
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Texas A&M
2
–
2
–
2
5
–
2
–
2
SMU
2
–
4
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Texas
1
–
5
–
0
2
–
6
–
1
Rankings from AP Poll
Independents [ ]
1937 Eastern college football independents records
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 1 Pittsburgh
–
9
–
0
–
1
No. 6 Villanova
–
8
–
0
–
1
No. 3 Fordham
–
7
–
0
–
1
No. 7 Dartmouth
–
7
–
0
–
2
No. T–14 Holy Cross
–
8
–
0
–
2
St. Thomas (PA)
–
6
–
1
–
1
No. 12 Yale
–
6
–
1
–
1
Army
–
7
–
2
–
0
Boston University
–
6
–
2
–
0
Cornell
–
5
–
2
–
1
Harvard
–
5
–
2
–
1
Syracuse
–
5
–
2
–
1
CCNY
–
5
–
2
–
0
No. 12 Manhattan
–
6
–
3
–
1
Penn State
–
5
–
3
–
0
Duquesne
–
6
–
4
–
0
Brown
–
5
–
4
–
0
NYU
–
5
–
4
–
0
Temple
–
3
–
2
–
4
Boston College
–
4
–
4
–
1
Bucknell
–
3
–
3
–
2
Buffalo
–
4
–
4
–
0
Princeton
–
4
–
4
–
0
Tufts
–
3
–
4
–
1
Colgate
–
3
–
5
–
0
Columbia
–
2
–
5
–
2
Hofstra
–
2
–
4
–
0
Carnegie Tech
–
2
–
5
–
1
Penn
–
2
–
5
–
1
Vermont
–
2
–
6
–
0
La Salle
–
2
–
7
–
0
Massachusetts State
–
1
–
7
–
1
Rankings from AP Poll
1937 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Michigan State
–
8
–
2
–
0
Akron
–
7
–
2
–
0
Central Michigan
–
6
–
2
–
0
DePaul
–
5
–
1
–
2
Wayne
–
6
–
2
–
0
No. T–9 Notre Dame
–
6
–
2
–
1
Detroit
–
7
–
3
–
0
Michigan State Normal
–
5
–
2
–
1
Western State Teachers (MI)
–
5
–
3
–
0
Xavier
–
4
–
5
–
1
Marquette
–
3
–
6
–
0
Rankings from AP Poll
1937 Southern college football independents records
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
1937 Western college football independents records
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. T–9 Santa Clara
–
9
–
0
–
0
San Jose State
–
11
–
2
–
1
Pomona
–
6
–
2
–
1
Humboldt State
–
4
–
2
–
0
Idaho Southern Branch
–
6
–
3
–
0
Cal Poly
–
4
–
2
–
2
Portland
–
4
–
3
–
1
Saint Mary's
–
4
–
3
–
2
San Francisco
–
4
–
5
–
1
Loyola (CA)
–
4
–
7
–
0
Gonzaga
–
2
–
6
–
2
Hawaii
–
2
–
6
–
0
San Francisco State
–
1
–
6
–
1
Rankings from AP Poll
Minor conferences [ ]
Conference
Champion(s)
Record
Alamo Conference
Texas A&I
—
Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Morgan College
6–0
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Wichita
4–0
Eastern Pennsylvania Conference
Drexel
3–1
Far Western Conference
Fresno State Normal
4–0
Indiana Intercollegiate Conference
Butler
3–0
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Saint Ambrose Upper Iowa
5–0 6–0
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
Baker
4–1
Lone Star Conference
East Texas State Teachers
4–0
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Kalamazoo
4–0
Michigan-Ontario Collegiate Conference
Ferris State Lawrence Technological University
–
Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference
Cornell College
7–0
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Gustavus Adolphus
5–0
Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Southeast Missouri State Teachers
5–0
Nebraska College Athletic Conference
Hastings
2–0–1
Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Nebraska State Teachers–Chadron
2–0
North Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
North Dakota
3–0
North Dakota College Athletic Conference
North Dakota Science
4–0–1
Northern Teachers Athletic Conference
St. Cloud State Teachers
4–0
Northern Teachers Athletic Conference
Duluth State Teachers
3–0
Ohio Athletic Conference
Baldwin Wallace
4–0
Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference
Central State Teachers (OK)
5–0–1
Pacific Northwest Conference
Willamette
3–0
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
Lock Haven State Teachers
5–0–1
South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference
Augustana (SD)
4–0
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
San Diego State
4–1
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Florida A&M College
5–0–1
Southwestern Athletic Conference
Texas College
5–0–1
Texas Collegiate Athletic Conference
Howard Payne
7–0
Tri-Normal League
State Normal–Cheney
2–0
Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference
North: Superior State Teachers South: Whitewater State Teachers
3–0 4–0
Minor conference standings [ ]
1937 Alamo Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
St. Mary's (TX) +
1
–
0
–
1
7
–
2
–
2
Texas A&I +
1
–
0
–
1
4
–
3
–
1
Sul Ross
0
–
2
–
0
2
–
4
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions
1937 Buckeye Athletic Association football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Marshall $
4
–
0
–
1
9
–
0
–
1
Dayton
4
–
1
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Ohio
3
–
1
–
1
5
–
3
–
1
Miami (OH)
2
–
3
–
0
4
–
4
–
1
Ohio Wesleyan
1
–
4
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Cincinnati
0
–
5
–
0
0
–
10
–
0
1937 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Morgan $
6
–
0
–
0
7
–
0
–
0
Virginia Union
7
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Virginia State
7
–
1
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
Lincoln (PA)
3
–
2
–
1
6
–
2
–
1
Johnson C. Smith
3
–
2
–
0
5
–
3
–
0
Bluefield State
1
–
3
–
2
1
–
5
–
3
Howard
2
–
2
–
0
3
–
2
–
1
North Carolina College
3
–
3
–
1
3
–
4
–
1
North Carolina A&T
2
–
4
–
2
2
–
4
–
3
Hampton
3
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Saint Paul's (VA)
2
–
5
–
0
2
–
5
–
0
Shaw
0
–
6
–
0
1
–
6
–
0
St. Augustine's
0
–
4
–
0
0
–
4
–
0
1937 Dixie Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Birmingham–Southern $
6
–
1
–
0
6
–
2
–
0
Howard (AL)
4
–
1
–
0
5
–
3
–
0
Southwestern (TN)
4
–
1
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Mississippi College
2
–
1
–
1
3
–
6
–
1
Chattanooga
2
–
3
–
0
4
–
3
–
2
Loyola (LA)
1
–
2
–
0
2
–
6
–
1
Millsaps
1
–
3
–
1
3
–
5
–
2
Mercer
0
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Spring Hill
0
–
5
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
1937 Far Western Conference football standings
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
1937 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Illinois College +
5
–
0
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Bradley +
5
–
0
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Illinois State Normal +
4
–
0
–
2
5
–
1
–
2
St. Viator
2
–
0
–
1
6
–
2
–
1
Monmouth (IL)
1
–
0
–
3
4
–
1
–
4
Augustana (IL)
4
–
1
–
1
5
–
2
–
1
Western Illinois
3
–
1
–
1
3
–
4
–
1
Knox (IL)
2
–
1
–
1
3
–
4
–
1
Illinois Wesleyan
3
–
2
–
1
5
–
3
–
1
Northern Illinois State
3
–
2
–
1
3
–
2
–
3
Lake Forest
1
–
1
–
1
3
–
1
–
2
Wheaton (IL)
3
–
3
–
0
3
–
5
–
0
Shurtleff
1
–
1
–
0
1
–
5
–
0
Elmhurst
2
–
3
–
1
3
–
3
–
2
McKendree
2
–
3
–
1
3
–
5
–
1
Southern Illinois
2
–
4
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
North Central
1
–
2
–
3
1
–
3
–
3
Eastern Illinois
1
–
4
–
1
3
–
4
–
1
Carthage
1
–
5
–
0
1
–
6
–
0
Eureka
0
–
6
–
0
0
–
6
–
0
Millikin
0
–
7
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions
1937 Indiana Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Butler $
3
–
0
–
1
5
–
2
–
1
DePauw
7
–
1
–
0
7
–
1
–
0
Saint Joseph's (IN)
4
–
1
–
0
4
–
2
–
1
Ball State
5
–
1
–
1
5
–
2
–
1
Earlham
2
–
1
–
2
4
–
1
–
2
Hanover
4
–
2
–
0
5
–
3
–
0
Valparaiso
4
–
2
–
0
4
–
4
–
0
Wabash
3
–
2
–
2
3
–
3
–
2
Franklin (IN)
3
–
3
–
1
3
–
4
–
1
Rose Poly
2
–
4
–
0
4
–
4
–
0
Manchester
1
–
3
–
0
4
–
3
–
0
Indiana State
1
–
4
–
0
1
–
7
–
0
Central Normal
1
–
4
–
1
1
–
5
–
1
Oakland City
0
–
5
–
0
0
–
7
–
0
Evansville
0
–
7
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
1937 Iowa Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Upper Iowa +
6
–
0
–
0
6
–
0
–
0
St. Ambrose +
5
–
0
–
0
8
–
0
–
0
Dubuque
3
–
1
–
1
3
–
4
–
1
Luther
2
–
1
–
3
4
–
1
–
3
Buena Vista
3
–
2
–
0
5
–
3
–
0
Parsons
3
–
2
–
1
5
–
3
–
1
Central (IA)
3
–
2
–
1
3
–
5
–
1
Columbia (IA)
2
–
3
–
1
4
–
5
–
1
Western Union
1
–
2
–
0
4
–
4
–
0
Iowa Wesleyan
2
–
4
–
1
3
–
4
–
2
Wartburg
0
–
2
–
1
1
–
4
–
2
Penn (IA)
0
–
5
–
1
1
–
5
–
1
Simpson
0
–
6
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions
1937 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Baker $
4
–
1
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Kansas Wesleyan
3
–
2
–
0
5
–
3
–
1
Bethany (KS)
3
–
2
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Ottawa
2
–
2
–
0
5
–
2
–
0
College of Emporia
1
–
3
–
0
2
–
6
–
0
McPherson
1
–
4
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
1937 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
East Texas State $
4
–
0
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
North Texas State
2
–
1
–
1
4
–
4
–
2
Southwest Texas State
2
–
2
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Sam Houston State
1
–
3
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Stephen F. Austin
0
–
3
–
1
1
–
6
–
1
1937 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Kalamazoo $
4
–
0
–
0
7
–
1
–
0
Alma
2
–
2
–
0
4
–
4
–
1
Hillsdale
2
–
2
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Albion
1
–
3
–
0
4
–
4
–
0
Hope
1
–
3
–
0
3
–
4
–
1
1937 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Gustavus Adolphus $
5
–
0
–
0
6
–
0
–
0
Concordia (MN)
3
–
1
–
0
3
–
3
–
0
Saint John's (MN)
2
–
2
–
0
5
–
3
–
0
St. Thomas (MN)
1
–
1
–
2
2
–
3
–
2
Hamline
1
–
2
–
1
3
–
2
–
2
Saint Mary's (MN)
1
–
2
–
1
1
–
4
–
2
Macalester
1
–
4
–
0
1
–
5
–
1
St. Olaf
0
–
2
–
2
1
–
4
–
2
1937 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Tarkio +
2
–
0
–
1
4
–
2
–
2
William Jewell +
3
–
0
–
1
3
–
3
–
1
Culver–Stockton
1
–
2
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Missouri Valley
1
–
3
–
0
3
–
4
–
1
Central Methodist
1
–
3
–
0
1
–
6
–
1
+ – Conference co-champions
1937 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
SE Missouri State $
5
–
0
–
0
9
–
0
–
0
Central Missouri State
4
–
1
–
0
7
–
1
–
0
Missouri–Rolla
2
–
2
–
1
3
–
4
–
1
Kirksville State
1
–
2
–
2
1
–
4
–
2
NW Missouri State
1
–
3
–
1
2
–
5
–
2
SW Missouri State
0
–
5
–
0
0
–
8
–
1
1937 New England Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
New Hampshire +
1
–
0
–
0
7
–
1
–
0
Connecticut State +
1
–
0
–
0
6
–
2
–
1
Maine
0
–
1
–
1
2
–
3
–
2
Rhode Island State
0
–
2
–
1
3
–
4
–
1
+ – Conference co-champions
1937 North Central Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
North Dakota $
3
–
0
–
0
4
–
4
–
0
South Dakota
4
–
1
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Morningside
2
–
2
–
1
4
–
2
–
2
North Dakota Agricultural
2
–
2
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Iowa State Teachers
2
–
2
–
1
2
–
4
–
3
South Dakota State
2
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Omaha
0
–
5
–
0
2
–
6
–
0
1937 North State Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Appalachian State $
5
–
0
–
0
8
–
1
–
1
Elon
3
–
1
–
0
7
–
1
–
0
Catawba
3
–
2
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Lenoir–Rhyne
2
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
2
Western Carolina
0
–
3
–
0
1
–
6
–
2
Guilford
0
–
3
–
0
1
–
7
–
0
1937 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Willamette $
5
–
0
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Pacific (OR)
3
–
1
–
1
4
–
3
–
1
Puget Sound
3
–
2
–
0
3
–
4
–
0
Whitman
1
–
3
–
1
3
–
5
–
0
College of Idaho
0
–
2
–
1
2
–
5
–
1
Albany College (OR)
0
–
4
–
1
0
–
4
–
1
Linfield
–
3
–
4
–
0
1937 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Baldwin–Wallace $
4
–
0
–
0
6
–
2
–
0
Case
4
–
1
–
0
6
–
2
–
1
Marietta
4
–
1
–
0
4
–
4
–
0
Ohio Northern
4
–
1
–
2
4
–
1
–
3
Wooster
4
–
2
–
0
6
–
2
–
0
Muskingum
3
–
2
–
2
4
–
3
–
2
Heidelberg
4
–
3
–
1
4
–
4
–
1
Mount Union
2
–
2
–
2
3
–
3
–
3
Kent State
3
–
3
–
1
3
–
4
–
1
Kenyon
1
–
1
–
1
2
–
4
–
1
Capital
3
–
4
–
0
4
–
4
–
0
Bowling Green
2
–
3
–
1
3
–
4
–
1
Oberlin
1
–
2
–
1
2
–
3
–
3
John Carroll
1
–
2
–
0
3
–
5
–
0
Wittenberg
2
–
4
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Ashland
2
–
5
–
0
2
–
6
–
0
Findlay
1
–
4
–
1
3
–
4
–
1
Otterbein
1
–
6
–
0
2
–
6
–
0
Toledo
0
–
0
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
1937 Smoky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Carson–Newman $
6
–
0
–
1
7
–
1
–
1
Appalachian State
4
–
0
–
1
8
–
2
–
1
Maryville
4
–
1
–
0
5
–
2
–
1
East Tennessee State Teachers
4
–
4
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
King
2
–
3
–
1
4
–
6
–
1
Milligan
2
–
3
–
0
5
–
3
–
1
Cumberland (TN)
1
–
4
–
0
2
–
6
–
1
Tusculum
0
–
5
–
2
0
–
5
–
3
Western Carolina
0
–
3
–
1
1
–
6
–
2
1937 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Augustana (SD) $
4
–
0
–
0
8
–
0
–
0
South Dakota Mines
4
–
1
–
0
5
–
3
–
0
Southern Normal
4
–
1
–
0
5
–
3
–
0
Yankton
4
–
2
–
0
4
–
2
–
1
Northern State
3
–
2
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Dakota Wesleyan
1
–
2
–
0
3
–
4
–
0
Sioux Falls
1
–
3
–
0
4
–
4
–
0
Spearfish
1
–
4
–
0
2
–
5
–
0
Huron
1
–
5
–
0
1
–
6
–
1
Eastern Normal
0
–
3
–
0
1
–
5
–
0
1937 Southern California Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
San Diego State $
4
–
1
–
0
7
–
1
–
0
Santa Barbara State
3
–
1
–
1
5
–
2
–
2
Redlands
2
–
1
–
2
3
–
3
–
2
Whittier
2
–
2
–
1
2
–
6
–
2
Occidental
1
–
2
–
2
2
–
2
–
3
La Verne
0
–
5
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
1937 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Southern +
–
–
Langston +
–
–
+ – Conference co-champions
1937 Texas Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Howard Payne $
7
–
0
–
0
8
–
1
–
1
Austin
6
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
McMurry
5
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
1
Texas Wesleyan
3
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Daniel Baker
3
–
4
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Southwestern (TX)
2
–
4
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Trinity (TX)
2
–
4
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
St. Edward's
1
–
5
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Abilene Christian
0
–
6
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
Awards and honors [ ]
All-Americans [ ]
Main article: 1937 College Football All-America Team
The consensus All-America team included:
Position
Name
Height
Weight (lbs.)
Class
Hometown
Team
QB
Clint Frank
5'10"
190
Sr.
Evanston, Illinois
Yale
HB
Marshall Goldberg
5'11"
185
Jr.
Elkins, West Virginia
Pittsburgh
HB
Byron White
6'1"
185
Sr.
Wellington, Colorado
Colorado
FB
Sam Chapman
6'0"
180
Sr.
Mill Valley, California
California
E
Chuck Sweeney
6'0"
190
Sr.
Bloomington, Indiana
Notre Dame
T
Ed Franco
5'8"
196
Sr.
Jersey City, New Jersey
Fordham
G
Joe Routt
6'0"
193
Sr.
Brenham, Texas
Texas A&M
C
Alex Wojciechowicz
5'11"
192
Sr.
South River, New Jersey
Fordham
G
Leroy Monsky
5'10"
185
Sr.
Montgomery, Alabama
Alabama
T
Tony Matisi
6'0"
224
Sr.
New York, New York
Pittsburgh
E
Andy Bershak
6'0"
190
Sr.
Clairton, Pennsylvania
North Carolina
Individual leaders [ ]
Rushing yards (total): Byron White , Colorado, 1,121 yards
Rushing yards (per carry): Dick Cassiano , Pittsburgh, 9.0 yards/carry
Passing yards (total): Billy Patterson , Baylor, 1,109 yards
Receiving yards (total): Jim Benton , Arkansas, 814 yards
Points scored: Byron White, Colorado, 122 points
Punting: Johnny Pingel , Michigan State, 42.9 yards/punt
Rankings [ ]
Main article: 1937 NCAA football rankings
Bowl games [ ]
Bowl game
Winning team
Losing team
Rose Bowl
No. 2 California
13
No. 4 Alabama
0
Sugar Bowl
No. 9 Santa Clara
6
No. 8 LSU
0
Orange Bowl
Auburn
6
Michigan State
0
Cotton Bowl Classic
No. 18 Rice
28
No. 17 Colorado
14
Sun Bowl
West Virginia
7
Texas Tech
6
Charity Bowl
Fresno State
27
Arkansas State Teachers
26
See also [ ]
1937 College Football All-America Team
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