1937 college football season

1937 college football season
First AP No. 1 of season	California
Number of bowls	5
Champion(s)	Pittsburgh (AP)
Heisman	Clint Frank (halfback, Yale)
football seasons

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

For this article, major conferences defined as those including multiple state flagship public universities.

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 $ – Conference champion 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 $ – Conference champion 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 $ – Conference champion
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 $ – Conference champion	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 $ – Conference champion 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 $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll	1937 Southeastern Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   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 $ – Conference champion	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 $ – Conference champion 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 $ – Conference champion 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 Providence   –   2 – 6 – 0 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 Haskell   –   2 – 7 – 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   –   5 – 3 – 0 Roanoke   –   6 – 4 – 0 Navy   –   4 – 4 – 1 George Washington   –   3 – 4 – 1 Georgetown   –   2 – 4 – 2 Oglethorpe   –   3 – 6 – 1 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 Jacksonville State   –   0 – 5 – 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 $ – Conference champion	1937 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Wichita $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Emporia State 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 2 Fort Hays State 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 1 Pittsburg State 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Southwestern (KS) 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 $ – Conference champion
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 $ – Conference champion	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 1 – 10 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1937 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Drexel $ 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Franklin & Marshall 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Muhlenberg 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Gettysburg 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Ursinus 1 – 3 – 0 ? – ? – ? $ – Conference champion
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 $ – Conference champion	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 $ – Conference champion
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 (IA) 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 $ – Conference champion	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 $ – Conference champion
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 $ – Conference champion	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 $ – Conference champion	1937 Midwest Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Cornell (IA) $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0 Monmouth (IL) 2 – 1 – 2 4 – 1 – 4 Carleton 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Coe 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 2 Ripon 1 – 2 – 1 2 – 4 – 1 Lawrence 1 – 3 – 1 2 – 4 – 1 Beloit 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Knox 0 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1 $ – Conference champion
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 $ – Conference champion	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 (MO) 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 Cape Girardeau $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0 Warrensburg 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 Missouri–Rolla 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 1 Kirksville 1 – 2 – 2 1 – 4 – 2 Maryville (MO) 1 – 3 – 1 2 – 5 – 2 Springfield (MO) 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 8 – 1 $ – Conference champion
1937 Missouri Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Tulsa $ 3 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 2 Drake 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Saint Louis 2 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1 Oklahoma A&M 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Washington University 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Grinnell 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 1 Creighton 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Washburn 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 10 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1937 Nebraska College Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Hastings $ 2 – 0 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 Doane 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 1 Midland 1 – 1 – 1 5 – 1 – 2 Nebraska Wesleyan 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1937 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Chadron State $ 2 – 0 – 0 3 – 3 – 0 Kearney State 1 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Wayne State (NE) 1 – 1 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 Peru State 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 5 – 1 $ – Conference champion
1937 North Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Wahpeton $ 4 – 0 – 1 6 – 0 – 1 Minot State 4 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 1 Jamestown 3 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 1 Bottineau 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 2 – 0 Valley City State 2 – 2 – 2 2 – 2 – 3 Ellendale 1 – 2 – 2 1 – 3 – 2 Mayville State 0 – 4 – 1 0 – 4 – 1 Dickinson State 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1937 Northern Teachers College Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Duluth State $ 3 – 0 – 0 5 – 2 – 0 St. Cloud State 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Moorhead State 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 0 Bemidji State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0 Mankato State 1 – 2 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 Winona State 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 4 – 1 $ – Conference champion	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 $ – Conference champion
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 (OR) 0 – 4 – 1 0 – 4 – 1 Linfield   –   3 – 4 – 0 $ – Conference champion	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 $ – Conference champion	1937 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Central State (OK) $ 5 – 0 – 1 6 – 2 – 2 Oklahoma Baptist 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 4 – 1 Northeastern State 2 – 2 – 2 3 – 3 – 3 SW Oklahoma State 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 NW Oklahoma State 2 – 2 – 2 2 – 5 – 2 East Central 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 1 SE Oklahoma State 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1937 Pennsylvania State Teachers Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Lock Haven $ 4 – 0 – 1 6 – 0 – 2 Indiana (PA) 6 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1 Mansfield 4 – 1 – 0 3 – 2 – 0 Shippensburg 3 – 1 – 2 5 – 1 – 2 West Chester 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 1 Clarion 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 3 – 0 Kutztown 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 2 – 1 California (PA) 1 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1 Bloomsburg 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0 Millersville 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0 Slippery Rock 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 East Stroudsburg 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Edinboro 0 – 3 – 1 0 – 4 – 1 $ – Conference champion	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 (TN) 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 $ – Conference champion	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 Normal 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 $ – Conference champion
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 $ – Conference champion	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 $ – Conference champion	1937 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Texas College $ 5 – 0 – 1 8 – 0 – 1 Arkansas AM&N 3 – 0 – 3 7 – 0 – 3 Prairie View 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Langston 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 1 Wiley 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1 Southern 1 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Bishop 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 6 – 1 $ – Conference champion
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 $ – Conference champion	1937 Tri-Normal League football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Eastern Washington $ 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 1 – 0 Western Washington 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 2 – 1 Central Washington 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1937 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Potomac State + 4 – 0 – 0 4 – 0 – 0 Glenville State + 4 – 0 – 0 4 – 2 – 0 Concord 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 1 Morris Harvey 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 West Liberty State 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 1 – 1 Fairmont State 1 – 5 – 1 1 – 6 – 1 Salem 0 – 5 – 2 0 – 6 – 2 Marshall * 2 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 1 Davis & Elkins * 2 – 0 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|New River State]] * 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Bethany (WV)]] * 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|West Virginia Wesleyan]] * 1 – 2 – 0 1 – 7 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|Shepherd]] * 0 – 2 – 1 2 – 4 – 1 + – Conference co-champions * – Did not qualify for conference standings Ties did not count in conference standings.
1937 Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Northern Division [[{{{school}}}|Superior State]] x 3 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|La Crosse State]] 2 – 0 – 1 4 – 2 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|River Falls State]] 1 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 2 [[{{{school}}}|Eau Claire State]] 1 – 2 – 1 2 – 4 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|Stout Institute]] 0 – 3 – 1 0 – 6 – 1 Southern Division [[{{{school}}}|Whitewater State]] x 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 0 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|Milwaukee State]] 3 – 1 – 0 3 – 3 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|Platteville State]] 1 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|Stevens Point State]] 1 – 2 – 1 2 – 3 – 2 [[{{{school}}}|Oshkosh State]] 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 7 – 0 x – Division champion/co-champions

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

Heisman Trophy voting

The Heisman Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player

Player	School	Position	Total
Clint Frank	Yale	HB/QB	524
Byron White	Colorado	HB	264
Marshall Goldberg	Pittsburgh	HB	211
Alex Wojciechowicz	Fordham	C	85

Rankings

Main article: 1937 NCAA football rankings

Bowl games

Main article: 1937–38 NCAA football 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