The 1937 Southeastern Conference football season was the fifth season of college football played by the member schools of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and was a part of the 1937 college football season. Alabama compiled a 9–1 overall record, with a conference record of 6–0, and were SEC champion.
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1937 Southeastern Conference football season |
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Sport | Football |
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Duration | September 24, 1937 – January 1, 1938 (1937-09-24 – 1938-01-01) |
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Number of teams | 13 |
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Champion | Alabama |
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Conf. rank |
Team |
Head coach |
Overall record |
Conf. record |
AP final |
PPG |
PAG |
1 |
Alabama |
Frank Thomas |
9–1–0 (.900) |
6–0–0 (1.000) |
#4 |
22.5 |
3.3 |
2 |
LSU |
Bernie Moore |
9–2–0 (.818) |
5–1–0 (.833) |
#8 |
21.3 |
3.0 |
3 |
Auburn |
Jack Meagher |
6–2–3 (.682) |
4–1–2 (.714) |
NR |
11.5 |
3.3 |
4 |
Vanderbilt |
Ray Morrison |
7–2–0 (.778) |
4–2–0 (.667) |
NR |
13.4 |
4.7 |
5 |
Mississippi State |
Ralph Sasse |
5–4–1 (.550) |
3–2–0 (.600) |
NR |
11.9 |
11.7 |
6 |
Georgia Tech |
William Alexander |
6–3–1 (.650) |
3–2–1 (.583) |
NR |
17.7 |
5.4 |
7 |
Tennessee |
Robert Neyland |
6–3–1 (.650) |
4–3–0 (.571) |
NR |
18.9 |
4.7 |
8 |
Florida |
Josh Cody |
4–7–0 (.364) |
3–4–0 (.429) |
NR |
7.8 |
8.1 |
9 |
Tulane |
Red Dawson |
5–4–1 (.550) |
2–3–1 (.417) |
NR |
16.4 |
6.9 |
10 |
Georgia |
Harry Mehre |
6–3–2 (.636) |
1–2–2 (.400) |
NR |
13.7 |
5.8 |
11 |
Ole Miss |
Ed Walker |
4–5–1 (.450) |
0–4–0 (.000) |
NR |
12.7 |
10.6 |
12 |
Kentucky |
Chet A. Wynne |
4–6–0 (.400) |
0–5–0 (.000) |
NR |
9.3 |
13.0 |
13 |
Sewanee |
Harry E. Clark |
2–7–0 (.222) |
0–6–0 (.000) |
NR |
8.7 |
23.7 |
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Key
AP final = Rankings from AP sports writers. See 1937 college football rankings
PPG = Average of points scored per game[1]
PAG = Average of points allowed per game[1]
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SEC member won |
SEC member lost |
SEC member tie |
SEC teams in bold |
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Week One
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Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
September 24 |
Birmingham–Southern |
Auburn |
Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL |
W 19–0 | 15,000 | [2] |
September 24 |
Presbyterian |
Georgia Tech |
Grant Field • Atlanta, GA |
W 59–0 | 12,000 | [3] |
September 25 |
Howard (AL) |
Alabama |
Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL |
W 41–0 | 7,500 | [4] |
September 25 |
Delta State |
Mississippi State |
Scott Field • Starkville, MS |
W 39–0 | | [5] |
September 25 |
Wake Forest |
Tennessee |
Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN |
W 32–0 | 7,500 | [6] |
September 25 |
Clemson |
Tulane |
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA |
W 7–0 | 15,000 | [7] |
September 25 |
Oglethorpe |
Georgia |
Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA |
W 60–0 | 5,000 | [8] |
September 25 |
Louisiana Tech |
Ole Miss |
Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS |
W 13–0 | | [9] |
September 25 |
Hiwassee |
Sewanee |
Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN |
W 40–0 | | [10] |
September 25 |
Florida |
LSU |
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry) |
LSU 19–0 | 15,000 | [11] |
September 25 |
Kentucky |
Vanderbilt |
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (rivalry) |
VAN 12–0 | 5,000 | [12] |
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Week Two
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Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
October 1 |
Ole Miss |
Temple |
Beury Stadium • Philadelphia, PA |
T 0–0 | 15,000 | [13] |
October 2 |
Texas |
LSU |
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA |
W 9–0 | 10,000 | [14] |
October 2 |
Chicago |
Vanderbilt |
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN |
W 18–0 | 5,000 | [15] |
October 2 |
Howard (AL) |
Mississippi State |
Scott Field • Starkville, MS |
W 38–0 | 4,000 | [16] |
October 2 |
Mercer |
Georgia Tech |
Grant Field • Atlanta, GA |
W 28–0 | | [17] |
October 2 |
VPI |
Tennessee |
Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN |
W 27–0 | 10,000 | [18] |
October 2 |
Stetson |
Florida |
Florida Field • Gainesville, FL |
W 18–0 | 4,000 | [19] |
October 2 |
South Carolina |
Georgia |
Columbia Municipal Stadium • Columbia, SC (rivalry) |
W 13–7 | 15,000 | [20] |
October 2 |
Kentucky |
Xavier |
Xavier Stadium • Cincinnati, OH |
W 6–0 | | [21] |
October 2 |
Sewanee |
Alabama |
Legion Field • Birmingham, AL |
ALA 65–0 | 7,000 | [22] |
October 4 |
Auburn |
Tulane |
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (rivalry) |
0–0 | | [23] |
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Week Three
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Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
October 8 |
Tennessee Wesleyan |
Sewanee |
Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN |
W 25–0 | | [24] |
October 9 |
South Carolina |
Alabama |
Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL |
W 20–0 | 9,000 | [25] |
October 9 |
LSU |
Rice |
Rice Field • Houston, TX |
W 13–0 | | [26] |
October 9 |
Vanderbilt |
Southwestern (TN) |
Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN |
W 17–6 | 10,000 | [27] |
October 9 |
Mississippi College |
Tulane |
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA |
W 84–0 | 12,000 | [28] |
October 9 |
Clemson |
Georgia |
Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (rivalry) |
W 14–0 | 8,000 | [29] |
October 9 |
Saint Louis |
Ole Miss |
Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS |
W 21–0 | 4,500 | [30] |
October 9 |
Auburn |
Villanova |
Shibe Park • Philadelphia, PA |
T 0–0 | 15,000 | [31] |
October 9 |
Tennessee |
Duke |
Duke Stadium • Durham, NC |
T 0–0 | 39,000 | [32] |
October 9 |
Florida |
Temple |
Beury Stadium • Philadelphia, PA |
L 6–7 | 10,000 | [33] |
October 9 |
Mississippi State |
Texas A&M |
Lion Stadium • Tyler, TX |
L 0–14 | 16,000 | [34] |
October 9 |
Georgia Tech |
Kentucky |
McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY |
GT 32–0 | 7,500 | [35] |
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Week Four
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Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
October 16 |
Vanderbilt |
SMU |
Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX |
W 6–0 | 7,000 | [36] |
October 16 |
Tulane |
Colgate |
Roesch Memorial Stadium • Buffalo, NY |
W 7–6 | 32,524 | [37] |
October 16 |
Washington & Lee |
Kentucky |
McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY |
W 41–6 | | [38] |
October 16 |
Georgia |
Holy Cross |
Fenway Park • Boston, MA |
L 6–7 | | [39] |
October 16 |
Duke |
Georgia Tech |
Grant Field • Atlanta, GA |
L 19–20 | 26,000 | [40] |
October 16 |
Alabama |
Tennessee |
Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (rivalry) |
ALA 14–7 | 25,000 | [41] |
October 16 |
Ole Miss |
LSU |
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry) |
LSU 13–0 | 25,000 | [42] |
October 16 |
Mississippi State |
Auburn |
Legion Field • Birmingham, AL |
AUB 33–7 | 15,000 | [43] |
October 16 |
Sewanee |
Florida |
Florida Field • Gainesville, FL |
FLA 21–0 | 5,000 | [44] |
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Week Five
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Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
October 23 |
No. 2 Alabama |
George Washington |
Griffith Stadium • Washington, DC |
W 19–0 | 24,666 | [45] |
October 23 |
Mercer |
Georgia |
Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA |
W 19–0 | 5,000 | [46] |
October 23 |
Ouachita Baptist |
Ole Miss |
Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS |
W 46–0 | 2,500 | [47] |
October 23 |
Manhattan |
Kentucky |
McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY |
W 19–0 | 8,000 | [48][49] |
October 23 |
Tulane |
North Carolina |
Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC |
L 0–13 | | [50] |
October 23 |
No. 6 LSU |
No. 20 Vanderbilt |
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN |
VAN 7–6 | 15,000 | [51] |
October 23 |
No. 20 Auburn |
Georgia Tech |
Grant Field • Atlanta, GA |
AUB 21–0 | 19,000 | [52] |
October 23 |
Florida |
Mississippi State |
Scott Field • Starkville, MS |
MSS 14–13 | 7,500 | [53] |
October 23 |
Sewanee |
Tennessee |
Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN |
TEN 32–0 | 4,000 | [54] |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. |
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Week Six
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Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
October 30 |
Loyola (LA) |
No. 17 LSU |
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA |
W 52–6 | | [55] |
October 30 |
Mississippi State |
Centenary |
State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA |
T 0–0 | 10,000 | [56] |
October 30 |
No. 12 Auburn |
Rice |
Rice Field • Houston, TX |
L 7–13 | | [57] |
October 30 |
Florida |
Maryland |
Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD |
L 7–13 | 10,000 | [58] |
October 30 |
Tennessee Tech |
Sewanee |
Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN |
L 6–9 | | [59] |
October 30 |
Kentucky |
No. 3 Alabama |
Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL |
ALA 41–0 | 13,000 | [60] |
October 30 |
No. 7 Vanderbilt |
Georgia Tech |
Grant Field • Atlanta, GA |
GT 14–0 | 20,000 | [61] |
October 30 |
Georgia |
Tennessee |
Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (rivalry) |
TEN 32–0 | 17,000 | [62] |
October 30 |
Ole Miss |
Tulane |
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (rivalry) |
TUL 14–7 | 19,000 | [63] |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. |
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Week Seven
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Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
November 5 |
Ole Miss |
George Washington |
Griffith Stadium • Washington, DC |
W 27–6 | 11,800 | [64] |
November 6 |
Clemson |
Georgia Tech |
Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (rivalry) |
W 7–0 | 12,000 | [65] |
November 6 |
South Carolina |
Kentucky |
McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY |
W 27–7 | | [66] |
November 6 |
No. 2 Alabama |
No. 19 Tulane |
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA |
ALA 9–6 | 30,000 | [67] |
November 6 |
Mississippi State |
No. 18 LSU |
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry) |
LSU 41–0 | 20,000 | [68] |
November 6 |
No. 15 Tennessee |
Auburn |
Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (rivalry) |
AUB 20–7 | 18,000 | [69] |
November 6 |
Sewanee |
Vanderbilt |
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (rivalry) |
VAN 41–0 | 6,500 | [70] |
November 6 |
Georgia |
Florida |
Fairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (rivalry) |
FLA 6–0 | 20,000 | [71] |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. |
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Week Eight
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Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
November 13 |
Clemson |
Florida |
Florida Field • Gainesville, FL |
L 9–10 | 6,000 | [72] |
November 13 |
Arkansas |
Ole Miss |
Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN (rivalry) |
L 6–32 | 15,000 | [73] |
November 13 |
Kentucky |
Boston College |
Fenway Park • Boston, MA |
L 0–13 | 3,500 | [74] |
November 13 |
Georgia Tech |
No. 3 Alabama |
Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (rivalry) |
ALA 7–0 | 26,000 | [75] |
November 13 |
No. 14 Auburn |
No. 15 LSU |
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry) |
LSU 9–7 | 30,000 | [76] |
November 13 |
Tennessee |
Vanderbilt |
Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (rivalry) |
VAN 13–7 | 23,000 | [77] |
November 13 |
Sewanee |
Mississippi State |
Scott Field • Starkville, MS |
MSS 12–0 | 6,000 | [78] |
November 13 |
Tulane |
Georgia |
Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA |
UGA 7–6 | 12,000 | [79] |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. |
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Week Nine
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Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
November 20 |
Louisiana Normal |
No. 8 LSU |
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA |
W 52–0 | 5,000 | [80] |
November 20 |
Auburn |
Georgia |
Memorial Stadium • Columbus, GA (rivalry) |
0–0 | 16,000 | [81] |
November 20 |
Georgia Tech |
Florida |
Florida Field • Gainesville, FL |
GT 12–0 | 16,000 | [82] |
November 20 |
Sewanee |
Tulane |
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA |
TUL 33–7 | 10,000 | [83] |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. |
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Week Ten
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Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
November 25 |
No. 4 Alabama |
No. 12 Vanderbilt |
Dudley Field • Nashville, TN |
ALA 9–7 | 22,000 | [84] |
November 25 |
Mississippi State |
Ole Miss |
Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (rivalry) |
MSS 9–7 | 14,000 | [85] |
November 25 |
Tennessee |
Kentucky |
McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY (rivalry) |
TEN 13–0 | 15,000 | [86] |
November 27 |
No. 10 LSU |
Tulane |
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (rivalry) |
LSU 20–7 | | [87] |
November 27 |
Auburn |
Florida |
Fairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (rivalry) |
AUB 14–0 | | [88] |
November 27 |
Georgia Tech |
Georgia |
Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (rivalry) |
6–6 | 28,000 | [89] |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. |
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Week Eleven
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Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
December 4 |
Duquesne |
Mississippi State |
Scott Field • Starkville, MS |
L 0–9 | 6,000 | [90] |
December 4 |
Tennessee |
Ole Miss |
Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN |
TEN 32–0 | 10,000 | [91] |
December 4 |
Kentucky |
Florida |
Florida Field • Gainesville, FL |
FLA 6–0 | | [92] |
December 10 |
Georgia |
Miami (FL) |
Burdine Stadium • Miami, FL |
W 26–0 | 20,000 | [93][94][95] |
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Postseason
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The following players were recognized as consensus first-team honors from the Associated Press (AP) and United Press (UP) on the 1937 All-SEC football team:
- Bill Jordan, End, Georgia Tech (AP-1, UP-1)
- Frank Kinard, Tackle, Ole Miss (AP-1, UP-1)
- Leroy Monsky, Guard, Alabama (AP-1, UP-1)
- Ralph Sivell, Guuard, Auburn (AP-1, UP-1)
- Carl Hinkle, Tackle, Vanderbilt (AP-1, UP-1)
- Fletcher Sims, Quarterback, Georgia Tech (AP-1, UP-1)
- Joe Kilgrow, Halfback, Alabama (AP-1, UP-1)
- Walter Mayberry, Halfback, Florida (AP-1, UP-1)
One SEC player was a consensus first-team pick on the 1937 College Football All-America Team:[99]
Other SEC players receiving All-American honors from at least one selector were:
- Bill Jordan, End, Georgia Tech (AP-2; INS-2; NEA-3)
- Bruiser Kinard, Tackle, Ole Miss (AP-3; UP-1; INS-1; NEA-1; CE-1; SN)
- Jim Ryba, Tackle, Alabama (INS-3; CP-1)
- Eddie Gatto, Tackle, LSU (AP-3)
- Jim Tipton, Tackle, Alabama (UP-3)
- Jim Sivell, Guard, Auburn (AP-3; CP-2)
- Norman Buckner, Guard, Tulane (UP-3)
- Joe Kilgrow, Fullback, Alabama (UP-2 [hb]; INS-1; CP-2 [hb]; SN; NW; NEA-2 [hb])
- George "Pinky" Rohm, Fullback, LSU (INS-3)
Records through the completion of the 1937 season
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Team |
Head coach |
Years at school |
Overall record |
Record at school |
SEC record |
Alabama |
Frank Thomas |
7 |
83–16–4 (.825) |
57–7–3 (.873) |
27–2–2 (.903) |
Auburn |
Jack Meagher |
4 |
49–40–5 (.548) |
23–14–5 (.607) |
14–10–3 (.574) |
Florida |
Josh Cody |
2 |
47–43–1 (.522) |
8–13–0 (.381) |
4–9–0 (.308) |
Georgia |
Harry Mehre |
10 |
59–34–6 (.626) |
59–34–6 (.626) |
12–12–2 (.500) |
Georgia Tech |
William Alexander |
18 |
92–68–12 (.570) |
92–68–12 (.570) |
11–20–2 (.364) |
Kentucky |
Chet A. Wynne |
4 |
81–60–9 (.570) |
20–19–0 (.513) |
5–14–0 (.263) |
LSU |
Bernie Moore |
3 |
39–17–4 (.683) |
27–5–1 (.833) |
16–1–0 (.941) |
Mississippi State |
Ralph Sasse |
3 |
45–15–4 (.734) |
20–10–2 (.656) |
8–7–0 (.533) |
Ole Miss |
Ed Walker |
8 |
38–38–8 (.500) |
38–38–8 (.500) |
7–13–3 (.370) |
Sewanee |
Harry E. Clark |
7 |
17–43–3 (.294) |
17–43–3 (.294) |
0–27–0 (.000) |
Tennessee |
Robert Neyland |
11 |
88–14–8 (.836) |
88–14–8 (.836) |
17–7–2 (.692) |
Tulane |
Red Dawson |
2 |
11–7–2 (.600) |
11–7–2 (.600) |
4–6–2 (.417) |
Vanderbilt |
Ray Morrison |
4 |
105–56–23 (.633) |
21–12–1 (.632) |
10–6–1 (.618) |
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The following SEC players were selected in the 1938 NFL draft:[100]
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McGill, Ralph (October 16, 1937). "Georgia underdog against Holy Cross: Bulldogs in shape except for Stevens". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 10.
"1938 NFL Draft". SR/Pro Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 31, 2024.