1937 BYU Cougars football team

The 1937 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1937 college football season. In their first season under head coach Eddie Kimball, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 6–3 with a mark of 5–2 against conference opponents, tied for second place in the RMC, and outscored opponents by a total of 164 to 41.^[1][2]

1937 BYU Cougars football
Conference	Rocky Mountain Conference
Record	6–3 (5–2 RMC)
Head coach	Eddie Kimball (1st season)
Home stadium	BYU Stadium
Seasons ← 1936 1938 →

1937 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Colorado State–Greeley	BYU Stadium Provo, UT	W 7–0	4,000	[3]
October 2	at Utah	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)	L 0–14	15,000	[4]
October 9	Cal Aggies*	BYU Stadium Provo, UT	W 34–0	3,000	[5]
October 16	at Colorado	Colorado Stadium Boulder, CO	L 0–14		[6]
October 23	at Portland*	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	L 10–13		[7]
October 30	Western State (CO)	BYU Stadium Provo, UT	W 21–0	3,500	[8]
November 6	at Wyoming	Corbett Field Laramie, WY	W 19–0	4,500	[9]
November 13	at Utah State	Aggie Stadium Logan, UT(rivalry)	W 54–10	6,000	[10]
November 20	Montana State	BYU Stadium Provo, UT	W 19–0	7,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "1937 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
2. "BYU Football 2015 Almanac" (PDF). Brigham Young University. 2015. p. 167. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
3. "'Y' Cougars Whip Greeley In 7-0 Game: Four Thousand Fans See B.Y.U. Team Score Opening Victory". The Sunday Herald. September 26, 1937. pp. 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Utes Beat Cougars By 14-0 Score". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). October 3, 1937. pp. 1, 7 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "'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.
6. "Cougars Bow To Colorado; Score 14-0". The Sunday Herald. October 17, 1937. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Cougars Bow To Portland Team, 13-10". The Sunday Herald. October 24, 1937. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Cougars Trample Western State By Score of 21 to 0". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). October 31, 1937. pp. 1, 8 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "B.Y.U. Blanks Cowboys In Home-Coming at Laramie: Wyoming Yields in Second Half After Holding Off Visitors in First". The Casper Tribune-Herald. November 7, 1937. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Cougars Run Wild; Defeat Aggies, 54-0". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). November 14, 1937. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Cougars Whip Bobcats 19 to 0 In Colorful Homecoming Day Game: Muddy Field Slows Up the Game; 7,000 Homecoming Day Fans Witness Closing Football Game; Bobcats Worthy Foes". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). November 21, 1937. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.