1937 South Georgia Teachers Blue Tide football team

The 1937 South Georgia Teachers Blue Tide football team represented the South Georgia Teachers College—now known as Georgia Southern University—during the 1937 college football season. The team was led by Crook Smith in his ninth year as head coach.

1937 South Georgia Teachers Blue Tide football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–9
Head coach	Crook Smith (9th season)
Seasons ← 1936 1938 →

1937 Southern college football independents records

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 18	at Erskine	Due West, SC	L 0–46
September 24	at Mercer	Centennial Stadium Macon, GA	L 0–77	[1]
October 1	at Miami (FL)	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	L 0–40
October 4	at Tampa	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	L 0–20
October 8	at Stetson	Deland, FL	L 0–24
October 16	Troy State	Statesboro, GA	L 6–12	[2]
October 23	Georgia Military College	Statesboro, GA	L 6–7
October 30	Middle Georgia College	Statesboro, GA	L 0–7
	South Georgia College	Statesboro, GA	W 26–6
	Gordon (GA)	Statesboro, GA	L 0–19
	Armstrong JC	Statesboro, GA	W 20–14

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References

1. "Mercer swamps S.G.T.C., 77 to 0". The Atlanta Constitution. September 25, 1937. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Wave defeats Georgia team by 12–6 score". The Troy Messenger. October 19, 1937. Retrieved November 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "1937 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Archived from the original on April 21, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2017.