1937 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1937 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record7–2 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainCarl Hinkle
Home stadiumDudley Field
1937 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Alabama $6–0–09–1–0
No. 8 LSU5–1–09–2–0
Auburn4–1–26–2–3
Vanderbilt4–2–07–2–0
Mississippi State3–2–05–4–1
Georgia Tech3–2–16–3–1
Tennessee4–3–06–3–1
Florida3–4–04–7–0
Tulane2–3–15–4–1
Georgia1–2–26–3–2
Ole Miss0–4–04–5–1
Kentucky0–5–04–6–0
Sewanee0–6–02–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1937 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1937 college football season. The Commodores were led by Ray Morrison, who served in the third season of his second stint, and fourth overall, as head coach. Vanderbilt went 7–2 with losses to Georgia Tech and Alabama. Members of the Southeastern Conference, the Commodores went 4–2 in conference play. They played their five home games at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee. A hidden ball trick helped Vanderbilt defeat LSU in its first-ever victory over a ranked opponent.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Kentucky
W 12–05,000[3]
October 2Chicago*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 18–05,000[4]
October 9at Southwestern (TN)*
W 17–610,000[5]
October 16at SMU*
W 6–07,000[6]
October 23No. 6 LSUNo. 20
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 7–615,000[7]
October 30at Georgia TechNo. 7
L 0–1420,000[8]
November 6Sewaneedagger
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 41–06,500[9]
November 13at Tennessee
W 13–723,000[10]
November 25No. 4 AlabamaNo. 12
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 7–922,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ "Flashback: Hidden-ball play beat LSU in 1937".
  2. ↑ "Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s".
  3. ↑ "Vanderbilt's attack proves too powerful for Kentucky". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 26, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Maroons Lose To Vanderbilt in Rain, 18-0: 5,000 See Commodores Outclass Chicago". Chicago Tribune. October 3, 1937. p. II-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Southwestern falls before Vandy". The Jackson Sun. October 10, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "V.U. victor, 6–0". Nashville Banner. October 17, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Vandy registers early to gain upset victory over Louisiana State". The Commercial Appeal. October 24, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Vanderbilt receives first defeat at hands of Georgia Tech". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 31, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Vanderbilt inflicts fourth worst defeat on Sewanee in history, 41–0". The Nashville Tennessean. November 7, 1937. Retrieved August 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Vanderbilt bests Tennessee, 13–7". Nashville Banner. November 14, 1937. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Sanford's great field goal brings Tide 9–7 victory". Nashville Banner. November 29, 1937. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Coaching Records Game by Game: Ray Morrison 1937". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 2, 2012. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
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