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1937 Alabama

9–⁠1 (6–⁠0 Southeastern Conference), coached by Frank Thomas, finished No. 4 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Alabama in 1937, game by game: won vs. Samford 41–0; won vs. Sewanee 65–0; won vs. South Carolina 20–0; won at Tennessee 14–7; won at George Washington 19–0; won vs. Kentucky 41–0; won at No. 19 Tulane 9–6; won vs. Georgia Tech 7–0; won at No. 12 Vanderbilt 9–7; lost vs. No. 2 California 0–13+65−13Won 41–0 vs. Samford+41SamfordWon 65–0 vs. Sewanee+65SewaneeWon 20–0 vs. South Carolina+20South CarolinaWon 14–7 at Tennessee+7TennesseeWon 19–0 at George Washington+19George Washingt…Won 41–0 vs. Kentucky+41KentuckyWon 9–6 at No. 19 Tulane+3No. 19 TulaneWon 7–0 vs. Georgia Tech+7Georgia TechWon 9–7 at No. 12 Vanderbilt+2No. 12 VanderbiltLost 0–13 vs. No. 2 California-13No. 2 California
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsSamfordW 41–⁠096%
Oct 2vsSewaneeW 65–⁠089%
Oct 9vsSouth CarolinaW 20–⁠085%
Oct 16atTennesseeW 14–⁠753%
Oct 23atGeorge WashingtonW 19–⁠063%
Oct 30vsKentuckyW 41–⁠082%
Nov 6at19TulaneW 9–⁠663%
Nov 13vsGeorgia TechW 7–⁠078%
Nov 25at12VanderbiltW 9–⁠765%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs2CaliforniaRose BowlL 0–⁠1358%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to California 13–⁠0 in the Rose Bowl; No. 4 in the final AP poll; Southeastern Conference champions.

In program history: The 45th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 2
  2. Wk 2: 3
  3. Wk 3: 2
  4. Wk 4: 3
  5. Wk 5: 3
  6. Wk 6: 4
  7. Final: 4

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1937.

Southeastern Conference champions6–⁠0 in the conference

Consensus All-AmericanLeroy Monsky, OG

Record
9–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠0 first in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 4 peak No. 2
Points
225–⁠33
Coach
Frank Thomas
Elo
1716 +65 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
16.4 No. 9 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Leroy Monsky

Drafted in 1938

The 1938 draft
Rd 2Joe Kilgrow BBrooklyn Dodgers
Rd 7Leroy Monsky OGBrooklyn Dodgers

All-SEC

4 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1937 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1937 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama6–⁠09–⁠14
LSU5–⁠19–⁠28
Auburn4–⁠1–⁠26–⁠2–⁠3
Vanderbilt4–⁠27–⁠2
Mississippi State3–⁠25–⁠4–⁠1
Georgia Tech3–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Tennessee4–⁠36–⁠3–⁠1
Florida3–⁠44–⁠7
Tulane2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Georgia1–⁠2–⁠26–⁠3–⁠2
Ole Miss0–⁠44–⁠5–⁠1
Kentucky0–⁠54–⁠6
Sewanee0–⁠62–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.