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1937 Auburn

6–⁠2–⁠3 (4–⁠1–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Jack Meagher.

Schedule and results

Auburn in 1937, game by game: won vs. Birmingham-Southern 19–0; tied at Tulane 0–0; tied vs. Villanova 0–0; won vs. Mississippi State 33–7; won at Georgia Tech 21–0; lost at Rice 7–13; won vs. No. 15 Tennessee 20–7; lost at No. 12 LSU 7–9; tied vs. Georgia 0–0; won at Florida 14–0; won vs. Michigan State 6–0+26−6Won 19–0 vs. Birmingham-Southern+19Birmingham-Sout…Tied 0–0 at Tulane0TulaneTied 0–0 vs. Villanova0VillanovaWon 33–7 vs. Mississippi State+26Mississippi Sta…Won 21–0 at Georgia Tech+21Georgia TechLost 7–13 at Rice-6RiceWon 20–7 vs. No. 15 Tennessee+13No. 15 TennesseeLost 7–9 at No. 12 LSU-2No. 12 LSUTied 0–0 vs. Georgia0GeorgiaWon 14–0 at Florida+14FloridaWon 6–0 vs. Michigan State+6Michigan State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsBirmingham-SouthernW 19–⁠092%
Oct 5atTulaneT 0–⁠044%
Oct 9vsVillanovaT 0–⁠060%
Oct 16vsMississippi StateW 33–⁠764%
Oct 23atGeorgia TechW 21–⁠047%
Oct 30atRiceL 7–⁠1362%
Nov 6vs15TennesseeW 20–⁠757%
Nov 13at12LSUL 7–⁠931%
Nov 20vsGeorgiaT 0–⁠065%
Nov 27atFloridaW 14–⁠070%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsMichigan StateOrange BowlW 6–⁠044%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Michigan State 6–⁠0 in the Orange Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 20
  2. Wk 2: 12
  3. Wk 4: 14
Record
6–⁠2–⁠3
Conference
4–⁠1–⁠2 3rd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 12
Points
127–⁠36
Coach
Jack Meagher
Elo
1655 +85 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
17.4 No. 7 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-SEC

2 first team

First team

  • Bo RussellOTAP-2; UP-1
  • Ralph SivellOGAP-1; UP-1

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.