1937 Drake
8–2 (3–1 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Vee Green. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Central (Iowa) 47–0Sep 18
By 47 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | vsCentral (Iowa) | W 47–0 | 86% |
| Sep 25 | vsWashington St. Louis | W 32–2 | 60% |
| Oct 2 | at Notre Dame | L 0–21 | 25% |
| Oct 9 | vsWashburn | W 25–0 | 81% |
| Oct 15 | atCreighton | W 9–0 | 50% |
| Oct 23 | vs Iowa State | W 30–0 | 69% |
| Oct 29 | vsGrinnell | W 45–7 | 81% |
| Nov 6 | at Tulsa | L 9–41 | 40% |
| Nov 13 | vsCoe | W 31–2 | 86% |
| Nov 26 | at Miami | W 7–0 | 76% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Miami 7–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Missouri Valley Conference.
In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).
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.
- Record
- 8–2
- Conference
- 3–1 2nd in Missouri Valley Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 235–73
- Coach
- Vee Green
- Elo
- 1515 +80 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −1.3 No. 74 of 126 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1937 Missouri Valley Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tulsa | 3–0 | 6–2–2 | |
 Drake | 3–1 | 8–2 | |
 Oklahoma State | 2–2 | 4–6 | |
| Washington St. Louis | 2–2 | 4–6 | |
| Saint Louis | 1–1 | 7–2–1 | |
| Creighton | 0–3 | 2–7 | |
| Washburn | 0–2 | 0–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.