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1937 Georgia Tech

6–⁠3–⁠1 (3–⁠2–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by William Alexander.

Schedule and results

Georgia Tech in 1937, game by game: won vs. Presbyterian 59–0; won vs. Mercer 28–0; won at Kentucky 32–0; lost vs. Duke 19–20; lost vs. No. 20 Auburn 0–21; won vs. No. 7 Vanderbilt 14–0; won vs. Clemson 7–0; lost at No. 3 Alabama 0–7; won at Florida 12–0; tied vs. Georgia 6–6+59−21Won 59–0 vs. Presbyterian+59PresbyterianWon 28–0 vs. Mercer+28MercerWon 32–0 at Kentucky+32KentuckyLost 19–20 vs. Duke-1DukeLost 0–21 vs. No. 20 Auburn-21No. 20 AuburnWon 14–0 vs. No. 7 Vanderbilt+14No. 7 VanderbiltWon 7–0 vs. Clemson+7ClemsonLost 0–7 at No. 3 Alabama-7No. 3 AlabamaWon 12–0 at Florida+12FloridaTied 6–6 vs. Georgia0Georgia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsPresbyterianW 59–⁠093%
Oct 2vsMercerW 28–⁠092%
Oct 9atKentuckyW 32–⁠047%
Oct 16vsDukeL 19–⁠2040%
Oct 23vs20AuburnL 0–⁠2153%
Oct 30vs7VanderbiltW 14–⁠052%
Nov 6vsClemsonW 7–⁠063%
Nov 13at3AlabamaL 0–⁠722%
Nov 20atFloridaW 12–⁠060%
Nov 27vsGeorgiaT 6–⁠666%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Georgia 6–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 54th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
6–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠2–⁠1 6th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
177–⁠54
Coach
William Alexander
Elo
1575 +58 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
12.4 No. 21 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Fletcher Sims
Offense
Single-wing

Drafted in 1938

The 1938 draft
Rd 5Marion Konemann BNew York Giants

All-SEC

2 first team

First team

  • Bill JordanEAP-1; UP-1
  • Fletcher SimsQBAP-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

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.