1937 Kentucky

4–⁠6 (0–⁠5 Southeastern Conference), coached by C.A. Wynne.

Schedule and results

Kentucky in 1937, game by game: lost at Vanderbilt 0–12; won at Xavier 6–0; lost vs. Georgia Tech 0–32; won vs. Washington and Lee 41–6; won vs. Manhattan 19–0; lost at No. 3 Alabama 0–41; won vs. South Carolina 27–7; lost at Boston College 0–13; lost vs. Tennessee 0–13; lost at Florida 0–6+35−41Lost 0–12 at Vanderbilt-12VanderbiltWon 6–0 at Xavier+6XavierLost 0–32 vs. Georgia Tech-32Georgia TechWon 41–6 vs. Washington and Lee+35Washington and …Won 19–0 vs. Manhattan+19ManhattanLost 0–41 at No. 3 Alabama-41No. 3 AlabamaWon 27–7 vs. South Carolina+20South CarolinaLost 0–13 at Boston College-13Boston CollegeLost 0–13 vs. Tennessee-13TennesseeLost 0–6 at Florida-6Florida
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Florida 6–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 92nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
0–⁠5 tied for 11th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
93–⁠130
Coach
C.A. Wynne
Elo
1441 −63 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
0.5 No. 65 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Joe Hagan

All-SEC

2 second team

Second team

  • Ed SydnorOGAP-2
  • Bob DavisRBAP-2; UP-2

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.