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1937 Notre Dame

6–⁠2–⁠1, coached by Elmer Layden, finished No. 9 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Notre Dame in 1937, game by game: won vs. Drake 21–0; tied at Illinois 0–0; lost at Carnegie Mellon 7–9; won vs. Navy 9–7; won at No. 4 Minnesota 7–6; lost vs. No. 3 Pittsburgh 6–21; won vs. Army 7–0; won at Northwestern 7–0; won vs. USC 13–6+21−15Won 21–0 vs. Drake+21DrakeTied 0–0 at Illinois0IllinoisLost 7–9 at Carnegie Mellon-2Carnegie MellonWon 9–7 vs. Navy+2NavyWon 7–6 at No. 4 Minnesota+1No. 4 MinnesotaLost 6–21 vs. No. 3 Pittsburgh-15No. 3 PittsburghWon 7–0 vs. Army+7ArmyWon 7–0 at Northwestern+7NorthwesternWon 13–6 vs. USC+7USC
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 2vsDrakeW 21–⁠075%
Oct 9atIllinoisT 0–⁠062%
Oct 16atCarnegie MellonL 7–⁠967%
Oct 23vsNavyW 9–⁠760%
Oct 30at4MinnesotaW 7–⁠635%
Nov 6vs3PittsburghL 6–⁠2146%
Nov 13vsArmyW 7–⁠051%
Nov 20atNorthwesternW 7–⁠050%
Nov 27vsUSCW 13–⁠672%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat USC 13–⁠6; No. 9 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 75th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 12
  2. Wk 4: 18
  3. Wk 5: 12
  4. Wk 6: 9
  5. Final: 9

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.

Consensus All-AmericanChuck Sweeney, E

Record
6–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
No. 9 peak No. 9
Points
77–⁠49
Coach
Elmer Layden
Elo
1652 +41 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
10.6 No. 26 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Joe Zwers

Drafted in 1938

The 1938 draft
Rd 5Chuck Sweeney EGreen Bay Packers