1937 Santa Clara
9–0, coached by Buck Shaw, finished No. 9 in the AP poll. Share
Schedule and results
- Best winBeat No. 10 LSU 6–0Jan 1
Over the best-ranked team it beat, at a neutral site.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | at Stanford | W 13–7 | 51% |
| Oct 2 | vsSaint Mary’s (CA) | W 7–0 | 68% |
| Oct 7 | at San José State | W 25–2 | 93% |
| Oct 10 | atSan Francisco | W 13–0 | 67% |
| Oct 17 | vsPortland | W 27–0 | 96% |
| Oct 30 | atMarquette | W 38–0 | 62% |
| Nov 13 | vsGonzaga | W 27–0 | 89% |
| Dec 4 | vsLoyola Marymount | W 7–0 | 86% |
| Jan 1Bowls & playoff | vs 10LSUSugar Bowl | W 6–0 | 43% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat LSU 6–0 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 9 in the final AP poll.
In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 14
- Wk 2: 14
- Wk 3: 10
- Wk 4: 7
- Wk 5: 6
- Wk 6: 8
- 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.
- Record
- 9–0
- Conference
- —
- AP final
- No. 9 peak No. 6
- Points
- 163–9
- Coach
- Buck Shaw
- Elo
- 1711 +115 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 14.6 No. 11 of 126 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Pacific Coast
2 first teamFirst team
- Alvord WolffOTAP-1
- Phil DoughertyOGINS-1
From Wikipedia’s 1937 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).