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1937 Sewanee

2–⁠7 (0–⁠6 Southeastern Conference).

Schedule and results

Sewanee in 1937, game by game: won vs. Hiwassee 40–0; lost at Alabama 0–65; won vs. Tennessee Wesleyan 25–0; lost at Florida 0–21; lost at Tennessee 0–32; lost vs. Tennessee Tech 6–9; lost at Vanderbilt 0–41; lost at Mississippi State 0–12; lost at Tulane 7–33+40−65Won 40–0 vs. Hiwassee+40HiwasseeLost 0–65 at Alabama-65AlabamaWon 25–0 vs. Tennessee Wesleyan+25Tennessee Wesle…Lost 0–21 at Florida-21FloridaLost 0–32 at Tennessee-32TennesseeLost 6–9 vs. Tennessee Tech-3Tennessee TechLost 0–41 at Vanderbilt-41VanderbiltLost 0–12 at Mississippi State-12Mississippi Sta…Lost 7–33 at Tulane-26Tulane
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsHiwasseeW 40–⁠074%
Oct 2atAlabamaL 0–⁠6511%
Oct 9vsTennessee WesleyanW 25–⁠073%
Oct 16atFloridaL 0–⁠2135%
Oct 23atTennesseeL 0–⁠3216%
Oct 30vsTennessee TechL 6–⁠983%
Nov 6atVanderbiltL 0–⁠4115%
Nov 12atMississippi StateL 0–⁠1218%
Nov 20atTulaneL 7–⁠3313%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tulane 33–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 37th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 46 on file).

Record
2–⁠7
Conference
0–⁠6 tied for 11th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
78–⁠213
Coach
—
Elo
1272 −56 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−14.5 No. 111 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

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.