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1937 TCU

4–⁠4–⁠2 (3–⁠1–⁠2 Southwest Conference), coached by Dutch Meyer, finished No. 16 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

TCU in 1937, game by game: lost at Ohio State 0–14; tied at Arkansas 7–7; won vs. Tulsa 20–13; tied vs. Texas A&M 7–7; lost at No. 9 Fordham 6–7; lost at No. 6 Baylor 0–6; lost at Centenary (LA) 9–10; won at Texas 14–0; won vs. No. 15 Rice 7–2; won vs. SMU 3–0+14−14Lost 0–14 at Ohio State-14Ohio StateTied 7–7 at Arkansas0ArkansasWon 20–13 vs. Tulsa+7TulsaTied 7–7 vs. Texas A&M0Texas A&MLost 6–7 at No. 9 Fordham-1No. 9 FordhamLost 0–6 at No. 6 Baylor-6No. 6 BaylorLost 9–10 at Centenary (LA)-1Centenary (LA)Won 14–0 at Texas+14TexasWon 7–2 vs. No. 15 Rice+5No. 15 RiceWon 3–0 vs. SMU+3SMU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25atOhio StateL 0–⁠1448%
Oct 2atArkansasT 7–⁠747%
Oct 9vsTulsaW 20–⁠1370%
Oct 16vsTexas A&MT 7–⁠765%
Oct 23at9FordhamL 6–⁠748%
Oct 30at6BaylorL 0–⁠641%
Nov 6atCentenary (LA)L 9–⁠1057%
Nov 13atTexasW 14–⁠063%
Nov 20vs15RiceW 7–⁠268%
Nov 27vsSMUW 3–⁠067%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat SMU 3–⁠0; No. 16 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The tied 25th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 6: 14
  2. Final: 16

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
4–⁠4–⁠2
Conference
3–⁠1–⁠2 2nd in Southwest Conference
AP final
No. 16 peak No. 14
Points
73–⁠66
Coach
Dutch Meyer
Elo
1637 −8 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
12.5 No. 20 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offense
Meyer spread

All-Southwest Conference

3 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • Glynn RogersOGAP-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 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Rice4–⁠1–⁠16–⁠3–⁠218
TCU3–⁠1–⁠24–⁠4–⁠216
Arkansas3–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠214
Baylor3–⁠37–⁠3
Texas A&M2–⁠2–⁠25–⁠2–⁠2
SMU2–⁠45–⁠6
Texas1–⁠52–⁠6–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.