1937 Texas
2–6–1 (1–5 Southwest Conference), coached by Dana Bible. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 4 Baylor 9–6Nov 6
Baylor was ranked No. 4, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | vs Texas Tech | W 25–12 | 60% |
| Oct 2 | at LSU | L 0–9 | 21% |
| Oct 9 | vs Oklahoma | T 7–7 | 47% |
| Oct 16 | vs Arkansas | L 10–21 | 46% |
| Oct 23 | vs Rice | L 7–14 | 57% |
| Oct 30 | at SMU | L 2–13 | 32% |
| Nov 6 | at 4Baylor | W 9–6 | 17% |
| Nov 13 | vs TCU | L 0–14 | 37% |
| Nov 25 | at Texas A&M | L 0–7 | 26% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Texas A&M 7–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 124th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 126 on file).
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
- 2–6–1
- Conference
- 1–5 7th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 60–103
- Coach
- Dana Bible
- Elo
- 1420 −52 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 6.2 No. 41 of 126 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1938
The 1938 draft| Rd 3 | Hugh Wolfe B | Pittsburgh Pirates |
All-Southwest Conference
1 first teamFirst team
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
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice | 4–1–1 | 6–3–2 | 18 |
| TCU | 3–1–2 | 4–4–2 | 16 |
| Arkansas | 3–2–1 | 6–2–2 | 14 |
| Baylor | 3–3 | 7–3 | |
| Texas A&M | 2–2–2 | 5–2–2 | |
| SMU | 2–4 | 5–6 | |
 Texas | 1–5 | 2–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.