1937 The Citadel

7–⁠4 (2–⁠3 Southern Conference), coached by Tatum Gressette.

Schedule and results

The Citadel in 1937, game by game: won at Wofford 38–0; won vs. Newberry 35–0; lost at Navy 0–32; won at Presbyterian 19–0; won vs. Furman 8–0; won vs. Richmond 26–0; lost vs. South Carolina 6–21; lost at NC State 14–26; lost at VMI 0–27; won vs. Erskine 47–7; won vs. Oglethorpe 7–6+40−32Won 38–0 at Wofford+38WoffordWon 35–0 vs. Newberry+35NewberryLost 0–32 at Navy-32NavyWon 19–0 at Presbyterian+19PresbyterianWon 8–0 vs. Furman+8FurmanWon 26–0 vs. Richmond+26RichmondLost 6–21 vs. South Carolina-15South CarolinaLost 14–26 at NC State-12NC StateLost 0–27 at VMI-27VMIWon 47–7 vs. Erskine+40ErskineWon 7–6 vs. Oglethorpe+1Oglethorpe
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Oglethorpe 7–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
2–⁠3 tied for 8th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
200–⁠119
Coach
Tatum Gressette
Elo
1401 +22 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−13.5 No. 108 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1937 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Maryland2–⁠08–⁠2
North Carolina4–⁠0–⁠17–⁠1–⁠119
Duke5–⁠17–⁠2–⁠120
Clemson2–⁠0–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
VMI4–⁠25–⁠5
NC State4–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
South Carolina2–⁠2–⁠15–⁠6–⁠1
The Citadel2–⁠37–⁠4
Richmond2–⁠35–⁠4–⁠1
Washington and Lee2–⁠34–⁠5
Furman1–⁠2–⁠24–⁠3–⁠2
Virginia Tech2–⁠45–⁠5
William & Mary1–⁠34–⁠5
Wake Forest1–⁠43–⁠6
Davidson1–⁠62–⁠8

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