
1937 Vanderbilt
7–2 (4–2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Ray Morrison. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 6 LSU 7–6Oct 23
LSU was ranked No. 6, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | vs | W 12–0 | 55% |
| Oct 2 | vsChicago | W 18–0 | 71% |
| Oct 9 | atRhodes | W 17–6 | 77% |
| Oct 13 | at | W 6–0 | 37% |
| Oct 23 | vs | W 7–6 | 37% |
| Oct 30 | at | L 0–14 | 48% |
| Nov 6 | vsSewanee | W 41–0 | 85% |
| Nov 13 | at | W 13–7 | 37% |
| Nov 25 | vs | L 7–9 | 35% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Alabama 9–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 36th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 20
- Wk 2: 7
- Wk 5: 18
- Wk 6: 12
- Record
- 7–2
- Conference
- 4–2 4th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 7
- Points
- 121–42
- Coach
- Ray Morrison
- Elo
- 1567 +87 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 12.0 No. 22 of 126 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Carl Hinkle
Drafted in 1938
The 1938 draft| Rd 5 | Ed Merlin OG | Brooklyn Dodgers |
All-SEC
1 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Carl HinkleCAP-1; UP-1
Second team
Baby RayOTAP-2
Ed MerlinOGAP-2; UP-2
Bert MarshallRBUP-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 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6–0 | 9–1 | 4 | |
| 5–1 | 9–2 | 8 | |
| 4–1–2 | 6–2–3 | ||
| 4–2 | 7–2 | ||
| 3–2 | 5–4–1 | ||
| 3–2–1 | 6–3–1 | ||
| 4–3 | 6–3–1 | ||
| 3–4 | 4–7 | ||
| 2–3–1 | 5–4–1 | ||
| 1–2–2 | 6–3–2 | ||
| 0–4 | 4–5–1 | ||
| 0–5 | 4–6 | ||
| Sewanee | 0–6 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.