1937 Vanderbilt

7–⁠2 (4–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Ray Morrison.

Schedule and results

Vanderbilt in 1937, game by game: won vs. Kentucky 12–0; won vs. Chicago 18–0; won at Rhodes 17–6; won at SMU 6–0; won vs. No. 6 LSU 7–6; lost at Georgia Tech 0–14; won vs. Sewanee 41–0; won at Tennessee 13–7; lost vs. No. 4 Alabama 7–9+41−14Won 12–0 vs. Kentucky+12KentuckyWon 18–0 vs. Chicago+18ChicagoWon 17–6 at Rhodes+11RhodesWon 6–0 at SMU+6SMUWon 7–6 vs. No. 6 LSU+1No. 6 LSULost 0–14 at Georgia Tech-14Georgia TechWon 41–0 vs. Sewanee+41SewaneeWon 13–7 at Tennessee+6TennesseeLost 7–9 vs. No. 4 Alabama-2No. 4 Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsKentuckyW 12–⁠055%
Oct 2vsChicagoW 18–⁠071%
Oct 9atRhodesW 17–⁠677%
Oct 13atSMUW 6–⁠037%
Oct 23vs6LSUW 7–⁠637%
Oct 30atGeorgia TechL 0–⁠1448%
Nov 6vsSewaneeW 41–⁠085%
Nov 13atTennesseeW 13–⁠737%
Nov 25vs4AlabamaL 7–⁠935%

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

  1. Wk 1: 20
  2. Wk 2: 7
  3. Wk 5: 18
  4. 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 5Ed Merlin OGBrooklyn Dodgers

All-SEC

1 first team, 3 second team

First team

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
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.