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1937 West Virginia

8–⁠1–⁠1, coached by Marshall Glenn.

Schedule and results

West Virginia in 1937, game by game: won at West Virginia Wesleyan 14–0; lost vs. Pittsburgh 0–20; won vs. Washington and Lee 6–0; won at Xavier 13–7; won vs. Waynesburg 13–0; won vs. McDaniel 64–0; tied at Georgetown 6–6; won vs. Toledo 34–0; won vs. George Washington 26–0; won vs. Texas Tech 7–6+64−20Won 14–0 at West Virginia Wesleyan+14West Virginia W…Lost 0–20 vs. Pittsburgh-20PittsburghWon 6–0 vs. Washington and Lee+6Washington and …Won 13–7 at Xavier+6XavierWon 13–0 vs. Waynesburg+13WaynesburgWon 64–0 vs. McDaniel+64McDanielTied 6–6 at Georgetown0GeorgetownWon 34–0 vs. Toledo+34ToledoWon 26–0 vs. George Washington+26George Washingt…Won 7–6 vs. Texas Tech+1Texas Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25atWest Virginia WesleyanW 14–⁠071%
Oct 2vsPittsburghL 0–⁠2030%
Oct 9vsWashington and LeeW 6–⁠047%
Oct 16atXavierW 13–⁠766%
Oct 23vsWaynesburgW 13–⁠089%
Oct 30vsMcDanielW 64–⁠079%
Nov 6atGeorgetownT 6–⁠656%
Nov 13vsToledoW 34–⁠094%
Nov 25vsGeorge WashingtonW 26–⁠061%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsTexas TechSun BowlW 7–⁠646%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Texas Tech 7–⁠6 in the Sun Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 54th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
8–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
183–⁠39
Coach
Marshall Glenn
Elo
1542 +86 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
0.4 No. 67 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
David Volkin

Drafted in 1938

The 1938 draft
Rd 7Kelly Moan RBNew York Giants