1937 Army Cadets football team

The 1937 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1937 college football season. In their fifth and final year under head coach Garrison H. Davidson, the Cadets compiled a 7–2 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 176 to 72.[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated the Midshipmen by a 6 to 0 score. The Cadets' two losses came against Yale and Notre Dame.[2]

1937 Army Cadets football
Conference	Independent
1937 record	7–2
Head coach	Garrison H. Davidson (5th season)
Home stadium	Michie Stadium

1937 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Pittsburgh			–					9	–	0	–	1
No. 6 Villanova			–					8	–	0	–	1
No. 3 Fordham			–					7	–	0	–	1
No. 7 Dartmouth			–					7	–	0	–	2
No. T–14 Holy Cross			–					8	–	0	–	2
St. Thomas (PA)			–					6	–	1	–	1
No. 12 Yale			–					6	–	1	–	1
Army			–					7	–	2	–	0
Cornell			–					5	–	2	–	1
Harvard			–					5	–	2	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	2	–	1
No. 12 Manhattan			–					6	–	3	–	1
Penn State			–					5	–	3	–	0
Duquesne			–					6	–	4	–	0
Brown			–					5	–	4	–	0
NYU			–					5	–	4	–	0
Temple			–					3	–	2	–	4
Boston College			–					4	–	4	–	1
Buffalo			–					4	–	4	–	0
Princeton			–					4	–	4	–	0
Tufts			–					3	–	4	–	1
Colgate			–					3	–	5	–	0
Columbia			–					2	–	5	–	2
Hofstra			–					2	–	4	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					2	–	5	–	1
Penn			–					2	–	5	–	1
La Salle			–					2	–	7	–	0
Massachusetts State			–					1	–	7	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

No Army players were recognized on the 1937 College Football All-America Team.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
October 2	Clemson	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 21–6
October 9	Columbia	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 21–18
October 16	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 7–15
October 23	Washington University	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 47–7
October 30	VMI	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 20–7
November 6	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Allston, MA	W 7–6
November 13	vs. No. 18 Notre Dame	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY (rivalry)	L 0–7	76,359
November 20	St. John's (MD)	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 47–6
November 27	vs. Navy	Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	W 6–9
Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Army Yearly Results (1935-1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
2. "1937 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2015.