1937 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen football team

The 1937 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen football team represented Hofstra University during the 1937 college football season. It was the program's first-ever season and they finished with a record of 2–4.[1][2] Their head coach was Jack McDonald and their captain was Al Sorrentino.[2]

1937 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen football
Conference	Independent
1937 record	2–4
Head coach	Jack McDonald (1st season)
Captain	Al Sorrentino

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 9	American International	Hempstead, NY	L 6–14
October 16	Bergen CC	Hempstead, NY	W 19–0
October 23	at SUNY Farmingdale	East Farmingdale, NY	L 6–12
October 30	at Brooklyn	Brooklyn, NY	L 0–32
November 20	Gallaudet	Hempstead, NY	W 32–0
November 24	at Montclair State	Montclair, NJ	L 0–14

References

1. "1937 Hofstra Pride football results". College Football Data Warehouse. William Goodyear. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
2. "2007 Hofstra Pride Football Media Guide: All-Time Results" (PDF). Hofstra.edu. Hofstra University. 2007. Retrieved May 3, 2019.