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1937 Murray State Thoroughbreds football team

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1937 Murray State Thoroughbreds football
SIAA champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record8–1–1 (6–0–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Murray State $ 6 0 1 8 1 1
Erskine 5 0 0 6 4 0
Centre 3 0 0 6 2 1
Western Kentucky State Teachers 3 0 1 7 1 1
Centenary 1 0 2 6 3 3
Miami (FL) 1 0 0 4 4 1
Morehead State 4 1 0 7 1 0
Louisiana Tech 3 1 2 6 3 2
Louisiana Normal 3 1 1 4 4 1
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 2 1 1 6 1 1
Mississippi State Teachers 4 2 0 7 3 0
Union (KY) 2 1 0 4 3 0
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers 3 2 1 5 2 1
Rollins 3 2 0 5 4 0
Oglethorpe 3 3 0 3 6 1
SW Louisiana 2 3 1 4 3 1
Stetson 2 3 0 5 4 0
Mississippi College 2 3 1 3 6 1
Wofford 2 3 0 2 7 0
Newberry 2 3 0 2 8 0
Transylvania 2 4 0 3 5 0
Louisiana College 2 4 0 3 6 0
Millsaps 1 3 2 3 5 2
Georgetown (KY) 1 3 0 3 5 0
Louisville 1 3 1 2 5 1
Troy State 1 3 0 2 7 2
Tennessee Tech 1 5 1 3 5 1
West Tennessee State Teachers 1 5 0 3 6 0
Presbyterian 0 3 0 0 10 0
Union (TN) 0 5 1 1 8 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1937 Murray State Thoroughbreds football team represented Murray State University in the 1937 college football season. The team won its second Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association title, finishing the season with an 8–1–1 record and a 6–0–1 mark in conference play.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25at Hardin–SimmonsAbilene, TXL 0–21
October 2Tennessee TechMurray, KYW 23–0
October 9at Ouachita BaptistArkadelphia, ARW 27–7
October 15Middle Tennessee State TeachersMurray, KYW 21–14
October 23Mississippi CollegeMurray, KYW 43–0[2]
October 29vs. Union (TN)Dyersburg, TNW 21–0
November 5West Tennessee State TeachersMurray, KYW 19–0[3]
November 12Morehead StateMurray, KYW 32–7
November 20Western Kentucky State TeachersMurray, KYT 7–7
November 24Superior StateMurray, KYW 26–6

References

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  1. ^ "2022 Murray State Football Record Book" (PDF). Murray State University Athletics. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "Murray runs wild to hang up 43–0 win". The Park City Daily News. October 24, 1936. Retrieved July 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Thoroughbreds triumph, 19–0". The Lexington Herald. November 6, 1937. Retrieved July 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.