1937 Chico State Wildcats football team

1937 Chico State Wildcats football
Conference	Far Western Conference
1937 record	0–6–1 (0–4 FWC)
Head coach	Art Acker (15th season)
Home stadium	College Field
Seasons ←  1936 1938  →

1937 Far Western Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Fresno State $	4	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	1
Pacific (CA)	3	–	1	–	0			3	–	5	–	2
Cal Aggies	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Nevada	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Chico State	0	–	4	–	0			0	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1937 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State College ^{[note 1]} during the 1937 college football season. Chico State competed in the Far Western Conference in 1937. They played home games at College Field in Chico, California.

The 1937 Wildcats were led by head coach Art Acker in his 15th year. Chico State finished the season winless, with a record of zero wins, six losses and one tie (0–6–1, 0–4 FWC). The Wildcats were outscored by their opponents 39–155 for the season. This was the last season coach Acker was at the helm. His 15 years was the longest tenure for any Chico State head coach. They compiled a record of 53–59–8 under Acker, a .475 winning percentage.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
October 1	at San Francisco State [note 2] *	Roberts Field San Francisco	L 12–13 [1]
October 8	at Pacific (CA) [note 3]	Baxter Stadium Stockton, California	L 0–13 [2]
October 16	Nevada	College Field Chico, California	L 0–27 [3]
October 30	at Fresno State [note 4]	Fresno State College Stadium [note 5] Fresno, California	L 40–7 [4]	3,082
November 6	at Cal Aggies [note 6]	Davis, California	L 0–26 [5]
November 13	Southern Oregon Normal [note 7] *	College Field Chico, California	T 6–6 [6]
November 19	at Sacramento City College *	Sacramento, California	L 14–30 [7]
*Non-conference game

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Notes

1. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
2. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
3. University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
4. California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) was known as Fresno State Normal School from 1911 to 1948.
5. Ratcliffe Stadium was known as Fresno State College Stadium from 1926 to 1940.
6. University of California, Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959. In common usage, the sports teams were called the "Cal Aggies" from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
7. Southern Oregon University was known as Southern Oregon Normal School from 1932 to 1938.

References

1. "Chico Defeated By 13-12 Margin". Nevada State Journal (Reno, Nevada). October 2, 1937. p. 6. Retrieved July 22, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Pacific Rides Over Chico, 13-0". The Fresno Bee (Fresno, California). October 9, 1937. p. 10. Retrieved November 12, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Nevada Smothers Chico State, 27-0". The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California). October 17, 1937. p. 16. Retrieved November 12, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
4. Ed W. Orman (October 31, 1937). "Fresno State Wallops Chico State By 40 To 7 Score; Bradshaw Uses Mostly Reserves In Easy Victory". The Fresno Bee (Fresno, California). p. 1-C. Retrieved March 6, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Al Serpa Sets Pace As Aggies Triumph". The San Bernardino County Sun (San Bernardino, California). November 7, 1937. p. 18. Retrieved November 12, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Grid Scores". The Bakersfield Californian (Bakersfield, California). November 15, 1937. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Sacramento JC Wins". Oakland Tribune (Oakland, California). November 20, 1937. p. 6. Retrieved November 12, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
8. "1937 - Cal St.-Chico". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2017.