1937 Indiana Hoosiers football team

1937 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–3 (3–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bo McMillin (4th season)
MVP	Corbett Davis
Captain	Robert Kinderdine
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1936 1938  →

1937 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Minnesota $	5	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Ohio State	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Indiana	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Michigan	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Northwestern	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Purdue	2	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Wisconsin	2	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Illinois	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	3	–	2
Chicago	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
Iowa	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1937 Big Ten Conference football season. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Bo McMillin, in his fourth year as head coach of the Hoosiers. Corbett Davis was selected as the team's most valuable player and also won the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the most valuable player in the Big Ten Conference.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	2:00 p.m,	Centre		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 12–0	10,000	[1] [2] [3]
October 9		at Minnesota		Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 0–6	35,000
October 16		Illinois		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (rivalry)	W 13–6	17,000
October 23		Cincinnati *		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 27–0
October 30		at No. 11 Nebraska *		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	L 0–7
November 6		at No. 8 Ohio State		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 10–0	47,056	[4]
November 13		at Iowa	No. 17	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	W 3–0
November 20		Purdue	No. 20	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	L 7–13	25,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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1938 NFL draftees

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Corbett Davis	Back	1	1	Cleveland Rams
Frank Filchock	Back	2	14	Pittsburgh Pirates
Jim Sirtosky	Guard	9	76	Detroit Lions
Bob Kenderdine	End	11	95	Chicago Cardinals

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References

1. "Colonels Set For Opener Tomorrow At I. U." The Centre College Cento. Danville, Kentucky. September 24, 1937. p. 1. Retrieved July 30, 2025– via Newspapers.com .
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3. "Indiana Whips Centre College". South Bend Tribune . South Bend, Indiana. September 26, 1937. p. 1, section 2. Retrieved July 30, 2025– via Newspapers.com .
4. Devine, Tommy (November 7, 1937). "Indiana Wins From Ohio By 10-0 Margin". The Hammond Times . p. 19. Retrieved October 22, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. "1937 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved December 31, 2023.
6. "1937 Football Schedule". Indiana University . Retrieved December 31, 2023.
7. "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 13. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
8. "1938 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved November 12, 2015.