1937 Middle Tennessee State Teachers Blue Raiders football team

1937 Middle Tennessee State Teachers Blue Raiders football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	6–1–1 (2–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach	Johnny Floyd (4th season)
Captain	Joe Troop, John Hambrick
Home stadium	Horace Jones Field
Seasons ←  1936 1938  →

1937 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	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 Middle Tennessee State Teachers football team represented the Middle Tennessee State Teachers College (now known as Middle Tennessee State University) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1937 college football season. Led by Johnny Floyd in his fourth season as head coach, Middle Tennessee State Teachers compiled an overall record of 6–1–1 with a mark of 2–1–1 in conference play. ^[1] The team's captains were Joe Troop and John Hambrick. ^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 24	West Tennessee State Teachers	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	W 20–6
October 1	at Troy State	Pace Field Troy, AL (rivalry)	W 13–0	[3]
October 8	Jacksonville State *	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	W 27–0	[4]
October 15	at Murray State	Cutchin Stadium Murray, KY	L 14–21
October 27	Tennessee Tech	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	T 13–13
November 5	Austin Peay *	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	W 19–0
November 12	Delta State *	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	W 7–0
November 25	at Tennessee Tech	Overhill Field Cookeville, TN	W 29–0
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Murray, Erskine Top SIAA Loop". The Palm Beach Post . West Palm Beach, Florida. Associated Press. November 29, 1937. p. 7. Retrieved September 22, 2020– via Newspapers.com .
2. "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
3. "Raiders triumph over Troy, 13–0". Nashville Banner. October 2, 1937. Retrieved November 14, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Raiders win over Alabama Teachers". Nashville Banner. October 9, 1937. Retrieved December 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.