1937 Mississippi State Teachers Yellow Jackets football team

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1937 Mississippi State Teachers Yellow Jackets football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–3 (5–2 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadium Faulkner Field
Seasons
←  1936
1938  →
1937 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Murray State $ 6 –0 –18 –1 –1
Erskine 5 –0 –06 –4 –0
Centre 3 –0 –06 –2 –1
Western Kentucky State Teachers 3 –0 –17 –1 –1
Centenary 1 –0 –26 –3 –3
Miami (FL) 1 –0 –04 –4 –1
Morehead State 4 –1 –07 –1 –0
Louisiana Tech 3 –1 –26 –3 –2
Louisiana Normal 3 –1 –14 –4 –1
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 2 –1 –16 –1 –1
Mississippi State Teachers 4 –2 –07 –3 –0
Union (KY) 2 –1 –04 –3 –0
Eastern Kentucky 3 –2 –15 –2 –1
Rollins 3 –2 –05 –4 –0
Oglethorpe 3 –3 –03 –6 –1
SW Louisiana 2 –3 –14 –3 –1
Stetson 2 –3 –05 –4 –0
Mississippi College 2 –3 –13 –6 –1
Wofford 2 –3 –02 –7 –0
Newberry 2 –3 –02 –8 –0
Transylvania 2 –4 –03 –5 –0
Louisiana College 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
Millsaps 1 –3 –23 –5 –2
Georgetown (KY) 1 –3 –03 –5 –0
Louisville 1 –3 –12 –5 –1
Troy State 1 –3 –02 –7 –2
Tennessee Tech 1 –5 –13 –5 –1
West Tennessee State Teachers 1 –5 –03 –6 –0
Presbyterian 0 –3 –00 –10 –0
Union (TN) 0 –5 –11 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1937 Mississippi State Teachers Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented the Mississippi State Teachers College (now known as the University of Southern Mississippi) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1937 college football season. In their first year under head coach Reed Green, the team compiled a 7–3 record.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24 Louisiana College
W 19–0 [1]
October 1at Spring Hill *
W 33–0 [2]
October 8at Southwestern Louisiana
W 13–0 [3]
October 15at Louisiana Tech
L 0–73,000 [4]
October 23 Jacksonville State
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 58–0 [5]
October 29 Troy State
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 53–0 [6]
November 5 Union (TN)
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 34–0 [7]
November 132:30 p.m. Louisiana Normal Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
L 0–35,000 [8] [9]
November 25at East Texas State * Commerce, TX L 6–14 [10]
December 3 Appalachian State * Gulfport, MS (Doll & Toy Charity Game)W 7–0 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • All times are in Central time

References

  1. ↑ "Louisiana College Cats lose in Mississippi". The Times. September 25, 1937. Retrieved April 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Spring Hill again is denied victory". The Decatur Daily. October 2, 1937. Retrieved April 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Southwestern bows to Mississippians". The Daily Advertiser. October 9, 1937. Retrieved April 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Tech scores final quarter on Ruston invaders". The Times. October 16, 1937. Retrieved April 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Teachers in flashy triumph". The Clarion-Ledger. October 25, 1937. Retrieved April 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Teachers run wild 53 to 0". The Clarion-Ledger. October 31, 1937. Retrieved April 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Teachers give Bulldogs 34–0 beating Friday". The Jackson Sun. November 7, 1937. Retrieved April 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Jackets To Meet La. Normal". Hattiesburg American . Hattiesburg, Mississippi. November 12, 1937. pp. 1, 13 . Retrieved August 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  9. ↑ "Normal defeats Teachers, 3 to 0". Monroe Morning World. November 14, 1937. Retrieved April 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "East Texas State takes 14–6 win over Mississippians". The Paris News. November 26, 1937. Retrieved April 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Boone boys beaten by Mississippi club". The News and Observer. December 4, 1937. Retrieved April 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.


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