1937 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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1937 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. T–9
Record6–2–1
Head coach
CaptainJoe Zwers
Home stadium Notre Dame Stadium
Seasons
  1936
1938  
1937 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Michigan State   8 2 0
Akron   7 2 0
Central Michigan   6 2 0
DePaul   5 1 2
Wayne   6 2 0
No. T–9 Notre Dame   6 2 1
Detroit   7 3 0
Michigan State Normal   5 2 1
Western State Teachers (MI)   5 3 0
Xavier   4 5 1
Marquette   3 6 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1937 college football season.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2 Drake W 21–041,000 [1]
October 9at Illinois T 0–042,253
October 16at Carnegie Tech Pittsburgh, PA L 7–930,418
October 23 Navy
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 9–745,000
October 30at No. 4 Minnesota W 7–663,237
November 6No. 3 Pittsburgh No. 12
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
L 6–2154,309 [2]
November 13vs. Army No. 18W 7–076,359
November 20at Northwestern No. 12W 7–042,573
November 27 USC No. 9
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 13–628,920
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. Jack Ledden (October 3, 1937). "N.D. Defeats Drake, 21 to 0: 41,000 Watch Irish Win in Opening Game". The South Bend Tribune. pp. I-1, Sports 1 via Newspapers.com.
  2. Harry Keck (November 7, 1937). "Panthers Turn On Power For Three Scores in Fourth Quarter". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. Part 2-2. Retrieved August 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1937 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved October 8, 2015.