1937 Troy State Red Wave football team

1937 Troy State Red Wave football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	2–7–2 (1–3 SIAA)
Head coach	Albert Choate (1st season)
Home stadium	Pace 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 Troy State Red Wave football team represented Troy State Teachers College (now known as Troy University) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1937 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Albert Choate, the Red Wave compiled an overall record of 2–7–2, with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, and finished in 26th place in the SIAA. Choate was hired to succeed Albert Elmore as both athletic director and head football coach in May 1937. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 24	at South Georgia *	Douglas, GA	T 0–0	[2]
October 1	Middle Tennessee State	Pace Field Troy, AL (rivalry)	L 0–13	[3]
October 8	Marion *	Pace Field Troy, AL	L 6–13	[4]
October 16	at South Georgia Teachers *	Statesboro, GA	W 12–6	[5]
October 23	at Delta State *	Delta Field Cleveland, MS	L 0–13	[6]
October 29	at Mississippi State Teachers	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	L 0–53	[7]
November 5	at Newberry	Setzler Field Newberry, SC	L 6–19	[8]
November 13	at Pensacola NAS *	Legion Field Pensacola, FL	L 0–38	[9]
November 19	at West Tennessee State	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN	W 12–6	[10]
November 25	Cumberland (TN) *	Pace Field Troy, AL	T 0–0	[11]
December 4	vs. SW Mississippi Junior College *	Pearson Bowl Alexander City, AL	L 7–13	[12]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Troy Teachers to get coach Choate". The Birmingham News. May 23, 1937. Retrieved November 15, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Troy, Georgia foe play to tie game". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 25, 1937. Retrieved November 14, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Raiders triumph over Troy, 13–0". Nashville Banner. October 2, 1937. Retrieved November 14, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Marion wins over Troy Red Wave, 13–6". The Birmingham News. October 9, 1937. Retrieved November 14, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Wave defeats Georgia team by 12–6 score". The Troy Messenger. October 19, 1937. Retrieved November 14, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Delta is winner of 13–0 tilt". The Clarion-Ledger. October 24, 1937. Retrieved November 14, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Teachers run wild 53 to 0". The Clarion-Ledger. October 31, 1937. Retrieved November 14, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Newberry turns Alabamans back". The State. November 6, 1937. Retrieved November 14, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Navy bowls over Troy State Teachers by score of 38–0". Pensacola News Journal. November 14, 1937. Retrieved November 14, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Troy Wave defeats Memphis Teachers". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 20, 1937. Retrieved November 14, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Troy's Wave held by Cumberland". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 26, 1937. Retrieved November 14, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Troy drops tilt to Miss, team, 13–7". The Montgomery Advertiser. December 5, 1937. Retrieved November 14, 2022– via Newspapers.com.