1937 Chico State Wildcats football team

American college football season

1937 Chico State Wildcats football
Conference	Far Western Conference
Record	0–6–1 (0–4 FWC)
Head coach	Art Acker (15th season)
Home stadium	College Field
Seasons← 1936 1938 →

1937 Far Western Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Fresno State $	4	–	0	–	0	8	–	1	–	1
Pacific (CA)	3	–	1	–	0	3	–	5	–	2
Cal Aggies	2	–	2	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Nevada	1	–	3	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
Chico State	0	–	4	–	0	0	–	6	–	1

$ – Conference champion

The 1937 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State College—now known as California State University, Chico—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1937 college football season. Led by Art Acker in his 15th and final season as head, Chico State compiled an overall record of 0–6–1 with a mark of 0–4 in conference play, placing last out of five teams in the FWC. The team was outscored by its opponents 155 to 39 for the season. The Wildcats played home games at College Field in Chico, California.

Acker finished his tenure at Chico State with an overall record of 53–59–8, for a .475 winning percentage. His 15 years was the longest tenure for any head coach of the Chico State Wildcats football program.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
October 1		at San Francisco State*	Roberts Field San Francisco, CA	L 12–13
October 8		at Pacific (CA)	Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA	L 0–13
October 16		Nevada	College Field Chico, CA	L 0–27
October 30		at Fresno State	Fresno State College Stadium Fresno, CA	L 40–7	3,082
November 6		at Cal Aggies	Davis, CA	L 0–26
November 13		Southern Oregon Normal*	College Field Chico, CA	T 6–6
November 19	8:00 p.m.	at Sacramento Junior College*	Sacramento Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 14–30
*Non-conference game All times are in Pacific time

References

"Chico Defeated By 13-12 Margin". Nevada State Journal (Reno, Nevada). October 2, 1937. p. 6. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
"Pacific Rides Over Chico, 13-0". The Fresno Bee (Fresno, California). October 9, 1937. p. 10. Retrieved November 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
"Nevada Smothers Chico State, 27-0". The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California). October 17, 1937. p. 16. Retrieved November 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
Ed W. Orman (October 31, 1937). "Fresno State Wallops Chico State By 40 To 7 Score; Bradshaw Uses Mostly Reserves In Easy Victory". The Fresno Bee (Fresno, California). p. 1-C. Retrieved March 6, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
"Al Serpa Sets Pace As Aggies Triumph". The San Bernardino County Sun (San Bernardino, California). November 7, 1937. p. 18. Retrieved November 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
"Grid Scores". The Bakersfield Californian (Bakersfield, California). November 15, 1937. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
"Panthers Are Favored Over Chico State Here Tonight". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. November 19, 1937. p. 15. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
"Sacramento JC Wins". Oakland Tribune (Oakland, California). November 20, 1937. p. 6. Retrieved November 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
"1937 - Cal St.-Chico". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2017.

v t e Chico State Wildcats football
Venues	College Field (1920–1942) Chico High School Stadium (1946–1955) College Field (1956–1971) University Stadium (1972–1996)
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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