1937 Duquesne Dukes football team

American college football season

1937 Duquesne Dukes football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–4
Head coach	John "Clipper" Smith (2nd season)
Home stadium	Forbes Field
Seasons← 1936 1938 →

1937 Eastern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 1 Pittsburgh		–		9	–	0	–	1
No. 6 Villanova		–		8	–	0	–	1
No. 3 Fordham		–		7	–	0	–	1
No. 7 Dartmouth		–		7	–	0	–	2
No. T–14 Holy Cross		–		8	–	0	–	2
St. Thomas (PA)		–		6	–	1	–	1
No. 12 Yale		–		6	–	1	–	1
Army		–		7	–	2	–	0
Boston University		–		6	–	2	–	0
Cornell		–		5	–	2	–	1
Harvard		–		5	–	2	–	1
Syracuse		–		5	–	2	–	1
CCNY		–		5	–	2	–	0
No. 12 Manhattan		–		6	–	3	–	1
Penn State		–		5	–	3	–	0
Duquesne		–		6	–	4	–	0
Brown		–		5	–	4	–	0
NYU		–		5	–	4	–	0
Temple		–		3	–	2	–	4
Boston College		–		4	–	4	–	1
Bucknell		–		3	–	3	–	2
Buffalo		–		4	–	4	–	0
Princeton		–		4	–	4	–	0
Tufts		–		3	–	4	–	1
Colgate		–		3	–	5	–	0
Columbia		–		2	–	5	–	2
Hofstra		–		2	–	4	–	0
Carnegie Tech		–		2	–	5	–	1
Penn		–		2	–	5	–	1
Providence		–		2	–	6	–	0
Vermont		–		2	–	6	–	0
La Salle		–		2	–	7	–	0
Massachusetts State		–		1	–	7	–	1

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 Duquesne Dukes football team was an American football team that represented Duquesne University as an independent during the 1937 college football season. In its second season under head coach John "Clipper" Smith, Duquesne compiled a 6–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 151 to 52. The team played its home games at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 24		Waynesburg		Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA	W 33–7	13,606
October 1	8:30 p.m.	West Virginia Wesleyan		Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA	W 39–0	13,425
October 9		at Pittsburgh		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 0–6	55,000
October 15		Saint Vincent		Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA	W 26–0	12,264
October 29		Richmond		Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA	W 24–0	5,269
November 6		at Carnegie Tech	No. 16	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 0–6	28,000
November 11		at Texas Tech		Tech Field Lubbock, TX	L 0–13	12,000
November 20		at Marquette		Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	L 6–13	7,000
November 25		Detroit		Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA	W 14–7	10,800
December 4		Mississippi State		Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 9–0	6,000
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

"Duquesne Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 18, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
"1937 Duquesne Dukes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
Beiderman, Lester (September 25, 1937). "Dukes Outclass Waynesburg In Lid-lifter". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 8. Retrieved August 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
Beiderman, Lester (October 1, 1937). "Vengeance! That's What Dukes Want Against Bobcats". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 53. Retrieved August 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
"Look Out, Pitt! Duquesne On Rampage Again". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 2, 1937. p. 8. Retrieved August 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
Jess Carver (October 10, 1937). "Goldberg Runs 77 Yards For Only Touchdown". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. Part 3-1. Retrieved July 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
Sell, Jack (October 16, 1937). "Duquesne Crunches St. Vincent 26 to 0". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 16. Retrieved August 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
Sell, Jack (October 16, 1937). "Dukes Hammer bearcats, 26-0 (continued)". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 17. Retrieved August 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
Beachler, Edwin (October 30, 1937). "Dukes Have Easy Time In Trimming Richmond". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 8. Retrieved August 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
Beiderman, Lester (November 7, 1937). "Carnegie's Brave Fight Downs Dukes, 6-0". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 1, sports section. Retrieved August 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
Beiderman, Lester (November 7, 1937). "Carnegie Tech Wins Over Duquesne, 6-0 (continued)". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 3, sports section. Retrieved August 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
"Texas Tech Upsets Dukes, 13-0". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 12, 1937. p. 22. Retrieved August 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
"Texas Tech Top Dukes, 13 To 0 (continued)". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 12, 1937. p. 24. Retrieved August 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
"Marquette's Rallies Beat Duquesne, 13-6". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 21, 1937. p. 3, part 2. Retrieved August 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
"Marquette Tops Duquesne, 13-6 (continued)". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 21, 1937. p. 8, part 2. Retrieved August 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
Lewis H. Walter (November 26, 1937). "Duquesne Blasts Bowl Hopes of Titans". Detroit Free Press. pp. 19–20 – via Newspapers.com.
Bryan, Jerry (December 5, 1937). "Duquesne Scores Late To Beat Maroons, 9 To 0". The Birmingham News. Birmingham, Alabama. p. 3, sports section. Retrieved August 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .

v t e Duquesne Dukes football
Venues	Forbes Field Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field (1993–present)
Bowls & rivalries	1937 Orange Bowl City Game (Pittsburgh)
Culture & lore	Duke "The Victory Song (Red and Blue)"
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904–1912 1913 1914 1915–1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951–1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
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