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1937 Texas College Steers football team

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1937 Texas College Steers football
SWAC champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record8–0–1 (5–0–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFair Park
Seasons← 19361938 →
1937 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas College $ 5 – 0 – 1 8 – 0 – 1
Arkansas AM&N 3 – 0 – 3 7 – 0 – 3
Prairie View 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Langston 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
Wiley 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Southern 1 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Bishop 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1937 Texas College Steers football team was an American football team that represented Texas College as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1937 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Eolus Von Rettig, the Steers compiled an overall record of 8–0–1, with a conference mark of 5–0–1 and finished as SWAC champion.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 2Prairie ViewW 6–0
October 9at Jarvis*Hawkins, TXW 19–7
October 16Arkansas AM&N
  • Fair Park
  • Tyler, TX
T 6–6
October 23at Xavier (LA)*W 26–0
October 30Langston
  • Lion Stadium
  • Tyler, TX
W 20–13
November 6at Samuel Huston*Austin, TXW 59–0
November 13at SouthernW 7–0
November 20Bishop
  • Lion Stadium
  • Tyler, TX
W 12–0
November 25at WileyW 12–0
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Texas College opens campaign with 6–0 victory". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 3, 1937. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Texas College in 19–7 victory over Jarvis grid squad". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 10, 1937. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Texas College and Arkansas in tie 6–6". The St. Louis Argus. October 22, 1937. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Texas College club turns back Xavier". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 24, 1937. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Texas football officials rob Langston U." The Black Dispatch. November 6, 1937. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Texas title bound; Downs Sam Huston". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 13, 1937. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Southern bows before Texas 7–0 in thriller". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 20, 1937. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Texas College clinches tie by beating Bishop". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 21, 1937. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Wiley drops 12–0 decision". The Marshall News Messenger. November 27, 1937. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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