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1937 Upper Iowa Peacocks football team

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1937 Upper Iowa Peacocks football
Iowa Conference co-champion
ConferenceIowa Conference
Record6–0 (6–0 Iowa)
Head coach
Home stadiumDorman Field
Seasons← 19361938 →
1937 Iowa Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Upper Iowa + 6 0 0 6 0 0
St. Ambrose + 5 0 0 8 0 0
Dubuque 3 1 1 3 4 1
Luther 2 1 3 4 1 3
Buena Vista 3 2 0 5 3 0
Parsons 3 2 1 5 3 1
Central (IA) 3 2 1 3 5 1
Columbia (IA) 2 3 1 4 5 1
Western Union 1 2 0 4 4 0
Iowa Wesleyan 2 4 1 3 4 2
Wartburg 0 2 1 1 4 2
Penn (IA) 0 5 1 1 5 1
Simpson (IA) 0 6 0 0 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1937 Upper Iowa Peacocks football team was an American football team that represented Upper Iowa University as a member of the Iowa Conference during the 1937 college football season. In their 29th season under head coach John "Doc" Dorman, the Peacocks compiled a 6–0 record, shared the Iowa Conference championship with St. Ambrose, and outscored opponents by a total of 122 to 26.

The team played its home games on Dorman Field in Fayette, Iowa.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2at Penn (IA)Oskaloosa, IAW 9–0
October 9Buena VistaW 20–7
October 16Simpson
  • Dorman Field
  • Fayette, IA
W 20–0
October 30Columbia (IA)
  • Dorman Field
  • Fayette, IA
W 21–7
November 5Iowa Wesleyan
  • Dorman Field
  • Fayette, IA
W 40–6
November 20at LutherDecorah, IAW 12–6

References

  1. "1937 - Upper Iowa". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  2. "Celebration Held at Gym Tuesday: Dr. and Mrs. Dorman and the Football Squad Honored at Celebration Tuesday". Fayette County Leader. November 25, 1937. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Fayette on Volga River Is Home of Upper Iowa University". The Courier. October 3, 1937. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Penn Bows To Upper Iowa, 9-0". The Des Moines Register. October 3, 1937. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Peacocks Down beavers, 20 to 7: Doc Dormman's Team Wins Iowa Loop Game". Waterloo Sunday Courier. October 10, 1937. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Upper Iowa Beats Simpson, 20 to 0: Peacocks Unleash Powerful Scoring Drives To Take Their Homecoming Fray By Decisive Margin". Cedar Rapids Gazette. October 17, 1937. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Upper Iowa Defeated Columbia, Score 21-7". Fayette County Leader. November 4, 1937. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Upper Iowa Defeats Columbia Team, 21-7". Cedar Rapids Gazette. October 30, 1937. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Upper Iowa Defeated Iowa Wesleyan, 40-6: Dorman's Eleven Continues In Its Stride Toward the Conference Championship". Fayette County Leader. November 11, 1937. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Iowa Wesleyan Beaten, 40 to 6: Upper Iowa Scores Easy Victory". The Des Moines Register. November 6, 1937. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Peacocks Won Luther Game: Defeated the Norsemen, 12-6, in Last Game of Season on the Luther Grounds". Fayette County Leader. November 25, 1946. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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