1937 Georgia Bulldogs football team

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1937 Georgia Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record6–3–2 (1–2–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSanford Stadium (30,000)
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Alabama $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 8 LSU 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Auburn 4 – 1 – 2 6 – 2 – 3
Vanderbilt 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Mississippi State 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Georgia Tech 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Tennessee 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Florida 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Tulane 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Georgia 1 – 2 – 2 6 – 3 – 2
Ole Miss 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Kentucky 0 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Sewanee 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1937 Georgia Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1937 college football season. In their 10th year under head coach Harry Mehre, the Bulldogs complied an overall record of 6–3–2, with a conference record of 1–2–2, and finished 10th in the SEC.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Oglethorpe*
W 60–05,000[2]
October 2at South Carolina*
W 13–715,000[3]
October 9Clemson*
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
W 14–08,000[4]
October 16at Holy Cross*
L 6–7[5]
October 23Mercer*dagger
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 19–05,000[6]
October 30at Tennessee
L 0–3217,000[7]
November 6vs. Florida
L 0–620,000[8]
November 13Tulane
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 7–612,000[9]
November 20vs. Auburn
T 0–016,000[10]
November 27at Georgia Tech
T 6–628,000[11]
December 108:15 p.m.at Miami (FL)*
W 26–020,000[12][13][14]

References

  1. ^ "1937 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  2. ^ "Georgia team beats Oglethorpe, 60 to 0". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 26, 1937. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Georgia defeats South Carolina". The News and Observer. October 3, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Georgia rises from rut twice to lower Clemson". The Chattanooga Times. October 10, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ McGill, Ralph (October 16, 1937). "Georgia Underdog Against Holy Cross: Bulldogs in Shape Except for Stevens". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 10.
  6. ^ "Georgia wins easily, 19–0". The Miami News. October 24, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Georgia crumbles under Vol power, 32 to 0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 31, 1937. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Gators finally defeat Georgia". The Birmingham News. November 7, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tulane bows to Georgia Bulldog". The Birmingham News. November 14, 1937. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Georgia, Auburn deadlock, 0 to 0". The Sunday Ledger-Enquirer. November 21, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Georgia Tech and Georgia fight to 6–6 deadlock". The Greenville News. November 28, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Bell, Jack (December 10, 1937). "Miami-Georgia Game Formally Opens Stadium". The Miami News. Miami, Florida. p. 1. Retrieved September 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ Bell, Jack (December 10, 1937). "Thousands To See Dedication And Final Contest Of Season (continued)". The Miami News. Miami, Florida. p. 16. Retrieved September 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ Troy, Jack (December 11, 1937). "Bulldogs Trample Miami, 26 to 0, Before 20,000 Spectators". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 8. Retrieved September 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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