1937–38 NCAA football bowl games
The 1937–38 NCAA football bowl games were the final games of the 1937 college football season and featured five games, down one from the prior season, as the Bacardi Bowl was not held. Notably, the Orange Bowl was first held in Burdine Stadium, which would be renamed for the bowl game itself in 1959.
| 1937–38 NCAA football bowl games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | 1937 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of bowls | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All-star games | East–West Shrine Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowl games | January 1, 1938 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National Championship | none | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location of Championship | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Champions | Pittsburgh Panthers (AP, Dickinson) California Golden Bears (Dunkel) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Number of bowl teams per state
Poll rankings
The below table lists top teams (per the AP Poll taken after the completion of the regular season), their win-loss records (prior to bowl games), and the bowls they later played in.[1][2]
| AP | Team | W–L | Conf. | Bowl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Pittsburgh Panthers | 9–0–1 | Ind. | — |
2 | California Golden Bears | 9–0–1 | PCC | Rose Bowl |
3 | Fordham Rams | 7–0–1 | Ind. | — |
4 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 9–0 | SEC | Rose Bowl |
5 | Minnesota Golden Gophers | 6–2 | Big Ten | —  |
6 | Villanova Wildcats | 8–0–1 | Ind. | — |
7 | Dartmouth Indians | 7–0–2 | Ind. | — |
8 | LSU Tigers | 9–1 | SEC | Sugar Bowl |
T9 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 6–2–1 | Ind. | — |
T9 | Santa Clara Broncos | 8–0 | Ind. | Sugar Bowl |
11 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 6–1–2 | Big Six | — |
12 | Yale Bulldogs | 6–1–1 | Ind. | — |
13 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 6–2 | Big Ten | — |
T14 | Arkansas Razorbacks | 6–2–2 | SWC | — |
T14 | Holy Cross Crusaders | 8–0–2 | Ind. | — |
16 | TCU Horned Frogs | 4–4–2 | SWC | — |
17 | Colorado Buffaloes | 8–0 | RMAC | Cotton Bowl Classic |
18 | Rice Owls | 4–3–2 | SWC | Cotton Bowl Classic |
19 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 7–1–1 | Southern | — |
20 | Duke Blue Devils | 7–2–1 | Southern | — |
The Big Ten Conference did not allow its members to participate in bowl games until the 1947 Rose Bowl.
Bowl schedule
Rankings are from the final regular season AP Poll.
| Date | Game | Site | Teams | Affiliations | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 1 | Rose Bowl | Rose Bowl Pasadena, California |
#2 California Golden Bears (9–0–1) #4 Alabama Crimson Tide (9–0) |
PCC SEC |
California 13 Alabama 0 |
| Sugar Bowl | Tulane Stadium New Orleans, Louisiana |
#9 Santa Clara Broncos (8–0) #8 LSU Tigers (9–1) |
Independent SEC |
Santa Clara 6 LSU 0 | |
| Orange Bowl | Burdine Stadium Miami, Florida |
Auburn Tigers (5–2–3) Michigan State Spartans (8–1) |
SEC Independent |
Auburn 6 Michigan State 0 | |
| Sun Bowl | Kidd Field El Paso, Texas |
West Virginia Mountaineers (7–1–1) Texas Tech Red Raiders (8–3) |
Independent Border |
West Virginia 7 Texas Tech 6 | |
| Cotton Bowl Classic | Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas |
#18 Rice Owls (5–3–2) #17 Colorado Buffaloes (8–0) |
SWC Rocky Mountain |
Rice 28 Colorado 14 |
References
- "Writers Pick Pitt Grid Players for First Place". Courier News. Plainfield, New Jersey. December 1, 1937. p. 16. Retrieved December 17, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- "1937 Final AP Football Poll". collegepollarchive.com. Archived from the original on October 27, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2018 – via Wayback Machine.
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