1937 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1937 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. T–9
Record6–2–1
Head coach
CaptainJoe Zwers
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Michigan State     8 2 0
Akron     7 2 0
Central Michigan     6 2 0
DePaul     5 1 2
Wayne     6 2 0
No. T–9 Notre Dame     6 2 1
Detroit     7 3 0
Michigan State Normal     5 2 1
Western State Teachers (MI)     5 3 0
Xavier     4 5 1
Marquette     3 6 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1937 college football season.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2DrakeW 21–041,000[1]
October 9at IllinoisT 0–042,253
October 16at Carnegie TechPittsburgh, PAL 7–930,418
October 23Navy
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 9–745,000
October 30at No. 4 MinnesotaW 7–663,237
November 6No. 3 PittsburghNo. 12
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
L 6–2154,309[2]
November 13vs. ArmyNo. 18W 7–076,359
November 20at NorthwesternNo. 12W 7–042,573
November 27USCNo. 9
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 13–628,920
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ Jack Ledden (October 3, 1937). "N.D. Defeats Drake, 21 to 0: 41,000 Watch Irish Win in Opening Game". The South Bend Tribune. pp. I-1, Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Harry Keck (November 7, 1937). "Panthers Turn On Power For Three Scores in Fourth Quarter". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. Part 2-2. Retrieved August 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1937 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved October 8, 2015.