1937 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
NSC champion
Doll & Toy Charity Game, L 0–7 vs. Mississippi State Teachers
ConferenceNorth State Conference, Smoky Mountain Conference
Record8–1–1 (5–0 NSC, 4–0–1 SMC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Field
1937 North State Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Appalachian State $ 5 –0 –08 –1 –1
Elon 3 –1 –07 –1 –0
Catawba 3 –2 –08 –2 –0
Lenoir–Rhyne 2 –3 –04 –5 –2
Western Carolina 0 –3 –01 –6 –2
Guilford 0 –3 –01 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1937 Smoky Mountain Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Carson–Newman $ 6 –0 –17 –1 –1
Appalachian State 4 –0 –18 –2 –1
Maryville (TN) 4 –1 –05 –2 –1
East Tennessee State Teachers 4 –4 –04 –5 –0
King 2 –3 –14 –6 –1
Milligan 2 –3 –05 –3 –1
Cumberland (TN) 1 –4 –02 –6 –1
Tusculum 0 –5 –20 –5 –3
Western Carolina 0 –3 –11 –6 –2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1937 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented Appalachian State Teachers College (now known as Appalachian State University) as a member of the North State Conference and the Smoky Mountain Conference during the 1937 college football season. In their third year under head coach Kidd Brewer, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 8–1–1, with a mark of 5–0 in NSC and 4–0–1 in SMC conference play. Appalachian State was NSC champion and lost to Mississippi State Teachers at the Doll & Toy Charity Game.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 24Cumberland (TN)
W 39–0[1]
October 1at Lenoir–Rhyne
W 12–0[2]
October 9Carson–Newman
  • College Field
  • Boone, NC
T 0–0[3]
October 16East Tennessee State
  • College Field
  • Boone, NC
W 28–0[4]
October 23Elon
  • College Field
  • Boone, NC
W 31–0[5]
October 29at Tusculum
W 37–0[6]
November 6at Western CarolinaCullowhee, NC (rivalry)W 14–0[7]
November 13at GuilfordGreensboro, NCW 37–0[8]
November 19vs. Catawba
  • Moretz Stadium
  • Hickory, NC
W 6–0[9]
December 3vs. Mississippi State Teachers*Gulfport, MS (Doll & Toy Charity Game)L 0–7[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "Lebanon Bulldogs beaten by Appalachian, 39–0". Nashville Banner. September 25, 1937. Retrieved December 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Appalachian trips Bears by 12–0". The Charlotte Observer. October 2, 1937. Retrieved December 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Eagles tie Appalachian". The Knoxville Journal. October 10, 1937. Retrieved December 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Appalachian uses breaks to beat Teachers, 28 to 0". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 17, 1937. Retrieved December 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Appalachian routs Elon Christians". The News and Observer. October 24, 1937. Retrieved December 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Tusculum is humbled, 37–0". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 30, 1937. Retrieved December 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Appalachian trims Western Carolina, 14–0". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 7, 1937. Retrieved December 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Boone men wallop foes". The Charlotte Observer. November 14, 1937. Retrieved December 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Appalachian defeats Catawba in last period, 6 to 0". The Charlotte Observer. November 20, 1937. Retrieved December 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Boone boys beaten by Mississippi club". The News and Observer. December 4, 1937. Retrieved December 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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