1937 William & Mary Indians football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–5 (1–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainJohn Coiner
Home stadiumCary Field
1937 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Maryland $ 2 0 08 2 0
No. 19 North Carolina 4 0 17 1 1
Clemson 2 0 14 4 1
No. 20 Duke 5 1 07 2 1
VMI 4 2 05 5 0
NC State 4 2 15 3 1
South Carolina 2 2 15 6 1
Washington and Lee 2 3 04 5 0
The Citadel 2 3 07 4 0
Richmond 2 3 05 4 1
Furman 1 2 24 3 2
VPI 2 4 05 5 0
William & Mary 1 3 04 5 0
Wake Forest 1 4 03 6 0
Davidson 1 6 02 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 William & Mary Indians football team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1937 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Branch Bocock, the Indians compiled an overall record of 4–5 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, placing 13th in the SoCon. William & Mary played home games at Cary Field in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Navy*L 0–4515,302[1]
October 2vs. VMIL 9–205,000[2]
October 9vs. VPIW 12–06,000[3]
October 16Guilford*W 37–0[4]
October 23American*
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 38–0[5]
October 30at Virginia*L 0–65,000[6]
November 6Hapmden–Sydney*
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 21–12[7]
November 13Washington and Leedagger
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
L 12–14[8]
November 25at Richmond
L 0–612,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

  1. "Middies maul William-Mary". The Los Angeles Times. September 26, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Flying Keydets triumph over Indians, 20–9". Daily Press. October 3, 1937. Retrieved December 21, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "W. And M. Smashes V. P. I.'s Mastery". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 10, 1937. p. 35. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. "William and Mary pins Guilford". Greensboro Daily News. October 17, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "William and Mary bags easy victory over Eagles, 38–0". Daily Press. October 24, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Proud Cavaliers halt Sovereigns". The State. October 31, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Indians pressed to defeat Tigers". The Roanoke Times. November 7, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "W. M. Tribe nosed out by Generals, 14 to 12". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 14, 1937. Retrieved August 20, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Spiders stop bunch and defeat Indians, 6–0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 26, 1937. Retrieved November 8, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "1937 William & Mary Tribe Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
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