1937 Kentucky Wildcats football team
| 1937 Kentucky Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 4–6 (0–5 SEC) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Joe Hagan |
| Home stadium | McLean Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1937 Kentucky Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1937 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Chet A. Wynne, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 4–6 record with a mark of 0–5 against conference opponents, finished in 12th place in the SEC, and were outscored by a total of 130 to 93.[1] The team played its home games at McLean Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 25 | at Vanderbilt | L 0–12 | 5,000 | [2] | |||
| October 2 | at Xavier* |
| W 6–0 | [3] | |||
| October 9 | Georgia Tech | L 0–32 | 7,500 | [4] | |||
| October 16 | Washington & Lee* |
| W 41–6 | [5] | |||
| October 23 | Manhattan* |
| W 19–0 | 8,000 | [6][7] | ||
| October 30 | at No. 3 Alabama | L 0–41 | 13,000 | [8] | |||
| November 6 | South Carolina* |
| W 27–7 | [9] | |||
| November 13 | at Boston College* | L 0–13 | 3,500 | [10] | |||
| November 25 | Tennessee |
| L 0–13 | 15,000 | [11] | ||
| December 4 | at Florida | L 0–6 | [12] | ||||
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References[edit]
- ^ "1937 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
- ^ "Vanderbilt's attack proves too powerful for Kentucky". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 26, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Last period pass enables Wildcats to defeat Xavier". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. October 3, 1937. Retrieved May 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia Tech beats Kentucky Wildcats". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 10, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kentucky Wildcats overwhelm Washington and Lee 41 to 6". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. October 17, 1937. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Gerald Griffin (October 24, 1937). "Bob Davis Paces Kentucky to 19 to 0 Victory Over Manhattan". The Courier-Journal. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ William F. Arbogast (October 24, 1937). "Kentucky Upsets Manhattan 19 To 0". The Owensboro Messenger. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Thornton, Jay (October 31, 1937). "Ambitious Tide machine grinds out 41–0 win over Kentucky". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. p. 6. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
- ^ "Kentucky licks Birds 27 to 7". The State. November 7, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Boston College beats Kentucky in mud, 13 to 0". The Hartford Courant. November 14, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee, not over-eating makes it tough holiday for Kentucky fans". The Lexington Leader. November 26, 1937. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ed Manning's 59-yard jaunt supplies punch as Gators whip Wildcats". The Montgomery Advertiser. December 5, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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