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The '''1937 BYU Cougars football team''' was an [[American football]] team that represented [[Brigham Young University]] in the [[Rocky Mountain Conference]] (RMC) during the [[1937 college football season]]. In their first season under head coach [[Eddie Kimball]], the Cougars compiled a 6–3 record (5–2 against RMC opponents), tied for second in the RMC, and outscored opponents by a total of 164 to 41.<ref name=SR>{{cite web|title=1937 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=December 28, 2018|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/brigham-young/1937-schedule.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=BYU Football 2015 Almanac|publisher=[[Brigham Young University]]|year=2015|page=167|accessdate=December 28, 2018|url=https://byucougars.com/dl/sites/default/files/files/webalmanac.pdf}}</ref>
The '''1937 BYU Cougars football team''' was an [[American football]] team that represented [[Brigham Young University]] (BYU) as a member of the [[Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference|Rocky Mountain Conference]] (RMC) during the [[1937 college football season]]. In their first season under head coach [[Eddie Kimball]], the Cougars compiled an overall record of 6–3 with a mark of 5–2 against conference opponents, tied for second place in the RMC, and outscored opponents by a total of 164 to 41.<ref name=SR>{{cite web|title=1937 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=December 28, 2018|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/brigham-young/1937-schedule.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=BYU Football 2015 Almanac|publisher=[[Brigham Young University]]|year=2015|page=167|accessdate=December 28, 2018|url=https://byucougars.com/dl/sites/default/files/files/webalmanac.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903141005/https://byucougars.com/dl/sites/default/files/files/webalmanac.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 3, 2019}}</ref>


==Schedule==
==Schedule==

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|September 25||{{cfb link|year=1937|team=Colorado State–Greeley Bears|title=Colorado State–Greeley}}|BYU Stadium|[[Provo, UT]]|W 7-0|4,000|<ref>{{cite news|title='Y' Cougars Whip Greeley In 7-0 Game: Four Thousand Fans See B.Y.U. Team Score Opening Victory|newspaper=The Sunday Herald|date=September 26, 1937|pages=1, 3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26600688/y_cougars_whip_greeley_in_70_game/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|September 25||{{cfb link|year=1937|team=Colorado State–Greeley Bears|title=Colorado State–Greeley}}|BYU Stadium|[[Provo, Utah|Provo, UT]]|W 7-0|4,000|<ref>{{cite news|title='Y' Cougars Whip Greeley In 7-0 Game: Four Thousand Fans See B.Y.U. Team Score Opening Victory|newspaper=The Sunday Herald|date=September 26, 1937|pages=1, 3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26600688/y_cougars_whip_greeley_in_70_game/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|October 2|at|[[1937 Utah Utes football team|Utah]]|[[Ute Stadium]]|[[Salt Lake City|Salt Lake City, UT]] ([[Holy War (BYU vs. Utah)|rivalry]])|L 0-14|15,000|<ref>{{cite news|title=Utes Beat Cougars By 14-0 Score|newspaper=The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah)|date=October 3, 1937|pages=1, 7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26613103/utes_beat_cougars_by_140_score/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|October 2|at|[[1937 Utah Utes football team|Utah]]|[[Robert Rice Stadium|Ute Stadium]]|[[Salt Lake City|Salt Lake City, UT]] ([[Holy War (BYU–Utah)|rivalry]])|L 0-14|15,000|<ref>{{cite news|title=Utes Beat Cougars By 14-0 Score|newspaper=The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah)|date=October 3, 1937|pages=1, 7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26613103/utes_beat_cougars_by_140_score/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|October 9||[[1937 Cal Aggies football team|Cal Farm]]<ncg>|BYU Stadium|Provo, UT|W 34-0|3,000|<ref>{{cite news|title='Y' Swamps Cal. Aggies By 34 To 0: "Y" Displays Powerful Offense In Scoring Five Touchdowns|newspaper=The Sunday Herald|date=October 10, 1937|page=1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26602021/y_swamps_cal_aggies_by_34_to_0_y/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|October 9||[[1937 Cal Aggies football team|Cal Aggies]]<ncg>|BYU Stadium|Provo, UT|W 34-0|3,000|<ref>{{cite news|title='Y' Swamps Cal. Aggies By 34 To 0: "Y" Displays Powerful Offense In Scoring Five Touchdowns|newspaper=The Sunday Herald|date=October 10, 1937|page=1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26602021/y_swamps_cal_aggies_by_34_to_0_y/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|October 16|at|[[1937 Colorado Buffaloes football team|Colorado]]|[[Colorado Stadium]]|[[Boulder, CO]]|L 0-14||<ref>{{cite news|title=Cougars Bow To Colorado; Score 14-0|newspaper=The Sunday Herald|date=October 17, 1937|page=1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26611828/cougars_bow_to_colorado_score_140/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|October 16|at|[[1937 Colorado Buffaloes football team|Colorado]]|[[Folsom Field|Colorado Stadium]]|[[Boulder, Colorado|Boulder, CO]]|L 0-14||<ref>{{cite news|title=Cougars Bow To Colorado; Score 14-0|newspaper=The Sunday Herald|date=October 17, 1937|page=1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26611828/cougars_bow_to_colorado_score_140/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|October 23|at|{{cfb link|year=1937|team=Portland Pilots|title=Portland}}<ncg>|[[Multnomah Stadium]]|[[Portland, OR]]|L 10-13||<ref>{{cite news|title=Cougars Bow To Portland Team, 13-10|newspaper=The Sunday Herald|date=October 24, 1937|page=1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26612228/cougars_bow_to_portland_team_1310/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|October 23|at|[[1937 Portland Pilots football team|Portland]]<ncg>|[[Providence Park|Multnomah Stadium]]|[[Portland, Oregon|Portland, OR]]|L 10-13||<ref>{{cite news|title=Cougars Bow To Portland Team, 13-10|newspaper=The Sunday Herald|date=October 24, 1937|page=1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26612228/cougars_bow_to_portland_team_1310/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|October 30||{{cfb link|year=1937|team=Western Colorado Mountaineers|title=Western State}}|BYU Stadium|Provo, UT|W 21-0|3,500|<ref>{{cite news|title=Cougars Trample Western State By Score of 21 to 0|newspaper=The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah)|date=October 31, 1937|pages=1, 8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26611392/cougars_trample_western_state_by_score/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|October 30||{{cfb link|year=1937|team=Western Colorado Mountaineers|title=Western State (CO)}}|BYU Stadium|Provo, UT|W 21-0|3,500|<ref>{{cite news|title=Cougars Trample Western State By Score of 21 to 0|newspaper=The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah)|date=October 31, 1937|pages=1, 8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26611392/cougars_trample_western_state_by_score/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|November 6|at|[[1937 Wyoming Cowboys football team|Wyoming]]|[[Corbett Field (Wyoming)|Corbett Field]]|[[Laramie, WY]]|W 19-0|4,500|<ref>{{cite news|title=B.Y.U. Blanks Cowboys In Home-Coming at Laramie: Wyoming Yields in Second Half After Holding Off Visitors in First|newspaper=The Casper Tribune-Herald|date=November 7, 1937|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26610161/byu_blanks_cowboys_in_homecoming_at/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|November 6|at|[[1937 Wyoming Cowboys football team|Wyoming]]|[[Corbett Field (Wyoming)|Corbett Field]]|[[Laramie, Wyoming|Laramie, WY]]|W 19-0|4,500|<ref>{{cite news|title=B.Y.U. Blanks Cowboys In Home-Coming at Laramie: Wyoming Yields in Second Half After Holding Off Visitors in First|newspaper=The Casper Tribune-Herald|date=November 7, 1937|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26610161/byu_blanks_cowboys_in_homecoming_at/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|November 13|at|[[1937 Utah State Aggies football team|Utah State]]|Aggie Stadium|[[Logan, UT]]([[BYU–Utah State football rivalry|rivalry]])|W 54-10|6,000|<ref>{{cite news|title=Cougars Run Wild; Defeat Aggies, 54-0|newspaper=The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah)|date=November 14, 1937|page=1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26048652/cougars_run_wild_defeat_aggies_540/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|November 13|at|[[1937 Utah State Aggies football team|Utah State]]|Aggie Stadium|[[Logan, Utah|Logan, UT]]([[BYU–Utah State football rivalry|rivalry]])|W 54-10|6,000|<ref>{{cite news|title=Cougars Run Wild; Defeat Aggies, 54-0|newspaper=The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah)|date=November 14, 1937|page=1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26048652/cougars_run_wild_defeat_aggies_540/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|November 20||{{cfb link|year=1937|team=Montana State Bobcats|title=Montana State}}<hc>|BYU Stadium|Provo, UT |W 19-0|7,000|<ref>{{cite news|title=Cougars Whip Bobcats 19 to 0 In Colorful Homecoming Day Game: Muddy Field Slows Up the Game; 7,000 Homecoming Day Fans Witness Closing Football Game; Bobcats Worthy Foes|newspaper=The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah)|date=November 21, 1937|page=1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26610480/cougars_whip_bobcats_19_to_0_in/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|November 20||[[1937 Montana State Bobcats football team|Montana State]]<hc>|BYU Stadium|Provo, UT |W 19-0|7,000|<ref>{{cite news|title=Cougars Whip Bobcats 19 to 0 In Colorful Homecoming Day Game: Muddy Field Slows Up the Game; 7,000 Homecoming Day Fans Witness Closing Football Game; Bobcats Worthy Foes|newspaper=The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah)|date=November 21, 1937|page=1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26610480/cougars_whip_bobcats_19_to_0_in/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 23:28, 6 September 2023

1937 BYU Cougars football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record6–3 (5–2 RMC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBYU Stadium
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 Colorado $ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
BYU 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Denver 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Utah 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Western State (CO) 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Colorado College 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Utah State 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 4 – 2
Wyoming 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Colorado State–Greeley 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Montana State 0 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Colorado Mines 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Colorado A&M 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1937 college football season. In their first season under head coach Eddie Kimball, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 6–3 with a mark of 5–2 against conference opponents, tied for second place in the RMC, and outscored opponents by a total of 164 to 41.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Colorado State–Greeley
W 7–04,000[3]
October 2at Utah
L 0–1415,000[4]
October 9Cal Aggies*
  • BYU Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 34–03,000[5]
October 16at Colorado
L 0–14[6]
October 23at Portland*
L 10–13[7]
October 30Western State (CO)
  • BYU Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 21–03,500[8]
November 6at Wyoming
W 19–04,500[9]
November 13at Utah State
W 54–106,000[10]
November 20Montana Statedagger
  • BYU Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 19–07,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "1937 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  2. ^ "BYU Football 2015 Almanac" (PDF). Brigham Young University. 2015. p. 167. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  3. ^ "'Y' Cougars Whip Greeley In 7-0 Game: Four Thousand Fans See B.Y.U. Team Score Opening Victory". The Sunday Herald. September 26, 1937. pp. 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Utes Beat Cougars By 14-0 Score". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). October 3, 1937. pp. 1, 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "'Y' Swamps Cal. Aggies By 34 To 0: "Y" Displays Powerful Offense In Scoring Five Touchdowns". The Sunday Herald. October 10, 1937. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cougars Bow To Colorado; Score 14-0". The Sunday Herald. October 17, 1937. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cougars Bow To Portland Team, 13-10". The Sunday Herald. October 24, 1937. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cougars Trample Western State By Score of 21 to 0". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). October 31, 1937. pp. 1, 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "B.Y.U. Blanks Cowboys In Home-Coming at Laramie: Wyoming Yields in Second Half After Holding Off Visitors in First". The Casper Tribune-Herald. November 7, 1937. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cougars Run Wild; Defeat Aggies, 54-0". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). November 14, 1937. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Cougars Whip Bobcats 19 to 0 In Colorful Homecoming Day Game: Muddy Field Slows Up the Game; 7,000 Homecoming Day Fans Witness Closing Football Game; Bobcats Worthy Foes". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). November 21, 1937. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.


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