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1937 William & Mary Indians football team

1937 William & Mary Indians football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–5 (1–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainJohn Coiner
Home stadiumCary Field
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maryland $ 2 0 0 8 2 0
No. 19 North Carolina 4 0 1 7 1 1
Clemson 2 0 1 4 4 1
No. 20 Duke 5 1 0 7 2 1
VMI 4 2 0 5 5 0
NC State 4 2 1 5 3 1
South Carolina 2 2 1 5 6 1
Washington and Lee 2 3 0 4 5 0
The Citadel 2 3 0 7 4 0
Richmond 2 3 0 5 4 1
Furman 1 2 2 4 3 2
VPI 2 4 0 5 5 0
William & Mary 1 3 0 4 5 0
Wake Forest 1 4 0 3 6 0
Davidson 1 6 0 2 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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