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The 1937 college football season ended with the Panthers of the University of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh

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being named the nation’s #1 team (and mythical national champion) by 30 of the 33 electors in the Associated Press writers' poll

AP Poll

The Associated Press College Poll refers to weekly rankings of the top 25 NCAA teams in one of three Division I college sports: football, men's basketball and women's basketball. The rankings are compiled by polling sportswriters across the nation...

. The AP poll was in its second year, and seven votes were taken during the final weeks of the 1937 season, starting with October 18.

Each writer listed his choice for the top ten teams, and points were tallied based on 10 for first place, 9 for second, etc., and the AP then ranked the twenty teams with the highest number of points. With 33 writers polled, Pitt received 30 first place votes and 3 second-place, for a total of 327 points. Major conferences that existed in 1936 were the Western Conference (today's Big Ten), the Pacific Coast Conference (now the Pac-10), the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the old Southern Conference (whose members later played in the ACC), the Big Six (later the Big 8) and the Southwest Conference.

September

September 25 The defending champion Minnesota Gophers opened their season with a 69-7 win over visiting North Dakota State. LSU

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beat Florida, 19-0. Alabama beat Samford 41-0. California

California Golden Bears football

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won 30-7 over St. Mary’s. In Seattle, Washington

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beat Iowa, 14-0. The day before, Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh Panthers football

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had opened with a 59-0 win over Ohio Wesleyan.

October

October 2 Minnesota lost at Nebraska, 14-9. LSU

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defeated Texas 9-0. Pittsburgh

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won at West Virginia, 20-0. In Birmingham, Alabama beat Sewanee, 65-0. In Los Angeles, Washington

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defeated USC, 7-0. California

California Golden Bears football

beat Oregon State, 24-6. Yale

Yale University

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beat Maine, 26-0.

October 9 In Houston, LSU

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defeated Rice, 13-0. Pittsburgh

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beat its cross-town rival, Duquesne, 6-0. Alabama beat South Carolina, 20-0. All three teams had held their opposition scoreless. California

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defeated Washington State 27-0. Washington

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lost to Oregon State, 6-3. Yale

Yale University

beat Penn, 27-7. Minnesota recovered from its Nebraska loss to beat Indiana 6-0.

October 16
LSU

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registered its fourth shutout in four starts, a 13-0 win over Ole Miss. Pittsburgh

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and Fordham

Fordham University

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played to a 0-0 tie in New York.
Alabama yielded its first points, but won at Tennessee, 14-7. California

California Golden Bears football

beat (later UC-Davis) 14-0 and Pacific, 20-0, in a doubleheader. Yale

Yale University

defeated Army, 15-7. Minnesota won at Michigan, 39-6. In the first poll taken, California was #1, followed by Alabama, Pittsburgh, Minnesota and Yale. LSU, despite a 54-0 scoring edge over its opposition, was sixth.

October 23
#1 California

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beat #11 USC 20-6. In Washington, #2 Alabama defeated GWU, 19-0. #3 Pittsburgh

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won at #16 Wisconsin 26-6. #4 Minnesota was idle. #5 Yale

Yale University

beat #19 Cornell, 9-0.

The next top five was 1.California 2.Pittsburgh 3.Alabama 4.Minnesota 5.Yale

October 30 In Los Angeles, #1 California

California Golden Bears football

defeated UCLA 27-14, while in Pittsburgh, the #2 Pitt Panthers

Pittsburgh Panthers football

beat Carnegie Tech, 25-14. #3 Alabama beat Kentucky, 41-0. #4 Minnesota lost to Notre Dame, 7-6, and #5 Yale

Yale University

and #9 Dartmouth played to a 9-9 tie. #6 Baylor, which reached 6-0-0 with a 6-0 win over TCU, and #10 Fordham

Fordham University

, which won at #15 North Carolina, 14-0, reached the next Top Five.
The next top five was 1.California 2.Alabama 3.Pittsburgh 4.Baylor 5.Fordham

November

November 6 #1 California

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and Washington played to a 0-0 tie. In New Orleans, #2 Alabama beat #19 Tulane, 9-6. #3 Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh Panthers football

won at #12 Notre Dame, 21-6 to take the top spot in the next poll. #4 Baylor

Baylor Bears football

The Baylor Bears football team represents Baylor University in Division I FBS college football. They are a member of the Big 12 Conference. The team plays its home games at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas.-History:...

lost to unranked Texas, 9-6. #5 Fordham

Fordham University

beat Purdue, 21-3. #9 Dartmouth, which beat Princeton 33-9, reached the next Top Five: 1.Pittsburgh 2.California 3.Alabama 4.Fordham 5.Dartmouth

November 13 #1 Pittsburgh

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defeated visiting #11 Nebraska, 13-7. In Portland, #2 California

California Golden Bears football

beat Oregon, 26-0. In Birmingham, #3 Alabama beat Georgia Tech, 7-0. #4 Fordham

Fordham University

was idle. #5 Dartmouth

Dartmouth College

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and Cornell played to a 6-6 tie. #6 Yale returned to the Top Five with a 26-0 win over Princeton: 1.Pittsburgh 2.California 3.Alabama 4.Fordham 5.Yale

November 20 #1 Pittsburgh

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beat Penn State, 28-7. #2 California

California Golden Bears football

won at #13 Stanford, 13-0, to finish at 9-0-1. #3 Alabama was idle. #4 Fordham

Fordham University

beat St. Mary’s, 6-0. #5 Yale

Yale University

lost its final game of the season, 13-6, at Harvard. #7 Minnesota closed its season with a 13-6 win over Wisconsin to return to the Top Five: 1.Pittsburgh 2.California 3.Fordham 4.Alabama 5.Minnesota

On Thanksgiving Day, #4 Alabama beat #12 Vanderbilt 9-7 in Nashville. Then, on November 27
#1 Pittsburgh

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closed its season unbeaten (8-0-1) with a 10-0 win at #18 Duke. #3 Fordham

Fordham University

closed its season unbeaten (7-0-1) with a 20-7 win over NYU at Yankee Stadium. #2 California

California Golden Bears football

and #5 Minnesota had completed their seasons.

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

Final Associated Press Poll

Prior to 1968 the final AP Poll was released before the bowl games were played.

Ranking	Team	Record
1	Pittsburgh Panthers Pittsburgh Panthers football Pittsburgh Panthers football is the intercollegiate football team of the University of Pittsburgh, often referred to as "Pitt", located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Traditionally the most popular sport at the university, Pitt football has played at the highest level of American college football...	9-0-1
2	California Golden Bears California Golden Bears football The California Golden Bears football team is the college football team of the University of California. The team plays its home games at California Memorial Stadium, however the team played at San Francisco's AT&T Park in 2011 while Memorial Stadium was being renovated, the team will return to...	9-0-1
3	Fordham Rams Fordham University Fordham University is a private, nonprofit, coeducational research university in the United States, with three campuses in and around New York City. It was founded by the Roman Catholic Diocese of New York in 1841 as St...	7-0-1
4	Alabama Crimson Tide	9-0
5	Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Golden Gophers football The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers are one of the oldest programs in college football history. They compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the Big Ten Conference. The Golden Gophers have claimed six national championships and have an all time record of 646–481–44 as...	6-2
6	Villanova Wildcats Villanova University Villanova University is a private university located in Radnor Township, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States...	8-0-1
7	Dartmouth Big Green Dartmouth College Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...	7-0-2
8	LSU Tigers LSU Tigers football The LSU Tigers football team, also known as the Fighting Tigers or Bayou Bengals, represents Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States in NCAA Division I FBS college football. Current head coach Les Miles has led the team since 2005. Since 1999 when Nick Saban took over as...	9-1
9 (t)	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	6-2-1
9 (t)	Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara University Santa Clara University is a private, not-for-profit, Jesuit-affiliated university located in Santa Clara, California, United States. Chartered by the state of California and accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, it operates in collaboration with the Society of Jesus , whose...	8-0
11	Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska Cornhuskers football The Nebraska Cornhuskers represent the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in college football. The program has established itself as a traditional powerhouse, and has the fourth-most all-time victories of any NCAA Division I-A team. Nebraska is one of only six football programs in NCAA Division I-A...	6-1-2
12	Yale Bulldogs Yale University Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...	6-1-1
13	Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Buckeyes football The Ohio State Buckeyes football team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of The Ohio State University. The team is a member of the Big Ten Conference of the NCAA, playing at the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, formerly Division I-A, level. The team nickname is derived from the state...	6-2
14 (t)	Arkansas Razorbacks Arkansas Razorbacks football The Arkansas Razorbacks football program is a college football team that represents the University of Arkansas. The team is a member of the Southeastern Conference's Western Division, which is in Division I's Football Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletic Association...	6-2-2
14 (t)	Holy Cross Crusaders Holy Cross University Holy Cross University may refer to:* Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, Rome, Italy* Holy Cross College * Other colleges and universities affiliated with the Congregation of Holy Cross...	8-0-2
16	TCU Horned Frogs TCU Horned Frogs football The TCU Horned Frogs football team is the intercollegiate football team of Texas Christian University. TCU competes as a member of the Mountain West Conference in the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, but will move to the Big 12 Conference for the 2012 season. TCU began playing football...	4-4-2
17	Colorado Buffaloes Colorado Buffaloes football The Colorado Buffaloes football program represents the University of Colorado at Boulder in college football at the NCAA Division I FBS level. The team is currently a member of the Pacific-12 Conference, having previously been a charter member of the Big 12 Conference. Before joining the Big 12,...	8-0
18	Rice Owls Rice Owls football The Rice Owls football team represents Rice University in NCAA Division I college football. The Owls have competed in Conference USA's Western Division since 2005. Rice Stadium, built in 1950, hosts the Owls' home football games.-Venue:...	4-3-2
19	North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina Tar Heels football The North Carolina Tar Heels football team represents the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in collegiate level football. In Carolina’s first 121 seasons of football competition, the Tar Heels have compiled a record of 646–488–54, a winning percentage of .566...	7-1-1
20	Duke Blue Devils Duke Blue Devils football The Duke Blue Devils football program is a college football team that represents Duke University . The team is currently a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference , which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletic Association . The Blue Devils compete in the Coastal...	7-2-1

Bowl games

Bowl	Home	points	Away	points
Rose Bowl 1938 Rose Bowl The 1938 Rose Bowl was played on January 1, 1938, and was the 24th Rose Bowl. The game featured the California Golden Bears against the Alabama Crimson Tide, two of the top teams from the 1937 college football season...	#2 California Golden Bears California Golden Bears football The California Golden Bears football team is the college football team of the University of California. The team plays its home games at California Memorial Stadium, however the team played at San Francisco's AT&T Park in 2011 while Memorial Stadium was being renovated, the team will return to...	13	#4 Alabama Crimson Tide	0
Sugar Bowl	#9 Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara University Santa Clara University is a private, not-for-profit, Jesuit-affiliated university located in Santa Clara, California, United States. Chartered by the state of California and accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, it operates in collaboration with the Society of Jesus , whose...	6	#8 LSU Tigers LSU Tigers football The LSU Tigers football team, also known as the Fighting Tigers or Bayou Bengals, represents Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States in NCAA Division I FBS college football. Current head coach Les Miles has led the team since 2005. Since 1999 when Nick Saban took over as...	0
Cotton Bowl	#18 Rice Owls Rice Owls football The Rice Owls football team represents Rice University in NCAA Division I college football. The Owls have competed in Conference USA's Western Division since 2005. Rice Stadium, built in 1950, hosts the Owls' home football games.-Venue:...	28	#17 Colorado Buffaloes Colorado Buffaloes football The Colorado Buffaloes football program represents the University of Colorado at Boulder in college football at the NCAA Division I FBS level. The team is currently a member of the Pacific-12 Conference, having previously been a charter member of the Big 12 Conference. Before joining the Big 12,...	14
Orange Bowl 1938 Orange Bowl The 1938 Orange Bowl was a college football bowl game between the Auburn Tigers and Michigan State Spartans at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida on January 1, 1938. It was the fourth Orange Bowl, and the first held in the stadium. The Tigers won 6–0, scoring the game's only points in the...	Auburn Tigers Auburn Tigers football Only Mohamed Amin Abughadir set the record with 1,890 yards in 1 season. He was the QB for Auburn in 1998.The Auburn Tigers football team represents Auburn University in college football as a member of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, competing in the Western Division of the...	6	Michigan State Spartans	0
Sun Bowl	West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia Mountaineers football The West Virginia Mountaineers football team represents West Virginia University in the NCAA FBS division of college football. Dana Holgorsen is the team's 33rd head coach. He has held the position since he was promoted in June 2011 after the resignation of Bill Stewart. The Mountaineers play their...	6	Texas Tech Red Raiders Texas Tech Red Raiders football Texas Tech Red Raiders football program is a college football team that represents Texas Tech University . The team competes, as a member of the Big 12 Conference, which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletic Association...	0

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