The 1937 Texas College Steers football team was an American football team that represented Texas College as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1937 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Eolus Von Rettig, the Steers compiled an overall record of 8–0–1, with a conference mark of 5–0–1 and finished as SWAC champion.
| 1937 Texas College Steers football | |
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SWAC champion | |
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 8–0–1 (5–0–1 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Fair Park |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas College $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas AM&N | 3 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 0 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Langston | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiley | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bishop | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| October 2 | Prairie View |
| W 6–0 | [1] |
| October 9 | at Jarvis* | Hawkins, TX | W 19–7 | [2] |
| October 16 | Arkansas AM&N |
| T 6–6 | [3] |
| October 23 | at Xavier (LA)* |
| W 26–0 | [4] |
| October 30 | Langston |
| W 20–13 | [5] |
| November 6 | at Samuel Huston* | Austin, TX | W 59–0 | [6] |
| November 13 | at Southern | W 7–0 | [7] | |
| November 20 | Bishop |
| W 12–0 | [8] |
| November 25 | at Wiley |
| W 12–0 | [9] |
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References
edit- ^ "Texas College opens campaign with 6–0 victory". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 3, 1937. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas College in 19–7 victory over Jarvis grid squad". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 10, 1937. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas College and Arkansas in tie 6–6". The St. Louis Argus. October 22, 1937. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas College club turns back Xavier". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 24, 1937. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas football officials rob Langston U." The Black Dispatch. November 6, 1937. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas title bound; Downs Sam Huston". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 13, 1937. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern bows before Texas 7–0 in thriller". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 20, 1937. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas College clinches tie by beating Bishop". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 21, 1937. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wiley drops 12–0 decision". The Marshall News Messenger. November 27, 1937. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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