1937 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

1937 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Conference Southern Conference
Ranking
AP No. 19
1937 record 7–1–1 (4–0–1 SoCon)
Head coach Raymond Wolf (2nd season)
Home stadium Kenan Memorial Stadium
1937 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
Virginia Tech 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 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1937 college football season. The Tar Heels were led by second-year head coach Raymond Wolf and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. They competed as a member of the Southern Conference, finishing with an undefeated conference record of 4–0–1. North Carolina claims a conference championship for 1937,[1] although Maryland is recognized as the official conference champion with a 2–0 conference record.[2] On October 25, 1937, the Tar Heels made the school's first ever appearance in the AP Poll, which was in its second year of operation. The team finished ranked 19th in the final poll of the season.

Andy Bershak was a consensus All-American end for the Tar Heels.[3]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 25 South Carolina Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC (Rivalry) T 1313  
October 2 at NC State Riddick StadiumRaleigh, NC (Rivalry) W 200  
October 9 at NYU* Ohio Field[4]New York, NY W 196  
October 16 at Wake Forest Wake Forest, NC (Rivalry) W 280  
October 23 Tulane* Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 130  
October 30 No. 10 Fordham* No. 15 Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC L 014  
November 6 at Davidson Richardson StadiumDavidson, NC W 260  
November 13 at No. 8 Duke Duke StadiumDurham, NC (Victory Bell) W 146  
November 27 Virginia* No. 18 Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry) W 400  
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game time.

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References

  1. "2016 North Carolina football media guide" (PDF). North Carolina Athletic Communications Office. p. 194.
  2. "2017 Media Guide". Southern Conference. p. 170.
  3. Media guide, p. 22
  4. "N.Y.U. Loses, 19-6, To North Carolina". New York Times. October 10, 1937. p. 79.
  5. "1937 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
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