The 1937 Georgia Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1937 college football season. In their 10th year under head coach Harry Mehre, the Bulldogs complied an overall record of 6–3–2, with a conference record of 1–2–2, and finished 10th in the SEC.[1]
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 6–3–2 (1–2–2 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | Sanford Stadium (30,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Alabama $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 LSU | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sewanee | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 25 | Oglethorpe* | W 60–0 | 5,000 | [2] | ||
| October 2 | at South Carolina* | W 13–7 | 15,000 | [3] | ||
| October 9 | Clemson* |
| W 14–0 | 8,000 | [4] | |
| October 16 | at Holy Cross* | L 6–7 | [5] | |||
| October 23 | Mercer* |
| W 19–0 | 5,000 | [6] | |
| October 30 | at Tennessee | L 0–32 | 17,000 | [7] | ||
| November 6 | vs. Florida | L 0–6 | 20,000 | [8] | ||
| November 13 | Tulane |
| W 7–6 | 12,000 | [9] | |
| November 20 | vs. Auburn | T 0–0 | 16,000 | [10] | ||
| November 27 | at Georgia Tech | T 6–6 | 28,000 | [11] | ||
| December 10 | 8:15 p.m. | at Miami (FL)* | W 26–0 | 20,000 | [12][13][14] | |
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References
edit- ^ "1937 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
- ^ "Georgia team beats Oglethorpe, 60 to 0". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 26, 1937. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia defeats South Carolina". The News and Observer. October 3, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia rises from rut twice to lower Clemson". The Chattanooga Times. October 10, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ McGill, Ralph (October 16, 1937). "Georgia Underdog Against Holy Cross: Bulldogs in Shape Except for Stevens". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 10.
- ^ "Georgia wins easily, 19–0". The Miami News. October 24, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia crumbles under Vol power, 32 to 0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 31, 1937. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gators finally defeat Georgia". The Birmingham News. November 7, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane bows to Georgia Bulldog". The Birmingham News. November 14, 1937. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia, Auburn deadlock, 0 to 0". The Sunday Ledger-Enquirer. November 21, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia Tech and Georgia fight to 6–6 deadlock". The Greenville News. November 28, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bell, Jack (December 10, 1937). "Miami-Georgia Game Formally Opens Stadium". The Miami News. Miami, Florida. p. 1. Retrieved September 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Bell, Jack (December 10, 1937). "Thousands To See Dedication And Final Contest Of Season (continued)". The Miami News. Miami, Florida. p. 16. Retrieved September 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Troy, Jack (December 11, 1937). "Bulldogs Trample Miami, 26 to 0, Before 20,000 Spectators". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 8. Retrieved September 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
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