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1937 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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.

1937 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 19
Record7–1–1 (4–0–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainAndy Bershak, Crowell Little
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
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

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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 252:30 p.m.[4]South Carolina
T 13–1314,000[5][6]
October 22:30 p.m.[7]at NC State
W 20–016,000[8][9]
October 92:30 p.m.[10]at NYU*
W 19–614,000[11][12][13]
October 162:30 p.m.[14]at Wake Forest
W 28–010,000[15][16]
October 232:30 p.m.[17]Tulane*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 13–021,000[18][19]
October 302:30 p.m.[20]No. 10 Fordham*No. 15
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 0–1424,000[21][22]
November 62:30 p.m.[23]at Davidson
W 26–08,000[24]
November 132:00 p.m.[25]at No. 8 Duke
W 14–643,000[26][27]
November 252:00 p.m.[28]Virginia*No. 18
W 40–014,000[29]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

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  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. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, September 25, 1937, Image 1". September 25, 1937. p. 1.
  5. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, September 26, 1937, Image 3". September 26, 1937. p. 3.
  6. ^ "Gamecocks, Tar Heels battle to 13–13 tie". The Charlotte Observer. September 26, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Technician, Vol. 18 No. 3, October 1, 1937 - technician-v18n3-1937-10-01 - NC State University Libraries' Rare and Unique Digital Collections | NC State University Libraries' Rare and Unique Digital Collections".
  8. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 03, 1937, Image 1". October 3, 1937. p. 1.
  9. ^ "Tarheels trounce Wolfpack, 20 to 0". Chattanooga Sunday Times. October 3, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 09, 1937, Image 3". October 9, 1937. p. 3.
  11. ^ "Daily News from New York, New York on October 10, 1937 · 180".
  12. ^ "N.Y.U. Loses, 19-6, To North Carolina". New York Times. October 10, 1937. p. 79.
  13. ^ "Carolina tops N.Y.U." The News and Observer. October 10, 1937. p. 5. Retrieved February 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 16, 1937, Image 1". October 16, 1937. p. 1.
  15. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 17, 1937, Image 1". October 17, 1937. p. 1.
  16. ^ "Carolina whips Deacons by 28–0". The Macon Telegraph & News. October 17, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 23, 1937, Image 1". October 23, 1937. p. 1.
  18. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 24, 1937, Image 1". October 24, 1937. p. 1.
  19. ^ "Tar Heels smash big Tulane Greenies, 13 to 0". The Charlotte Observer. October 24, 1937. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ "The Chapel Hill weekly. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, October 29, 1937, Image 1". October 29, 1937.
  21. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 31, 1937, Image 1". October 31, 1937. p. 1.
  22. ^ "Fordham Turns Back North Carolina, 14 to 0". Daily Boston Globe. October 31, 1937. p. C24.
  23. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 06, 1937, Image 3". November 6, 1937. p. 3.
  24. ^ "Davidson loses to N.C." The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 7, 1937. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  25. ^ "CONTENTdm".
  26. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 14, 1937, Image 1". November 14, 1937. p. 1.
  27. ^ "North Carolina dumps Duke from unbeaten ranks, 14–6". The Birmingham News. November 14, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  28. ^ "The Chapel Hill weekly. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, November 19, 1937, Image 1". November 19, 1937.
  29. ^ "Carolina squad romps to easy victory over Virginia, 40–0". The Asheville Citizen. November 26, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  30. ^ "1937 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
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