1937 NC State Wolfpack football team

1937 NC State Wolfpack football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–3–1 (4–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumRiddick 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

The 1937 NC State Wolfpack football team was an American football team that represented North Carolina State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1937 college football season. In its first season under head coach Williams Newton, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record (4–2–1 against SoCon opponents) and was outscored by a total of 92 to 91.[1][2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18vs. Davidson
W 6–214,000[3]
October 2North Carolina
L 0–2016,000[4]
October 9at Furman
T 7–79,000[5]
October 16VPI
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 13–77,000[6]
October 23at Wake Forest
W 20–06,000[7]
October 302:00 p.m.at Boston College*
W 12–712,000[8]
November 6The Citadel
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 26–147,000[9]
November 13at Manhattan
L 0–153,500[10]
November 20Duke
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
L 7–2010,000[11]

References

  1. ^ "1937 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  2. ^ "Wolfpack Football 2019 NC State Media Guide" (PDF). North Carolina State University. 2019. p. 150. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  3. ^ "Techs turn back Wildcats, 6–2". The News and Observer. September 19, 1937. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tarheels trounce Wolfpack, 20 to 0". Chattanooga Sunday Times. October 3, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "'Pack comes from behind to tie Furman Hurricane". The News and Observer. October 10, 1937. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "State Defeats V.P.I. Gobblers By 13–7 Count". Technician. North Carolina State University. October 22, 1937. p. 3. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  7. ^ "State defeats Wake Forest". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 24, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Hurwitz, Hy (October 30, 1937). "Riddle Eagles Backed To Win". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 7. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "N.C. State trims Citadel, 26–14". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 7, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "North Carolina State Bows to Manhattan, 6-0". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 14, 1937. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Duke's Blue Devils turn back gamely-fighting N.C. State Wolfpack". The Greenville News. November 21, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.