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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. DavidsonW 6–214,000[3]
October 2North CarolinaL 0–2016,000[4]
October 9at FurmanT 7–79,000[5]
October 16VPI
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 13–77,000[6]
October 23at Wake ForestW 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 ManhattanL 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.