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1937 Catholic University Cardinals football team

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1937 Catholic University Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
Home stadiumBrookland Stadium, Griffith Stadium
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Delaware State     1 0 0
Hardin–Simmons     8 0 1
West Virginia     8 1 1
Catholic University     5 3 0
William & Mary Norfolk     5 3 0
Roanoke     6 4 0
Navy     4 4 1
George Washington     3 4 1
Georgetown     2 4 2
Oglethorpe     3 6 1
Western Maryland     3 6 0
East Carolina     2 5 0
Loyola (LA)     2 6 1
Virginia     2 7 0
South Georgia Teachers     2 9 0
Delaware     1 7 0
Oklahoma City     1 9 0
Jacksonville State     0 5 0

The 1937 Catholic University Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the Catholic University of America as an independent during the 1937 college football season. In its eighth year under head coach Dutch Bergman, the team compiled a 5–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 105 to 90.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26at CanisiusBuffalo, NYW 14–6[2]
October 2Loyola (LA)W 14–0[3]
October 10at La SalleW 27–12[4]
October 15Detroit
L 0–30[5]
October 23at Saint Louis
L 2–7[6]
November 6West Virginia Wesleyan
  • Brookland Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 21–0[7]
November 12at Miami (FL)L 0–21[8]
November 25South Carolina
  • Brookland Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 27–14[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Football History" (PDF). Catholic University of America. p. 6. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "Catholic U. passes way to win over Canisius". The Baltimore Sun. September 27, 1937. Retrieved February 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Loyola defeated by Catholic U". The Shreveport Times. October 3, 1937. Retrieved February 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "La Salle team easily beaten by Catholic U." The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 11, 1937. Retrieved February 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Lewis H. Walter (October 16, 1937). "Farkas Runs Wild as Titans Triumph, 30 to 0". Detroit Free Press. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Billikens beat Catholic U. on Harris' long run, 7 to 2". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 24, 1937. Retrieved February 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cardinals' Guyon scalps Bobcats". The Sunday Star. November 7, 1937. Retrieved February 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Miami University beats Catholic, 21–0". Orlando Evening Star. November 13, 1937. Retrieved February 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Birds bow, 14 to 27". The Charlotte Observer. November 26, 1937. Retrieved February 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.