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1937 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers football team

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1937 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–1–1 (3–0–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Captains
  • Clarence Caple
  • Joe Cook
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Murray State $ 6 0 1 8 1 1
Erskine 5 0 0 6 4 0
Centre 3 0 0 6 2 1
Western Kentucky State Teachers 3 0 1 7 1 1
Centenary 1 0 2 6 3 3
Miami (FL) 1 0 0 4 4 1
Morehead State 4 1 0 7 1 0
Louisiana Tech 3 1 2 6 3 2
Louisiana Normal 3 1 1 4 4 1
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 2 1 1 6 1 1
Mississippi State Teachers 4 2 0 7 3 0
Union (KY) 2 1 0 4 3 0
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers 3 2 1 5 2 1
Rollins 3 2 0 5 4 0
Oglethorpe 3 3 0 3 6 1
SW Louisiana 2 3 1 4 3 1
Stetson 2 3 0 5 4 0
Mississippi College 2 3 1 3 6 1
Wofford 2 3 0 2 7 0
Newberry 2 3 0 2 8 0
Transylvania 2 4 0 3 5 0
Louisiana College 2 4 0 3 6 0
Millsaps 1 3 2 3 5 2
Georgetown (KY) 1 3 0 3 5 0
Louisville 1 3 1 2 5 1
Troy State 1 3 0 2 7 2
Tennessee Tech 1 5 1 3 5 1
West Tennessee State Teachers 1 5 0 3 6 0
Presbyterian 0 3 0 0 10 0
Union (TN) 0 5 1 1 8 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1937 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky State Teachers College (now known as Western Kentucky University) in the 1937 college football season. They were led Carl “Swede” Anderson, in his last year at the school, and team captain Clarence Caple. Caple and Joe Cook were named to the All Kentucky Team.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 24Emporia StateBowling Green, KYW 7–0
October 1 at BradleyPeoria, ILW 21–0
December 8 Tampadagger Bowling Green, KY W 13–0
October 15 at Tennessee Tech Cookeville, TN W 20-0
October 22 Union (KY) Bowling Green, KY W 21-0
October 30 at Western State Teachers (MI) L 7–13
November 6 Eastern Kentucky Bowling Green, KY (rivalry) W 23–0
November 13 Western Illinois Bowling Green, KY W 28–0
November 20 Murray State Bowling Green, KY (rivalry) T 7–7
  • daggerHomecoming

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