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Army Football Team History


Army Black Knights
United States Military Academy
 West Point, NY
Founded: 1802
Stadium: Michie Stadium
Capacity: 39,929
Colors: Black, Gray & Gold
Coach: Garrison H. Gar Davidson
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1936 <- 1937 -> 1938 --> 2024
1937 Season Highlights
 Garrison H. Gar Davidson enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Army.
 
1937 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Clemson  21   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Columbia  21   18   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Yale  7   15   L       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Washington (Missouri)  47   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Virginia Military Institute  20   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Harvard  7   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Notre Dame  0   7   L    @ Bronx, NY   
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. St. Johns (Maryland)  47   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 27  @ Navy  6   0   W    @ Philadelphia, PA   
 
1937 Season Totals
  Record7-2
  Points Scored176
  Scoring Average19.6
  Points Allowed72
  Defense Average8.0
  Opponents Record14-10
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record2-1
1937 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1937 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Connecticut 6-2-118764   J.O. Christian
San Jose State 11-2-127379   Dudley S. Dud DeGroot
Pittsburgh 9-0-120334   Dr. John B. Jock Sutherland
Michigan State 8-211742Lost  0-6  Charles W. Bachman
West Virginia 8-1-118339Won  7-6  Dr. Marshall Little Sleepy Glenn
Army 7-217672   Garrison H. Gar Davidson
Central Michigan 6-220042   Ron Finch
Notre Dame 6-2-17749   Elmer F. Layden
Eastern Michigan 5-2-115659   Elton J. Rynearson
Penn State 5-3143114   Robert A. Bob Higgins
Syracuse 5-2-113257   Oscar M. Ossie Solem
Western Michigan 5-39265   Mitchell Gary
Boston College 4-4-110968   Gilmour Gloomy Gil Dobie
Buffalo 4-48994   Jim Peele
Navy 4-4-115074   Lt. Harry J. Hank Hardwick
Massachusetts 1-7-144135   Elbert Carraway
Temple 3-2-43859   Glenn Scobey Pop Warner
East Carolina 2-56578   J.D. Swede Alexander
Georgia Southern 2-958272   Crook Smith
Troy 2-6-236161   Albert Elmore
Jacksonville State 0-50185   T.B. Shotts

1937 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1937 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.