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Western Kentucky Football Team History

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY
Founded: 1906
Stadium: L.T. Smith Stadium
Capacity: 22,113
Colors: Red & White
Coach: Carl Swede Anderson
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

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1908 <-- 1936 <- 1937 -> 1938 --> 2024

1937 Season Highlights

Carl Swede Anderson enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Western Kentucky.

1937 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 24	@ Emporia State	7	0	W
Fri., Oct. 1	@ Bradley	21	0	W
Fri., Oct. 8	vs. Tampa	13	0	W
Fri., Oct. 15	@ Tennessee Tech	20	0	W
Fri., Oct. 22	vs. Union (KY)	21	0	W
Sat., Oct. 30	@ Western Michigan	7	13	L
Sat., Nov. 6	vs. Eastern Kentucky	23	0	W
Sat., Nov. 13	vs. Western Illinois	28	0	W
Sat., Nov. 20	vs. Murray State	7	7	T

1937 Season Totals
Record	7-1 -1
Points Scored	147
Scoring Average	16.3
Points Allowed	20
Defense Average	2.2
Opponents Record	5-3
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	4-0 -1
Away Record	3-1

1937 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1937 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Southern Mississippi	7-3	223	24					Reed Green
Western Kentucky	7-1-1	147	20					Carl Swede Anderson
Louisiana Tech	6-3-2	120	60					Eddie McLane
Middle Tennessee State	6-1-1	142	40					Johnny Red Floyd
Louisiana	4-3-1	59	51					Johnny Cain
Miami	4-4-1	118	67					Jack Harding
Memphis	3-6	124	93					Allyn McKeen
Louisville	2-5-1	60	114					Laurie Apitz

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

1937 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).