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1937 Duquesne Dukes football team

1937 Duquesne Dukes football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
Home stadiumForbes Field
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Pittsburgh     9 0 1
No. 6 Villanova     8 0 1
No. 3 Fordham     7 0 1
No. 7 Dartmouth     7 0 2
No. T–14 Holy Cross     8 0 2
St. Thomas (PA)     6 1 1
No. 12 Yale     6 1 1
Army     7 2 0
Boston University     6 2 0
Cornell     5 2 1
Harvard     5 2 1
Syracuse     5 2 1
CCNY     5 2 0
No. 12 Manhattan     6 3 1
Penn State     5 3 0
Duquesne     6 4 0
Brown     5 4 0
NYU     5 4 0
Temple     3 2 4
Boston College     4 4 1
Bucknell     3 3 2
Buffalo     4 4 0
Princeton     4 4 0
Tufts     3 4 1
Colgate     3 5 0
Columbia     2 5 2
Hofstra     2 4 0
Carnegie Tech     2 5 1
Penn     2 5 1
Providence     2 6 0
Vermont     2 6 0
La Salle     2 7 0
Massachusetts State     1 7 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 Duquesne Dukes football team was an American football team that represented Duquesne University as an independent during the 1937 college football season. In its second season under head coach John "Clipper" Smith, Duquesne compiled a 6–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 151 to 52.[1][2] The team played its home games at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24WaynesburgW 33–713,606[3]
October 18:30 p.m.West Virginia Wesleyan
  • Forbes Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 39–013,425[4][5]
October 9at Pittsburgh
L 0–655,000[6]
October 15Saint Vincent
  • Forbes Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 26–012,264[7][8]
October 29Richmond
  • Forbes Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 24–05,269[9]
November 6at Carnegie TechNo. 16
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 0–628,000[10][11]
November 11at Texas TechL 0–1312,000[12][13]
November 20at MarquetteL 6–137,000[14][15]
November 25Detroit
  • Forbes Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 14–710,800[16]
December 4Mississippi StateW 9–06,000[17]

References

  1. ^ "Duquesne Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 18, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "1937 Duquesne Dukes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  3. ^ Beiderman, Lester (September 25, 1937). "Dukes Outclass Waynesburg In Lid-lifter". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 8. Retrieved August 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ Beiderman, Lester (October 1, 1937). "Vengeance! That's What Dukes Want Against Bobcats". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 53. Retrieved August 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Look Out, Pitt! Duquesne On Rampage Again". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 2, 1937. p. 8. Retrieved August 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ Jess Carver (October 10, 1937). "Goldberg Runs 77 Yards For Only Touchdown". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. Part 3-1. Retrieved July 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Sell, Jack (October 16, 1937). "Duquesne Crunches St. Vincent 26 to 0". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 16. Retrieved August 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ Sell, Jack (October 16, 1937). "Dukes Hammer bearcats, 26-0 (continued)". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 17. Retrieved August 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ Beachler, Edwin (October 30, 1937). "Dukes Have Easy Time In Trimming Richmond". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 8. Retrieved August 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ Beiderman, Lester (November 7, 1937). "Carnegie's Brave Fight Downs Dukes, 6-0". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 1, sports section. Retrieved August 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ Beiderman, Lester (November 7, 1937). "Carnegie Tech Wins Over Duquesne, 6-0 (continued)". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 3, sports section. Retrieved August 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Texas Tech Upsets Dukes, 13-0". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 12, 1937. p. 22. Retrieved August 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "Texas Tech Top Dukes, 13 To 0 (continued)". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 12, 1937. p. 24. Retrieved August 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ "Marquette's Rallies Beat Duquesne, 13-6". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 21, 1937. p. 3, part 2. Retrieved August 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ "Marquette Tops Duquesne, 13-6 (continued)". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 21, 1937. p. 8, part 2. Retrieved August 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  16. ^ Lewis H. Walter (November 26, 1937). "Duquesne Blasts Bowl Hopes of Titans". Detroit Free Press. pp. 19–20 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ Bryan, Jerry (December 5, 1937). "Duquesne Scores Late To Beat Maroons, 9 To 0". The Birmingham News. Birmingham, Alabama. p. 3, sports section. Retrieved August 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.