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1937 Mississippi State Teachers Yellow Jackets football team

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1937 Mississippi State Teachers Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–3 (5–2 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumFaulkner Field
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 Mississippi State Teachers Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented the Mississippi State Teachers College (now known as the University of Southern Mississippi) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1937 college football season. In their first year under head coach Reed Green, the team compiled a 7–3 record.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 24Louisiana CollegeW 19–0[1]
October 1at Spring Hill*
W 33–0[2]
October 8at Southwestern Louisiana
W 13–0[3]
October 15at Louisiana Tech
L 0–7[4]
October 23Jacksonville State
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 58–0[5]
October 29Troy State
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 53–0[6]
November 5Union (TN)
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 34–0[7]
November 13Louisiana Normal
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
L 0–3[8]
November 25at East Texas State*Commerce, TXL 6–14[9]
December 3Appalachian State*Gulfport, MS (Doll & Toy Charity Game)W 7–0[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "Louisiana College Cats lose in Mississippi". The Times. September 25, 1937. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Spring Hill again is denied victory". The Decatur Daily. October 2, 1937. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Southwestern bows to Mississippians". The Daily Advertiser. October 9, 1937. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tech scores final quarter on Ruston invaders". The Times. October 16, 1937. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Teachers in flashy triumph". The Clarion-Ledger. October 25, 1937. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Teachers run wild 53 to 0". The Clarion-Ledger. October 31, 1937. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Teachers give Bulldogs 34–0 beating Friday". The Jackson Sun. November 7, 1937. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Normal defeats Teachers, 3 to 0". Monroe Morning World. November 14, 1937. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "East Texas State takes 14–6 win over Mississippians". The Paris News. November 26, 1937. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Boone boys beaten by Mississippi club". The News and Observer. December 4, 1937. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.