1937 West Tennessee State Teachers football team

1937 West Tennessee State Teachers football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	3–6 (1–6 SIAA)
Head coach	Allyn McKeen (1st season)
Captain	Roland MacMackin
Home stadium	Fairgrounds Stadium, Crump Stadium

1937 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	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 West Tennessee State Teachers football team was an American football team that represented the West Tennessee State Teachers College (now known as the University of Memphis) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1937 college football season. In their first season under head coach Allyn McKeen, West Tennessee State Teachers compiled a 3–6 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 24	at Middle Tennessee State Teachers	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	L 6–20	[1]
October 2	Austin Peay*	Fairgrounds Stadium Memphis, TN	W 26–0	[2]
October 8	at Union (TN)	Rothrock Field Jackson, TN	W 13–2	[3]
October 16	Delta State	Fairgrounds Stadium Memphis, TN	L 14–19	[4]
October 23	at Louisiana College	Alumni Field Pineville, LA	L 0–7	[5]
October 29	Jacksonville State*	Fairgrounds Stadium Memphis, TN	W 46–0	[6]
November 5	at Murray State	Murray, KY	L 0–19	[7]
November 12	Tennessee Tech	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN	L 13–14
November 19	Troy State	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN	L 6–12	[8]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "Memphis beaten by Raiders, 20–6". Nashville Banner. September 25, 1937. Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Normal is handed 26–0 defeat in rain at Memphis Saturday". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 4, 1937. Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Union loses to Teacher eleven". The Jackson Sun. October 10, 1937. Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Delta State defeats West Tennessee, 19–14". Nashville Banner. October 17, 1937. Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "College beats Teachers". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 25, 1937. Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Memphis Teachers romp pver [sic] Jacksonville, Ala., Tutors". The Commercial Appeal. October 30, 1937. Retrieved December 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Thoroughbreds triumph, 19–0". The Lexington Herald. November 6, 1937. Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Troy Wave defeats Memphis Teachers". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 20, 1937. Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.