1937 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1937 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. T–9
Record	6–2–1
Head coach	Elmer Layden (4th season)
Captain	Joe Zwers
Home stadium	Notre Dame Stadium

1937 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Michigan State			–					8	–	2	–	0
Akron			–					7	–	2	–	0
Central Michigan			–					6	–	2	–	0
DePaul			–					5	–	1	–	2
Wayne			–					6	–	2	–	0
No. T–9 Notre Dame			–					6	–	2	–	1
Detroit			–					7	–	3	–	0
Michigan State Normal			–					5	–	2	–	1
Western State Teachers (MI)			–					5	–	3	–	0
Xavier			–					4	–	5	–	1
Marquette			–					3	–	6	–	0
Haskell			–					2	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1937 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 2	Drake		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	W 21–0	41,000	[1]
October 9	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	T 0–0	42,253
October 16	at Carnegie Tech		Pittsburgh, PA	L 7–9	30,418
October 23	Navy		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	W 9–7	45,000
October 30	at No. 4 Minnesota		Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	W 7–6	63,237
November 6	No. 3 Pittsburgh	No. 12	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 6–21	54,309	[2]
November 13	vs. Army	No. 18	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY (rivalry)	W 7–0	76,359
November 20	at Northwestern	No. 12	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL (rivalry)	W 7–0	42,573
November 27	USC	No. 9	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	W 13–6	28,920
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. Jack Ledden (October 3, 1937). "N.D. Defeats Drake, 21 to 0: 41,000 Watch Irish Win in Opening Game". The South Bend Tribune. pp. I-1, Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Harry Keck (November 7, 1937). "Panthers Turn On Power For Three Scores in Fourth Quarter". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. Part 2-2. Retrieved August 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "1937 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved October 8, 2015.