1937 Vanderbilt Commodores football team explained

Year:1937
Team:Vanderbilt Commodores
Sport:football
Conference:Southeastern Conference
Short Conf:SEC
Record:7–2
Conf Record:4–2
Head Coach:Ray Morrison
Hc Year:4th
Captain:Carl Hinkle
Stadium:Dudley Field

The 1937 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1937 college football season. The Commodores were led by Ray Morrison, who served in the third season of his second stint, and fourth overall, as head coach. Vanderbilt went 7–2 with losses to Georgia Tech and Alabama. Members of the Southeastern Conference, the Commodores went 4–2 in conference play. They played their five home games at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee. A hidden ball trick helped Vanderbilt defeat LSU in its first-ever victory over a ranked opponent.[1] [2]

Schedule

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Flashback: Hidden-ball play beat LSU in 1937.
  2. Web site: Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s.
  3. Web site: Coaching Records Game by Game: Ray Morrison 1937 . College Football Data Warehouse . January 19, 2011 . March 2, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120302173518/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=1671&year=1937 . dead .