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1937 Indiana Hoosiers football team

1937 Indiana Hoosiers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–3 (3–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPCorbett Davis
CaptainRobert Kinderdine
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Minnesota $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
No. 13 Ohio State 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Indiana 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Michigan 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Northwestern 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Purdue 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Wisconsin 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Illinois 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 3 – 2
Chicago 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Iowa 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1937 Big Ten Conference football season. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Bo McMillin, in his fourth year as head coach of the Hoosiers. Corbett Davis was selected as the team's most valuable player and also won the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the most valuable player in the Big Ten Conference.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 252:00 p.m,Centre
W 12–010,000[1][2][3]
October 9at Minnesota
L 0–635,000
October 16Illinois
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN (rivalry)
W 13–617,000
October 23Cincinnati*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 27–0
October 30at No. 11 Nebraska*
L 0–7
November 6at No. 8 Ohio State
W 10–047,056[4]
November 13at IowaNo. 17
W 3–0
November 20PurdueNo. 20
L 7–1325,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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1938 NFL draftees

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Corbett Davis Back 1 1 Cleveland Rams
Frank Filchock Back 2 14 Pittsburgh Pirates
Jim Sirtosky Guard 9 76 Detroit Lions
Bob Kenderdine End 11 95 Chicago Cardinals

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References

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  1. ^ "Colonels Set For Opener Tomorrow At I. U." The Centre College Cento. Danville, Kentucky. September 24, 1937. p. 1. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ Hankemeier, Chris (September 24, 1937). "Indiana Will Start Veteran Eleven Against Centre". Indianapolis News. Indianapolis, Indiana. p. 12. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Indiana Whips Centre College". South Bend Tribune. South Bend, Indiana. September 26, 1937. p. 1, section 2. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ Devine, Tommy (November 7, 1937). "Indiana Wins From Ohio By 10-0 Margin". The Hammond Times. p. 19. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1937 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  6. ^ "1937 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  7. ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 13. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  8. ^ "1938 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved November 12, 2015.


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