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1937 Providence Friars football team

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1937 Providence Friars football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–6
Head coach
Home stadiumHendricken Field
Cranston Stadium
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Eastern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Pittsburgh   –   9 – 0 – 1
No. 6 Villanova   –   8 – 0 – 1
No. 3 Fordham   –   7 – 0 – 1
No. 7 Dartmouth   –   7 – 0 – 2
No. T–14 Holy Cross   –   8 – 0 – 2
St. Thomas (PA)   –   6 – 1 – 1
No. 12 Yale   –   6 – 1 – 1
Army   –   7 – 2 – 0
Boston University   –   6 – 2 – 0
Cornell   –   5 – 2 – 1
Harvard   –   5 – 2 – 1
Syracuse   –   5 – 2 – 1
CCNY   –   5 – 2 – 0
No. 12 Manhattan   –   6 – 3 – 1
Penn State   –   5 – 3 – 0
Duquesne   –   6 – 4 – 0
Brown   –   5 – 4 – 0
NYU   –   5 – 4 – 0
Temple   –   3 – 2 – 4
Boston College   –   4 – 4 – 1
Bucknell   –   3 – 3 – 2
Buffalo   –   4 – 4 – 0
Princeton   –   4 – 4 – 0
Tufts   –   3 – 4 – 1
Colgate   –   3 – 5 – 0
Columbia   –   2 – 5 – 2
Hofstra   –   2 – 4 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   2 – 5 – 1
Penn   –   2 – 5 – 1
Providence   –   2 – 6 – 0
Vermont   –   2 – 6 – 0
La Salle   –   2 – 7 – 0
Massachusetts State   –   1 – 7 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 Providence Friars football team was an American football team that represented Providence College as an independent during the 1937 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Joe McGee, the team compiled a 2–6 record.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2at Holy Cross
L 0–7[1]
October 8Xavier
W 7–68,000[2]
October 16at Saint Anselm
L 0–26
October 23Springfield
W 9–6[3]
October 30at CCNY
L 6–8[4]
November 7Niagara
  • Hendricken Field
  • Providence, RI
L 6–17[5]
November 12vs. Rhode Island State
  • Cranston Stadium
  • Cranston, RI
L 0–134,000[6]
November 25Western Maryland
L 0–20[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Holy Cross winner over Providence". The Hartford Courant. October 3, 1937. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Musketeers defeated in last quarter, 7 to 6". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 9, 1937. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Providence defeats Springfield, 9 to 6". The Hartford Courant. October 24, 1937. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "CCNY eleven upsets Providence College 8–6". The Hartford Courant. October 31, 1937. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Niagara takes sixth victory". Democrat and Chronicle. November 8, 1937. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Rams' belated drive defeats Friars, 13–0". The Boston Globe. November 13, 1937. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "W. Md. takes 20-to-0 clash". The Baltimore Sun. November 26, 1937. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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