1937 Indiana Hoosiers football team

American college football season

1937 Indiana Hoosiers football

Conference| Big Ten Conference
Record| 5–3 (3–2 Big Ten)
Head coach|

* Bo McMillin (4th season)

MVP| Corbett Davis
Captain| Robert Kinderdine
Home stadium| Memorial Stadium

Seasons

<- 1936

1938 ->

1937 Big Ten Conference football standings

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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[edit]

Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 24| Centre| |

* Memorial Stadium
* Bloomington, IN

| W 12–0| |
October 9| at Minnesota| |

* Memorial Stadium
* Minneapolis, MN

| L 0–6| 35,000|
October 16| Illinois| |

* Memorial Stadium
* Bloomington, IN

| W 13–6| 17,000|
October 23| Cincinnati*| |

* Memorial Stadium
* Bloomington, IN

| W 27–0| |
October 30| at No. 11 Nebraska*| |

* Memorial Stadium
* Lincoln, NE

| L 0–7| |
November 6| at No. 8 Ohio State| |

* Ohio Stadium
* Columbus, OH

| W 10–0| 47,056| [1]
November 13| at Iowa| No. 17|

* Iowa Stadium
* Iowa City, IA

| W 3–0| |
November 20| Purdue| No. 20|

* Memorial Stadium
* Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)

| L 7–13| 25,000|

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## 1938 NFL draftees[edit]

Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club

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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[edit]

1. ^ 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.
2. ^ "1937 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
3. ^ "1937 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
4. ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 13. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
5. ^ "1938 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved November 12, 2015.

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Indiana Hoosiers football

Venues|

* Athletic Field (1887–1897)
* Jordan Field (1898–1924)
* Memorial Stadium (old) (1925–1959)
* Memorial Stadium (1960–present)
* John Mellencamp Pavilion (practice)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Kentucky
* Michigan State
* Purdue: Old Oaken Bucket

Culture & lore|

* "Indiana, Our Indiana"
* Marching Hundred

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

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