1937 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

The 1937 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1937 college football season. The Tar Heels were led by second-year head coach Raymond Wolf and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. They competed as a member of the Southern Conference, finishing with an undefeated conference record of 4–0–1. North Carolina claims a conference championship for 1937,[1] although Maryland is recognized as the official conference champion with a 2–0 conference record.[2] On October 25, 1937, the Tar Heels made the school's first ever appearance in the AP Poll, which was in its second year of operation. The team finished ranked 19th in the final poll of the season.

1937 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 19
1937 record	7–1–1 (4–0–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Raymond Wolf (2nd season)
Home stadium	Kenan Memorial Stadium

1937 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Maryland $	2	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
No. 19 North Carolina	4	–	0	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
Clemson	2	–	0	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
No. 20 Duke	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
VMI	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
NC State	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
South Carolina	2	–	2	–	1			5	–	6	–	1
Washington and Lee	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
The Citadel	2	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Richmond	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Furman	1	–	2	–	2			4	–	3	–	2
VPI	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
William & Mary	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Wake Forest	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Davidson	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Andy Bershak was a consensus All-American end for the Tar Heels.[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 25	South Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	T 13–13
October 2	at NC State		Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	W 20–0
October 9	at NYU*		Ohio Field[4] New York, NY	W 19–6
October 16	at Wake Forest		Wake Forest, NC (rivalry)	W 28–0
October 23	Tulane*		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 13–0
October 30	No. 10 Fordham*	No. 15	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 0–14
November 6	at Davidson		Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	W 26–0
November 13	at No. 8 Duke		Duke Stadium Durham, NC (Victory Bell)	W 14–6
November 27	Virginia*	No. 18	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)	W 40–0
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game time

Source:[5]

References

1. "2016 North Carolina football media guide" (PDF). North Carolina Athletic Communications Office. p. 194.
2. "2017 Media Guide". Southern Conference. p. 170.
3. Media guide, p. 22
4. "N.Y.U. Loses, 19-6, To North Carolina". New York Times. October 10, 1937. p. 79.
5. "1937 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 20, 2018.