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1937 Manhattan Jaspers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3–1
Head coach
Home stadium Ebbets Field, Polo Grounds
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 Manhattan Jaspers football team was an American football team that represented Manhattan College as an independent during the 1937 college football season. In its sixth and final season under head coach Chick Meehan, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 86 to 84. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25 St. Bonaventure
W 21–1210,000 [2]
October 2 Texas A&M
L 7–1420,000 [3]
October 9 Michigan State
  • Ebbets Field
  • Brooklyn, NY
W 3–08,000 [4]
October 16 Villanova
  • Ebbets Field
  • Brooklyn, NY
L 0–2018,000 [5]
October 23at Kentucky
L 0–198,000 [6] [7]
October 30at Georgetown Washington, DCW 20–12 [8]
November 6 Detroit
  • Ebbets Field
  • Brooklyn, NY
W 7–012,000 [9]
November 13 NC State
  • Ebbets Field
  • Brooklyn, NY
W 15–03,500 [10]
November 20 Niagara
  • Ebbets Field
  • Brooklyn, NY
W 13–7 [11]
December 4at No. 20 Tulsa
T 0–010,000 [12]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1937 Manhattan Jaspers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  2. ^ "Jaspers 21, Bonnies 12". The New York Daily News. September 26, 1937. p. 87 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Gene Ward (October 3, 1937). "Texas Rallies to Top Jaspers, 14-7". The New York Daily News. p. 94 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Jack Mahon (October 10, 1937). "Jaspers Down State, 3-0, on Field Goal". New York Daily News. p. 96 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Jack Mahon (October 17, 1937). "Villanova Smashes Manhattan by 20-0". New York Daily News. p. 38C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Gerald Griffin (October 24, 1937). "Bob Davis Paces Kentucky to 19 to 0 Victory Over Manhattan". The Courier-Journal. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ William F. Arbogast (October 24, 1937). "Kentucky Upsets Manhattan 19 To 0". The Owensboro Messenger. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Manhattan Defeats Georgetown, 20-12". The Atlanta Constitution. October 31, 1937. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Lewis H. Walter (November 7, 1937). "Penalty Gives Jaspers a Victory Over Titans". Detroit Free Press. pp. Sports 1, 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "North Carolina State Bows to Manhattan, 6-0". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 14, 1937. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Jaspers Top Niagara, 13-7". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 21, 1937. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Tulsa Plays To Tie With Jaspers, 0-0: Fumble Nullifies Touchdown Drive by Manhattan". The Daily Oklahoman. December 5, 1937. p. 48 – via Newspapers.com.
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