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American college football season
The 1937 Michigan State Spartans football team represented
Michigan State College as an independent during the
1937 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach
Charlie Bachman, the Spartans compiled an 8–2 record and won their
annual rivalry game with
Michigan by a 19 to 14 score. In inter-sectional play, the team defeated
Kansas (16–0),
Temple (13–6),
Carnegie Tech (13–6), and
San Francisco (14–0), but lost to
Manhattan (3–0) and
Auburn (6–0 in the
1938 Orange Bowl).
[1]
[2]
Halfback
John Pingel was selected by the
Associated Press (AP) as a second-team player, and by the
International News Service (INS) and
Central Press Association as a third-team player, on the
1937 College Football All-America Team.
[3]
[4]
[5] Pingel was later inducted into the
College Football Hall of Fame.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 25 |
Wayne | | W 19–0 | 18,000 |
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October 2 | at
Michigan | | W 19–14 | 71,200 |
[7]
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October 9 | at
Manhattan | | L 0–3 | 8,000 |
[8]
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October 16 | at
Missouri | | W 2–0 | 10,000 |
[9]
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October 23 |
Marquette | - Macklin Field
- East Lansing, MI
| W 21–7 | 15,000 |
[10]
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October 30 |
Kansas | - Macklin Field
- East Lansing, MI
| W 16–0 | 10,000 |
[11]
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November 6 | at
Temple | | W 13–6 | 12,000 |
[12]
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November 13 |
Carnegie Tech | - Macklin Field
- East Lansing, MI
| W 13–6 | 20,000 |
[13]
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November 27 | at
San Francisco | | W 14–0 | 20,000 |
[14]
[15]
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January 1, 1938 | vs.
Auburn | | L 0–6 | 18,000 |
[16]
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- Homecoming
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References
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"2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State University. pp. 146, 153. Archived from
the original (PDF) on January 17, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
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^
"1937 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
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^ Alan Gould (December 4, 1937). "Associated Press 1937 All-America Is Team of Iron Men". The Daily Tribune. Wisconsin Rapids.
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^ "INS All-American Grid Selections". Waterloo Daily Courier. December 1, 1937.
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^ Bill Braucher (December 3, 1937). "NATION'S CAPTAINS PICK CENTRAL PRESS ALL-AMERICANS". Hammond Times.
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^
Tod Rockwell (September 26, 1937).
"Wayne Eleven Holds Spartans to Three Touchdowns". Detroit Free Press. p. Sports 1, 6 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^
Tod Rockwell (October 3, 1937).
"State Makes History with Fourth Straight Over U. of M.: Pingel's Pass to Nelson Climaxes 19-14 Victory". Detroit Free Press. pp. Sports 1, 4 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Jack Mahon (October 10, 1937).
"Jaspers Down State, 3-0, on Field Goal". New York Daily News. p. 96 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ George S. Alderton (October 17, 1937).
"Spartans Lack Punch But Beat Missouri, 2-0". The Lansing State Journal. p. 13 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Charles P. Ward (October 24, 1937).
"State Beats Marquette, 21-7: Pingel Climaxes Drive with 80-Yard Sprint". Detroit Free Press. p. Sports 1 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ George S. Alderton (October 31, 1937).
"Reserves Provide Spark As State Wins, 16-0". The Lansing State Journal. p. 15 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Michigan State Downs Temple: Spartan Rally in Last Period Defeats Owls". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 7, 1937. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ George S. Alderton (November 14, 1937).
"Spartans Repel Carnegie Tech Powerhouse". The Lansing State Journal. p. 15 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ George S. Alderton (November 28, 1937).
"Spartan Grid Forces Down San Francisco, 14-0". The Lansing State Journal. p. 13 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Prescott Sullivan (November 28, 1937).
"Michigan State Whips U.S.F. Dons, 14-0". San Francisco Examiner. p. SF-1 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Jack Bell (January 2, 1938).
"18,000 See Auburn Win Orange Bowl: Michigan State Bows In Colorful Classic". The Miami News. p. 1 – via
Newspapers.com.
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