1937 Troy State Red Wave football team

1937 Troy State Red Wave football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record2–7–2 (1–3 SIAA)
Head coach
  • Albert Choate (1st season)
Home stadiumPace Field
1937 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Murray State $ 6 – 0 – 1 8 – 1 – 1
Erskine 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Centre 3 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Western Kentucky State Teachers 3 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Centenary 1 – 0 – 2 6 – 3 – 3
Miami (FL) 1 – 0 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Morehead State 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Louisiana Tech 3 – 1 – 2 6 – 3 – 2
Louisiana Normal 3 – 1 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 2 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Mississippi State Teachers 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Union (KY) 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Eastern Kentucky 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Rollins 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Oglethorpe 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
SW Louisiana 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Stetson 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Mississippi College 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Wofford 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Newberry 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Transylvania 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Louisiana College 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Millsaps 1 – 3 – 2 3 – 5 – 2
Georgetown (KY) 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Louisville 1 – 3 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Troy State 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 2
Tennessee Tech 1 – 5 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
West Tennessee State Teachers 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Presbyterian 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
Union (TN) 0 – 5 – 1 1 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1937 Troy State Red Wave football team represented Troy State Teachers College (now known as Troy University) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1937 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Albert Choate, the Red Wave compiled an overall record of 2–7–2, with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, and finished in 26th place in the SIAA. Choate was hired to succeed Albert Elmore as both athletic director and head football coach in May 1937.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 24at South Georgia*Douglas, GAT 0–0[2]
October 1Middle Tennessee State
L 0–13[3]
October 8Marion*
  • Pace Field
  • Troy, AL
L 6–13[4]
October 16at South Georgia Teachers*Statesboro, GAW 12–6[5]
October 23at Delta State*
L 0–13[6]
October 29at Mississippi State Teachers
L 0–53[7]
November 5at Newberry
L 6–19[8]
November 13at Pensacola NAS*
L 0–38[9]
November 19at West Tennessee State
W 12–6[10]
November 25Cumberland (TN)*
  • Pace Field
  • Troy, AL
T 0–0[11]
December 4vs. SW Mississippi Junior College*
L 7–13[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Troy Teachers to get coach Choate". The Birmingham News. May 23, 1937. Retrieved November 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Troy, Georgia foe play to tie game". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 25, 1937. Retrieved November 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Raiders triumph over Troy, 13–0". Nashville Banner. October 2, 1937. Retrieved November 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Marion wins over Troy Red Wave, 13–6". The Birmingham News. October 9, 1937. Retrieved November 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wave defeats Georgia team by 12–6 score". The Troy Messenger. October 19, 1937. Retrieved November 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Delta is winner of 13–0 tilt". The Clarion-Ledger. October 24, 1937. Retrieved November 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Teachers run wild 53 to 0". The Clarion-Ledger. October 31, 1937. Retrieved November 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Newberry turns Alabamans back". The State. November 6, 1937. Retrieved November 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Navy bowls over Troy State Teachers by score of 38–0". Pensacola News Journal. November 14, 1937. Retrieved November 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Troy Wave defeats Memphis Teachers". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 20, 1937. Retrieved November 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Troy's Wave held by Cumberland". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 26, 1937. Retrieved November 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Troy drops tilt to Miss, team, 13–7". The Montgomery Advertiser. December 5, 1937. Retrieved November 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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