1937 Utah Utes football team

1937 Utah Utes football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record5–3 (5–2 RMC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUte Stadium
1937 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 Colorado $ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Western State (CO) 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
BYU 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Denver 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Utah 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Colorado College 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Utah State 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 4 – 2
Wyoming 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Colorado State–Greeley 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Colorado Mines 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Colorado A&M 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Montana State 0 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP poll

The 1937 Utah Utes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1937 college football season. In their 13th season under head coach Ike Armstrong, the Utes compiled an overall record of 5–3 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, tied for third place in the RMC, and outscored all opponents by a total of 133 to 52.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Montana State
W 19–7[3]
October 2BYU
W 14–015,000[4]
October 9Idaho*
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 7–9[5][6]
October 16at Colorado State–Greeley
W 7–6[7]
October 23Denver
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 7–1313,000[8]
November 6Colorado
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
L 7–17[9][10]
November 13at Colorado A&M
W 45–0[11]
November 25Utah State
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
W 27–0[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

NFL draft

The following Utes were selected in the 1938 NFL draft following the season.[13]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
6 46 Karl Schleckman Tackle Detroit Lions
9 74 Paul McDonough End Pittsburgh Pirates

References

  1. ^ "1937 Utah Utes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "2019 Utah Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Utah. 2019. p. 182.
  3. ^ "Utah beats Bobcats 19–7 in hot game". The Montana Standard. September 26, 1937. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Utes Beat Cougars By 14–0 Score". The Sunday Herald. October 3, 1937. pp. 1, 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Vandals defeat Utah 9–7". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. October 10, 1937. p. 10.
  6. ^ "Vandals nose out Utahans, 9 to 7". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. October 10, 1937. p. 7.
  7. ^ "Utah beats Greeley 7–6". The Daily Sentinel. October 17, 1937. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Bob Goodell (October 24, 1937). "Denver Defeats Utah in Thriller, 13 to 7". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. C1, C3 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Corbett, Mack (November 5, 1937). "Boulder Bisons arrive for Utah homecoming gridfest". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 14.
  10. ^ Corbett, Mack (November 8, 1937). "Colorado virtually clinches title by victory". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 10.
  11. ^ "Utah University whacks Colorado State, 45 to 0". The Oregon Daily Journal. November 14, 1937. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Utah whips Aggies by 27 to 0 score". The Herald-Journal. November 26, 1937. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1938 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
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