1937 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 1937 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1937 college football season. The Commodores were led by Ray Morrison, who served in the third season of his second stint, and fourth overall, as head coach. Vanderbilt went 7–2 with losses to Georgia Tech and Alabama. Members of the Southeastern Conference, the Commodores went 4–2 in conference play. They played their five home games at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee. A hidden ball trick helped Vanderbilt defeat LSU in its first-ever victory over a ranked opponent.^[1][2]

1937 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	7–2 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach	Ray Morrison (4th season)
Captain	Carl Hinkle
Home stadium	Dudley Field
Seasons ← 1936 1938 →

1937 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Alabama $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
No. 8 LSU	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Auburn	4	–	1	–	2			6	–	2	–	3
Vanderbilt	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Mississippi State	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Georgia Tech	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Tennessee	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Florida	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Tulane	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Georgia	1	–	2	–	2			6	–	3	–	2
Ole Miss	0	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Kentucky	0	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Sewanee	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Kentucky		Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	W 12–0	5,000	[3]
October 2	Chicago*		Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 18–0	5,000	[4]
October 9	at Southwestern (TN)*		Crump Stadium Memphis, TN	W 17–6	10,000	[5]
October 16	at SMU*		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 6–0	7,000	[6]
October 23	No. 6 LSU	No. 20	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 7–6	15,000	[7]
October 30	at Georgia Tech	No. 7	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	L 0–14	20,000	[8]
November 6	Sewanee		Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	W 41–0	6,500	[9]
November 13	at Tennessee		Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	W 13–7	23,000	[10]
November 25	No. 4 Alabama	No. 12	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 7–9	22,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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