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1937 DePaul Blue Demons football team

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1937 DePaul Blue Demons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2
Head coach
Home stadiumWrigley Field, Mills Stadium
Seasons
 1936
1938 
1937 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Michigan State  820
Akron  720
Central Michigan  620
DePaul  512
Wayne  620
No. T–9 Notre Dame  621
Detroit  730
Michigan State Normal  521
Western State Teachers  530
Michigan Tech  430
Xavier  451
Marquette  360
Haskell  270
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 DePaul Blue Demons football team was an American football team that represented DePaul University as an independent during the 1937 college football season. The team compiled a 5–1–2 record and outscored all opponents by a total of 124 to 35. The team played its home games at Wrigley Field and Mills Stadium in Chicago. Ben Connor was the head coach.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2at IllinoisT 0–0[1]
October 9Illinois Wesleyan
L 6–7[2]
October 15at North DakotaW 6–0[3]
October 24at Loyola (LA)W 18–718,000–20,000[4][5]
October 29at Saint Louis
T 7–79,743[6]
November 6Wichita
W 31–7[7]
November 13South Dakota State
  • Wrigley Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 44–7[8]
November 20at Western State Teachers (MI)W 12–0[9]

References

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  1. "Illinois, DePaul Just Threaten; Score: 0 to 0". Chicago Tribune. October 3, 1937. pp. II-1, II-6 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Wesleyan Kicks Extra Point To Beat De Paul, 7-6". Chicago Tribune. October 10, 1937. p. II-2 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "DePaul Beats North Dakota, 6 to 0, on Pass". Chicago Tribune. October 16, 1937. p. 24 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "DePaul beats Loyola, 18 to 7, as Mattei stars". The Chicago Tribune. October 25, 1937. Retrieved January 15, 2021 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. "DePaul Eleven Defeats Loyola in Sunday Game". The Shreveport Times. October 25, 1937. p. 9 via Newspapers.com.
  6. James M. Gould (October 30, 1937). "Billikens, Outrushed More Than 3 To 1, Tie DePaul". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 2B via Newspapers.com.
  7. Howard Barry (November 7, 1937). "DePaul's Busy 1st Half Beats Wichita, 31 To 7". Chicago Tribune. p. II-4 via Newspapers.com.
  8. Howard Barry (November 14, 1937). "De Paul Routs South Dakota State, 44 To 7". Chicago Tribune. p. II-6 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Western State Falters in Last Half and Bows to De Paul". Detroit Free Press. November 21, 1937. p. Sport 6 via Newspapers.com.