1937 San Francisco Dons football team

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1937 San Francisco Dons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–5–1
Head coach
Home stadiumKezar Stadium
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. T–9 Santa Clara     9 0 0
San Jose State     11 2 1
Pomona     6 2 1
Humboldt State     4 2 0
Idaho Southern Branch     6 3 0
Cal Poly     4 2 2
Portland     4 3 1
Saint Mary's     4 3 2
San Francisco     4 5 1
Loyola (CA)     4 7 0
Gonzaga     2 6 2
Hawaii     2 6 0
San Francisco State     1 6 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 San Francisco Dons football team was an American football team that represented the University of San Francisco as an independent during the 1937 college football season. In their first season under head coach George Malley, the Dons compiled a 4–5–1 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 85 to 48.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19St. Mary's (TX)W 7–020,000[2]
October 2Daniel Baker
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco
W 21–02,500[3]
October 10Santa Clara
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco
L 0–1330,000[4]
October 16at Montana
L 7–137,000[5]
October 24at GonzagaSpokane, WAW 7–0[6]
October 31at Loyola (CA)W 6–09,000[7]
November 7Saint Mary's
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco
L 0–355,000[8]
November 14at PortlandPortland, ORT 0–0[9]
November 27Michigan State
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco
L 0–1420,000[10][11]
December 4Texas A&M
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco
L 0–42[12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1937 San Francisco Dons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  2. ^ "Malley Pleased With Dons' 10-7 [sic] Victory". Oakland Tribune. September 20, 1937. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Passing, Fumbling Are Highlights of Dons' 21 to 0 Win". Santa Cruz Sentinel. October 3, 1937. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "U.S.F. crushed by Santa Clara". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 11, 1937. p. 10.
  5. ^ "7,000 Fans See Grizzlies Beat Dons, 13-7: Montana Team Undefeated in Grid Campaign". Montana Standard. October 17, 1937. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "San Francisco Gets Break to Defeat Gonzaga, 7 to 0". The Daily Missoulian. October 25, 1937. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Charles Curtis (November 1, 1937). "Lions Lose to Dons, 7-0". Los Angeles Times. pp. II-13, II-16 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Ferry's Boot Beats Dons". Oakland Tribune. November 8, 1937. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Pilots, Dons Play to Tie". The Capital Journal. November 15, 1937. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ George S. Alderton (November 28, 1937). "Spartan Grid Forces Down San Francisco, 14-0". The Lansing State Journal. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Prescott Sullivan (November 28, 1937). "Michigan State Whips U.S.F. Dons, 14-0". San Francisco Examiner. p. SF-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Bill Tobitt (December 5, 1937). "Texans Trounce Dons, 42 to 0". Oakland Tribune. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.