Est. 1869 · Lineal Championship The College Football Belt

The 1937 Season: 1937

Opened the season with Notre Dame holding the belt; Auburn closed it out. 9 belt games this season: 4 title changes and 5 defenses.

#DateMatchupScoreResult
596 October 2, 1937 Drake at Notre Dame 0–21 Defended · #1
597 October 9, 1937 Illinois at Notre Dame 0–0 Defended (tie) · #2
598 October 16, 1937 Notre Dame at Carnegie Mellon 7–9 New champion: Carnegie Mellon
599 October 23, 1937 Temple at Carnegie Mellon 7–0 New champion: Temple
600 October 30, 1937 Holy Cross at Temple 0–0 Defended (tie) · #1
601 November 6, 1937 Michigan State at Temple 13–6 New champion: Michigan State
602 November 13, 1937 Carnegie Mellon at Michigan State 6–13 Defended · #1
603 November 27, 1937 Michigan State at San Francisco 14–0 Defended · #2
604 January 1, 1938 Michigan State vs. Auburn 0–6 New champion: Auburn
Season Detail

Reigns That Started This Season

TeamSinceHowHeld It
Carnegie Mellon October 16, 1937 took it from Notre Dame 7 days
Temple October 23, 1937 took it from Carnegie Mellon 14 days
Michigan State November 6, 1937 took it from Temple 56 days
Auburn January 1, 1938 took it from Michigan State 280 days

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