| 1937 Pittsburgh Panthers football | |||
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| National Champions Eastern Champions | |||
| Conference | Independent | ||
| Ranking | |||
| AP | #1 | ||
| 1937 record | 9-0-1 | ||
| Head coach | Jock Sutherland | ||
| Home stadium | Pitt Stadium | ||
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The 1937 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1937 college football season. The Panthers were crowned National Champions by the AP Poll. Pitt was also awarded the Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy as the champion of the East. Pitt declined an invitation to the Rose Bowl at the end of the season.
Schedule[]
- In the Backyard Brawl, Pittsburgh defeated West Virginia by a score of 20-0.
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Panthers points | Opponents | Record |
| 1 | Sept. 24 | Ohio Wesleyan | Win | 59 | 0 | 1-0-0 |
| 2 | Oct. 2 | @ West Virginia | Win | 20 | 0 | 2-0-0 |
| 3 | Oct. 9 | Duquesne | Win | 6 | 0 | 3-0-0 |
| 4 | Oct. 16 | @ Fordham | Tie | 0 | 0 | 3-0-1 |
| 5 | Oct. 23 | Wisconsin | Win | 21 | 0 | 4-0-1 |
| 6 | Oct. 30 | Carnegie Tech | Win | 25 | 14 | 5-0-1 |
| 7 | Nov. 6 | @ Notre Dame | Win | 21 | 6 | 6-0-1 |
| 8 | Nov. 13 | #11 Nebraska | Win | 13 | 7 | 7-0-1 |
| 9 | Nov. 20 | Penn State | Win | 28 | 7 | 8-0-1 |
| 10 | Nov. 27 | @ Duke | Win | 10 | 0 | 9-0-1 |
Team players drafted into in the NFL[]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Frank Patrick | Back | 3 | 20 | Chicago Cardinals |
| Tony Matisi | Tackle | 4 | 29 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Frank Souchak | End | 6 | 48 | New York Giants |
| John Michelosen | Back | 12 | 102 | Philadelphia Eagles |
The 1937 undefeated National Championship Pitt team. Members included in the picture are:
Horton, Yocos, Kapurka, Soroka, Shea, Fleming, Herlinger, Shord, Stapulis, Goodell, Cassiano, Dalle Tezze, Goldberg
Barr, Kish, Daddio, Urban, Curry, Peace, Schmidt, Raskowski, Morrow, Klein, C. Cambal, Richards, Patrick, Shaw, Grossman
Musulin, Walton, Michelosen, Adams, Lezouski, Stebbins, Asavitch, Merkovsky, Hensley, Souchak, Delich, Miller, Etze, Sutherland
Petro, Farkas, J. Cambal, Corace, Chickerneo, Naric, Holt, Spotovich, Hafer, Dannies, Fullerton, Berger, Jackman, Kristufek, Dickinson
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