1937 La Salle Explorers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–7
Head coach
Home stadiumMcCarthy Stadium
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Pittsburgh   –   9 – 0 – 1
No. 6 Villanova   –   8 – 0 – 1
No. 3 Fordham   –   7 – 0 – 1
No. 7 Dartmouth   –   7 – 0 – 2
No. T–14 Holy Cross   –   8 – 0 – 2
St. Thomas (PA)   –   6 – 1 – 1
No. 12 Yale   –   6 – 1 – 1
Army   –   7 – 2 – 0
Boston University   –   6 – 2 – 0
Cornell   –   5 – 2 – 1
Harvard   –   5 – 2 – 1
Syracuse   –   5 – 2 – 1
CCNY   –   5 – 2 – 0
No. 12 Manhattan   –   6 – 3 – 1
Penn State   –   5 – 3 – 0
Duquesne   –   6 – 4 – 0
Brown   –   5 – 4 – 0
NYU   –   5 – 4 – 0
Temple   –   3 – 2 – 4
Boston College   –   4 – 4 – 1
Bucknell   –   3 – 3 – 2
Buffalo   –   4 – 4 – 0
Princeton   –   4 – 4 – 0
Tufts   –   3 – 4 – 1
Colgate   –   3 – 5 – 0
Columbia   –   2 – 5 – 2
Hofstra   –   2 – 4 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   2 – 5 – 1
Penn   –   2 – 5 – 1
Providence   –   2 – 6 – 0
Vermont   –   2 – 6 – 0
La Salle   –   2 – 7 – 0
Massachusetts State   –   1 – 7 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 La Salle Explorers football team was an American football team that represented La Salle College (now known as La Salle University) as an independent during the 1937 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Marty Brill, the Explorers compiled a 2–7 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1at West Chester
W 6–010,000[1]
October 10Catholic University
L 12–27[2]
October 15Canisius
  • McCarthy Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 0–7[3]
October 24Mount St. Mary's
  • McCarthy Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 6–14[4]
October 31Niagara
  • McCarthy Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 0–205,000[5]
November 6at AlbrightReading, PAL 0–135,000[6]
November 13at Pennsylvania Military College
W 9–0[7]
November 21Saint Joseph's
  • McCarthy Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 0–1010,000[8]
November 28at St. Thomas (PA)
L 0–194,200[9]

References

  1. ^ "La Salle conquers W. Chester on late pass before 10,000". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 2, 1937. Retrieved May 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Cardinal victory is painful affair; Rough scrap with La Salle may cost services of Pirro and Greco". The Evening Star. October 11, 1937. Retrieved May 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Canisius beats La Salle by 7–0". Buffalo Evening News. October 16, 1937. Retrieved May 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Mounts defeat LaSalle, 14 to 6". The Daily News. October 25, 1937. Retrieved May 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Long runs aid Niagara; Niagara turns in 20-to-0 victory over LaSalle eleven". Buffalo Evening News. November 1, 1937. Retrieved May 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Albright tops La Salle, 13 to 0". Sunday News. November 7, 1937. Retrieved May 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "P.M.C. team loses to La Salle eleven". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 14, 1937. Retrieved May 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "St. Joe shellacks La Salle, 10–0". Reading Times. November 22, 1937. Retrieved May 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tomcats beat LaSalle Explorers". Wilkes-Barre Times Leader. November 29, 1937. Retrieved May 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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