1937 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1937
| team = Notre Dame Fighting Irish
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Independent
| APRank = T–9
| record = 6–2–1
| head_coach = Elmer Layden
| hc_year = 4th
| captain = Joe Zwers
| stadium = Notre Dame Stadium
}}
{{1937 Midwestern college football independents records}}
The 1937 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1937 college football season.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1937
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 2
| w/l = w
| opponent = Drake
| site_stadium = Notre Dame Stadium
| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN
| score = 21–0
| attend = 41,000
| source = {{cite news|title=N.D. Defeats Drake, 21 to 0: 41,000 Watch Irish Win in Opening Game|newspaper=The South Bend Tribune|author=Jack Ledden|date=October 3, 1937|pages=I-1, Sports 1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32223893/nd_defeats_drake_21_to_0_41000/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 9
| w/l = t
| away = y
| opponent = Illinois
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| score = 0–0
| attend = 42,253
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 16
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Carnegie Tech
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA
| score = 7–9
| attend = 30,418
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 23
| w/l = w
| opponent = Navy
| site_stadium = Notre Dame Stadium
| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 9–7
| attend = 45,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 30
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Minnesota
| opprank = 4
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| score = 7–6
| attend = 63,237
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 6
| w/l = l
| rank = 12
| opponent = Pittsburgh
| opprank = 3
| site_stadium = Notre Dame Stadium
| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 6–21
| attend = 54,309
| source = {{cite news|author=Harry Keck|title=Panthers Turn On Power For Three Scores in Fourth Quarter|newspaper=Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph|date=November 7, 1937|page=Part 2-2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106945431/panthers-score-three-times-in-fourth-qua/|access-date=August 4, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 13
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| rank = 18
| opponent = Army
| site_stadium = Yankee Stadium
| site_cityst = Bronx, NY
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 7–0
| attend = 76,359
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 20
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 12
| opponent = Northwestern
| site_stadium = Dyche Stadium
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 7–0
| attend = 42,573
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 27
| w/l = w
| rank = 9
| opponent = USC
| site_stadium = Notre Dame Stadium
| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 13–6
| attend = 28,920
}}
}}
References
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