1937 St. Thomas (Pennsylvania) Tommies football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| sport = football
| year = 1937
| team = St. Thomas (Pennsylvania) Tommies
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| conference = Independent
| record = 6–1–1
| head_coach = Tom Davies
| hc_year = 1st
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{{1937 Eastern college football independents records}}
The 1937 St. Thomas (Pennsylvania) Tommies football team was an American football team that represented St. Thomas College (later renamed the University of Scranton) during the 1937 college football season. The team compiled a 6–1–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 109 to 33.{{cite web|title=1937 - Scranton (PA)|publisher=College Football Data Warehouse|access-date=June 30, 2020|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_discontinued.php?teamid=2931&year=1937|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919074205/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_discontinued.php?teamid=2931&year=1937|archive-date=2015-09-19}} The team played its home games at Athletic Park in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Tom Davies, former back with the Pittsburgh Panthers, was hired in May 1937 as the school's head football coach. Robert "Pop" Jones was an assistant coach.{{cite news|title=Tom Davies, New Coach of Tommies, Swings Into Action: Former Pitt Star Chosen: Davies New Mentor; 'Pop' Jones Promoted|newspaper=The Scranton Tribune|date=May 15, 1937|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54493580/former-pitt-star-chosen/}}{{cite news|title=650 at Dinner Laud Gridmen Of St. Thomas|newspaper=The Scranton Tribune|date=December 12, 1937|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/528676173/?terms=%22st.%2Bthomas%22|via=Newspapers.com}}
Schedule
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|October 2||{{cfb link|year=1937|team=Mansfield Mountaineers|title=Mansfield State Teachers}}||Scranton, PA|W 38-0|6,500|{{cite news|title=Tommies Trounce Mansfield, 38-0, Before 6,500|newspaper=The Scranton Tribune|date=October 3, 1937|pages=29, 32|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54486415/tommies-trounce-mansfield-38-0-before/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 10||{{cfb link|year=1937|team=St. Mary's Rattlers|title=St. Mary's (TX)}}|Athletic Park|Scranton, PA|W 14-7|1,600|{{cite news|title=St. Thomas' Gridders Impressive in 14 to 7 Conquest|newspaper=The Scranton Times|date=October 11, 1937|page=21|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54487003/st-thomas-gridders-impressive-in-14/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 17|at|{{cfb link|year=1937|team=Saint Joseph's Hawks|title=Saint Joseph's}}|Shibe Park|Philadelphia, PA|W 7-6|8,000|{{cite news|title=Tommies Top St. Joe's, 7-6|newspaper=The Scranton Tribune|date=October 18, 1937|pages=1, 12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54488630/tommies-top-st-joes-7-6/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Tommies Beat St. Joseph's on Blocked Punt|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|date=October 18, 1937|pages=19, 21|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54494271/tommies-beat-st-josephs-on-blocked/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 24||{{cfb link|year=1937|team=St. Bonaventure Bonnies|title=St. Bonaventure}}|Athletic Park|Scranton, PA|L 6-7|6,000|{{cite news|title=6,000 See St. Bonaventure Topple Tommies Off Unbeaten List, 7-6|newspaper=The Scranton Tribune|date=October 25, 1937|page=16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54488921/6000-see-st-bonaventure-topple/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 31|at|{{cfb link|year=1937|team=Saint Vincent Bearcats|title=Saint Vincent}}||Latrobe, PA|W 7-0|5,000|{{cite news|title=Tommies Down St. Vincent, 7 to 0, on Stascavage's 43-Yard Run|newspaper=The Scranton Tribune|date=November 1, 1937|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54489183/tommies-down-st-vincent-7-to-0-on/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=St. Thomas Scores On 43-Yard Run|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|date=November 1, 1937|page=25|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54493925/st-thomas-scores-on-43-yard-run/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 7||{{cfb link|year=1937|team=Canisius Griffins|title=Canisius}}|Athletic Park|Scranton, PA|W 12-7|6,500|{{cite news|title=St. Thomas Wins, 12-7: Conquers Canisius Before 6,500 Here|newspaper=The Scranton Tribune|date=November 8, 1937|pages=1, 18|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54489591/st-thomas-wins-12-7/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 14||{{cfb link|year=1937|team=Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers|title=Mount St. Mary's}}|Athletic Park|Scranton, PA|T 6-6|6,000|{{cite news|title=Mt. St. Mary's Holds St. Thomas to 6-6 Deadlock Before 6,000: Mike Scesney's Great Punting Stops Tommies|newspaper=The Scranton Tribune|date=November 15, 1937|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54489888/mt-st-marys-holds-st-thomas-to-6-6/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 28||La Salle|Athletic Park|Scranton, PA|W 19-0|4,200|{{cite news|title=St. Thomas Closes Season With 19-0 Triumph Over LaSalle|newspaper=The Scranton Tribune|date=November 29, 1937|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54490297/st-thomas-closes-season-with-19-0/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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