1937 The Citadel Bulldogs football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1937
| team = The Citadel Bulldogs
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southern Conference
| short_conf = SoCon
| record = 7–4
| conf_record = 2–3
| head_coach = Tatum Gressette
| hc_year = 6th
| captain =
| stadium = Johnson Hagood Stadium
}}
{{1937 Southern Conference football standings}}
The 1937 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1937 college football season. Tatum Gressette served as head coach for the sixth season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.{{cite book|url=http://catalog.e-digitaleditions.com/title/10811|page=143|title=2011 Citadel Football Media Guide|publisher=The Citadel|accessdate=January 2, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thecitadelfootballassociation.com/CFA%20Through%20The%20Years/Milestones-CFAThroughTheYears.htm|title=Milestones|publisher=The Citadel Football Association|accessdate=January 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123034226/http://thecitadelfootballassociation.com/CFA%20Through%20The%20Years/Milestones-CFAThroughTheYears.htm|archive-date=2016-01-23|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/southern/citadel/1935-1939_yearly_results.php|publisher=College Football Data Warehouse|title=Citadel Game by Game Results|accessdate=January 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151226040054/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/southern/citadel/1935-1939_yearly_results.php|archive-date=2015-12-26|url-status=dead}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 18
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1937|team=Wofford Terriers|title=Wofford}}
| site_stadium = Snyder Field
| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 38–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news-citadels-bulldogs-r/137096048/|work=The Greenville News|title=Citadel's Bulldogs run wild and humble Wofford's Terriers, 38–0|date=September 19, 1937|accessdate=December 19, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 25
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1937|team=Newberry Indians|title=Newberry}}
| site_stadium = Johnson Hagood Stadium
| site_cityst = Charleston, SC
| score = 35–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal-citadel-wins-from/137096165/|work=Winston-Salem Journal|title=Citadel wins from Newberry|date=September 26, 1937|accessdate=December 19, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 2
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Navy
| site_stadium = Thompson Stadium
| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD
| score = 0–32
| attend = 15,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/nashville-banner-middies-defeat-citadel/137096283/|work=Nashville Banner|title=Middies defeat Citadel, 32–0|date=October 3, 1937|accessdate=December 19, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1937|team=Presbyterian Blue Hose|title=Presbyterian}}
| site_stadium = Bailey Stadium
| site_cityst = Clinton, SC
| score = 19–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-citadel-rips-up-b/137096398/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Citadel rips up Blue Hose eleven, 19–0|date=October 9, 1937|accessdate=December 19, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 16
| w/l = w
| opponent = Furman
| site_stadium = Johnson Hagood Stadium
| site_cityst = Charleston, SC
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 8–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109375142/robinson-leads-cadets-to-win/|work=The State|title=Robinson leads Cadets to win|date=October 17, 1937|accessdate=September 11, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| w/l = w
| opponent = Richmond
| site_stadium = Johnson Hagood Stadium
| site_cityst = Charleston, SC
| score = 26–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112771427/bulldogs-beat-richmond-260/|work=The Columbia Record|title=Bulldogs beat Richmond, 26–0|date=October 23, 1937|accessdate=November 8, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| w/l = l
| neutral = y
| opponent = South Carolina
| site_stadium = County Fairgrounds
| site_cityst = Orangeburg, SC
| score = 6–21
| attend = 8,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/johnson-city-chronicle-south-carolina-de/137095447/|work=Johnson City Chronicle|title=South Carolina defeats Citadel by score of 21–6|date=October 30, 1937|accessdate=December 19, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 6
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = NC State
| site_stadium = Riddick Stadium
| site_cityst = Raleigh, NC
| score = 14–26
| attend = 7,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-times-nc-state-trims/137094933/|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=N.C. State trims Citadel, 26–14|date=November 7, 1937|accessdate=December 19, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 13
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = VMI
| site_stadium = Alumni Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–27
| attend = 1,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90924221/the-citadel-falls-before-virginia-milita/|work=The State|title=The Citadel falls before Virginia Military Institute by 27 to 0|date=November 14, 1937|accessdate=December 21, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 20
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1937|team=Erskine Flying Fleet|title=Erskine}}
| site_stadium = Johnson Hagood Stadium
| site_cityst = Charleston, SC
| score = 46–7
| attend = 3,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-bulldogs-crush-seceders-467/137096477/|work=The State|title=Bulldogs crush Seceders, 46–7|date=November 21, 1937|accessdate=December 19, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 27
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Oglethorpe
| site_stadium = Johnson Hagood Stadium
| site_cityst = Charleston, SC
| score = 7–6
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/95540629/citadel-closes-with-lean-win/|newspaper=The State|title=Citadel closes with lean win|date=November 26, 1937|accessdate=February 19, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}