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Top 25 College Football Games of 1937

Every completed game in the season, scored without team allegiance by game-time AP poll strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.

Games
25
Top score
82/100
Overtime
0

National ranking

The season's top 25

25 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.

  1. 1937Week 5

    Fordham at Pittsburgh

    Fordham 0, Pittsburgh 0

    No. 4 Fordham vs. No. 1 Pittsburgh · 0-point margin

    Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    82

    Game score

  2. 1937Week 6

    TCU at Fordham

    TCU 6, Fordham 7

    No. 14 TCU vs. No. 3 Fordham · 1-point margin

    Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    69

    Game score

  3. 1937PostseasonNeutral site

    Alabama vs. California

    Alabama 0, California 13

    No. 4 Alabama vs. No. 2 California · 13-point margin

    Ranking 46/50 · Closeness 22/35 · Overtime 0/15

    68

    Game score

  4. 1937Week 6

    LSU at Vanderbilt

    LSU 6, Vanderbilt 7

    No. 10 LSU vs. No. 12 Vanderbilt · 1-point margin

    Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    64

    Game score

  5. 1937Week 4

    Villanova at Auburn

    Villanova 0, Auburn 0

    No. 9 Villanova vs. No. 14 Auburn · 0-point margin

    Ranking 29/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    64

    Game score

  6. 1937PostseasonNeutral site

    LSU vs. Santa Clara

    LSU 0, Santa Clara 6

    No. 10 LSU vs. No. 8 Santa Clara · 6-point margin

    Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15

    63

    Game score

  7. 1937Week 3

    Minnesota at Nebraska

    Minnesota 9, Nebraska 14

    No. 14 Minnesota vs. No. 6 Nebraska · 5-point margin

    Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15

    62

    Game score

  8. 1937Week 4

    Indiana at Minnesota

    Indiana 0, Minnesota 6

    No. 17 Indiana vs. No. 10 Minnesota · 6-point margin

    Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15

    54

    Game score

  9. 1937Week 4

    Duquesne at Pittsburgh

    Duquesne 0, Pittsburgh 6

    Unranked Duquesne vs. No. 1 Pittsburgh · 6-point margin

    Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15

    54

    Game score

  10. 1937Week 4

    Duke at Tennessee

    Duke 0, Tennessee 0

    No. 8 Duke vs. Unranked Tennessee · 0-point margin

    Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    53

    Game score

  11. 1937Week 5

    Alabama at Tennessee

    Alabama 14, Tennessee 7

    No. 3 Alabama vs. Unranked Tennessee · 7-point margin

    Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    51

    Game score

  12. 1937Week 6

    Navy at Notre Dame

    Navy 7, Notre Dame 9

    Unranked Navy vs. No. 9 Notre Dame · 2-point margin

    Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15

    50

    Game score

  13. 1937Week 5

    Nebraska at Oklahoma

    Nebraska 0, Oklahoma 0

    No. 11 Nebraska vs. Unranked Oklahoma · 0-point margin

    Ranking 15/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    50

    Game score

  14. 1937Week 5

    Army at Yale

    Army 7, Yale 15

    Unranked Army vs. No. 5 Yale · 8-point margin

    Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15

    48

    Game score

  15. 1937Week 4

    Arkansas at Baylor

    Arkansas 14, Baylor 20

    No. 20 Arkansas vs. No. 13 Baylor · 6-point margin

    Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15

    48

    Game score

  16. 1937Week 4

    LSU at Rice

    LSU 13, Rice 0

    No. 12 LSU vs. No. 15 Rice · 13-point margin

    Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 22/35 · Overtime 0/15

    47

    Game score

  17. 1937Week 5

    Notre Dame at Carnegie Mellon

    Notre Dame 7, Carnegie Mellon 9

    No. 12 Notre Dame vs. Unranked Carnegie Mellon · 2-point margin

    Ranking 14/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15

    47

    Game score

  18. 1937Week 4

    Tulane at Auburn

    Tulane 0, Auburn 0

    Unranked Tulane vs. No. 14 Auburn · 0-point margin

    Ranking 12/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    47

    Game score

  19. 1937Week 5

    Georgia at Holy Cross

    Georgia 6, Holy Cross 7

    Unranked Georgia vs. No. 14 Holy Cross · 1-point margin

    Ranking 12/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    46

    Game score

  20. 1937Week 5

    Rice at Tulsa

    Rice 0, Tulsa 0

    No. 15 Rice vs. Unranked Tulsa · 0-point margin

    Ranking 11/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    46

    Game score

  21. 1937Week 2

    North Carolina at South Carolina

    North Carolina 13, South Carolina 13

    No. 15 North Carolina vs. Unranked South Carolina · 0-point margin

    Ranking 11/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    46

    Game score

  22. 1937Week 6

    USC at California

    USC 6, California 20

    Unranked USC vs. No. 2 California · 14-point margin

    Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15

    45

    Game score

  23. 1937Week 5

    UC Davis at California

    UC Davis 0, California 14

    Unranked UC Davis vs. No. 2 California · 14-point margin

    Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15

    45

    Game score

  24. 1937Week 3

    Arkansas at TCU

    Arkansas 7, TCU 7

    No. 16 Arkansas vs. Unranked TCU · 0-point margin

    Ranking 10/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    45

    Game score

  25. 1937Week 3

    Saint Mary's (CA) at Santa Clara

    Saint Mary's (CA) 0, Santa Clara 7

    Unranked Saint Mary's (CA) vs. No. 10 Santa Clara · 7-point margin

    Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    44

    Game score

Methodology

How each game earns up to 100 points

AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.

Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.

Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.

Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason games use the final regular-season AP poll published before bowl and playoff results. Overtime uses period scoring when available, then explicit overtime notes as a fallback. Historical seasons may have less complete period and box-score data.