1937 CCNY Beavers football team

The 1937 CCNY Beavers football team was an American football team that represented the City College of New York (CCNY) as an independent during the 1937 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Benny Friedman, the team compiled a 5–2 record.

1937 CCNY Beavers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–2
Head coach
Home stadiumLewisohn 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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2BrooklynW 24–05,000[1]
October 9AlbrightL 0–34[2]
October 16at SusquehannaSelinsgrove, PAW 8–63,000[3]
October 23at HobartGeneva, NYL 7–13[4]
October 30Providence
  • Lewisohn Stadium
  • New York, NY
W 8–6[5]
November 6Saint Joseph's
  • Lewisohn Stadium
  • New York, NY
W 7–0[6]
November 13at Moravian
W 6–01,200[7]

References

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  1. ^ "C.C.N.Y. lines up to reputation in score over Brooklyn". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 3, 1937. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Dick Riffle runs 102 yards for touchdown as Albright laces C.C.N.Y." The Morning Call. October 10, 1937. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Crusaders bow to C.C.N.Y. eleven". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 17, 1937. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Hobart seizes late break to beat out CCNY, 13 to 7". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 24, 1937. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "CCNY eleven upsets Providence College 8–6". The Hartford Courant. October 31, 1937. Retrieved September 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "St. Joseph defense fails, C.C.N.Y. wins". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 7, 1937. Retrieved September 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "City College from New York wins from Moravian following break". The Morning Call. November 14, 1937. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.