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1937 School Ratings

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National Champion: Pittsburgh (AP)

Heisman Memorial Trophy: Clint Frank (Yale)

AP First #1: California ▪ AP Final #1: Pittsburgh

The SRS columns are SRS broken up into offensive and defensive components.
The Scoring columns are points per game adjusted for strength of opposition.
The Passing, Rushing, and Total columns are yards per attempt adjusted for strength of opposition.

126 Schools

SRS Scoring Passing Rushing Total
Rk School Conf OSRS DSRS SRS Off Def Off Def Off Def Off Def
1 Pittsburgh Ind 10.22 9.83 20.05 26.12 -3.00
2 Dartmouth Ind 10.97 7.94 18.91 27.82 -0.03
3 California PCC 10.02 8.00 18.02 22.02 -0.21
4 Yale Ind 7.73 10.08 17.82 20.36 -3.18
5 Alabama SEC 7.39 9.88 17.28 26.86 -3.78
6 Louisiana State SEC 8.05 8.66 16.70 26.52 -2.09
7 Fordham Ind 6.93 9.71 16.63 26.37 -2.48
8 Tennessee SEC 8.33 8.02 16.35 24.27 -2.29
9 Villanova Ind 7.75 8.34 16.08 22.07 0.11
10 Auburn SEC 5.53 10.49 16.02 19.01 -5.18
11 Duke Southern 8.57 7.07 15.64 27.69 -0.04
12 Arkansas SWC 11.14 4.42 15.56 24.45 2.66
13 North Carolina Southern 7.01 7.42 14.43 22.39 -1.81
14 Cornell Ind 9.15 4.56 13.71 23.52 2.98
15 Army Ind 9.29 4.37 13.66 24.75 2.53
16 Ohio State Western 6.13 7.40 13.53 21.17 0.19
17 Rice SWC 6.11 7.25 13.36 19.24 -1.23
18 Harvard Ind 6.50 6.77 13.27 23.58 -0.11
19 Santa Clara Ind 5.65 7.05 12.70 18.34 1.74
20 Baylor SWC 7.50 5.11 12.61 21.61 2.39
SRS Scoring Passing Rushing Total
Rk School Conf OSRS DSRS SRS Off Def Off Def Off Def Off Def
21 Notre Dame Ind 3.57 8.78 12.35 15.43 -3.50
22 Georgia Tech SEC 5.93 6.40 12.34 23.53 -1.12
23 Texas A&M SWC 5.32 6.73 12.06 20.68 1.33
24 Minnesota Western 9.18 2.67 11.84 27.67 4.72
25 Vanderbilt SEC 4.25 7.39 11.64 17.33 -2.54
26 Tulsa MVC 8.47 2.84 11.31 22.63 5.33
27 Texas Christian SWC 3.11 7.94 11.05 15.80 -2.70
28 Washington PCC 4.76 5.31 10.07 18.33 3.02
29 Tulane SEC 4.24 5.13 9.37 22.76 -0.69
30 Detroit Mercy Ind 4.47 4.36 8.83 23.03 4.48
31 Colorado RMC 9.30 -0.55 8.74 27.23 10.27
32 Georgia SEC 2.70 5.97 8.66 18.77 0.71
33 Stanford PCC 1.27 7.01 8.28 12.86 0.39
34 Nebraska Big 6 2.48 5.54 8.02 14.79 2.27
35 Southern California PCC 5.47 2.18 7.64 18.59 5.50
36 Michigan State Ind 3.93 3.53 7.47 15.04 5.28
37 Holy Cross Ind 0.61 6.61 7.22 10.42 1.72
38 Navy Ind 3.64 3.52 7.16 20.17 3.01
39 Northwestern Western -0.51 7.52 7.01 13.78 0.09
40 Oklahoma Big 6 1.27 5.69 6.96 13.75 2.68
SRS Scoring Passing Rushing Total
Rk School Conf OSRS DSRS SRS Off Def Off Def Off Def Off Def
41 Clemson Southern 1.81 4.95 6.76 17.75 0.30
42 Texas SWC 2.72 3.98 6.70 15.76 2.90
43 Montana PCC 3.24 3.31 6.55 13.39 5.42
44 Duquesne Ind 2.05 4.29 6.34 14.37 3.43
45 Southern Methodist SWC 0.93 5.30 6.23 13.69 1.37
46 Syracuse Ind 2.20 3.72 5.92 14.73 4.61
47 Purdue Western 3.17 2.38 5.55 15.74 4.48
48 Indiana Western -1.07 6.61 5.54 10.38 0.52
49 Carnegie Mellon Ind 1.78 3.08 4.86 14.10 4.61
50 Penn State Ind 7.59 -2.73 4.86 19.07 10.70
51 Wisconsin Western 1.34 3.46 4.80 14.69 3.65
52 West Virginia Ind 0.22 4.58 4.79 13.99 3.74
53 Texas Tech BIAA 2.60 2.16 4.76 14.12 6.73
54 Oregon State PCC -0.62 4.80 4.19 10.69 3.13
55 Columbia Ind 2.17 1.96 4.13 15.42 4.41
56 Temple Ind -2.61 6.48 3.87 9.78 3.25
57 Mississippi SEC 1.72 2.10 3.82 15.98 5.27
58 Drake MVC 3.30 0.45 3.75 19.18 9.53
59 Manhattan Ind -0.03 3.70 3.68 10.58 3.26
60 Maryland Southern 0.47 3.04 3.51 10.64 5.59
SRS Scoring Passing Rushing Total
Rk School Conf OSRS DSRS SRS Off Def Off Def Off Def Off Def
61 Florida SEC 0.94 1.91 2.85 12.90 2.65
62 Mississippi State SEC 1.25 1.55 2.81 14.71 7.53
63 Arizona BIAA 4.99 -2.30 2.69 17.48 12.41
64 Centenary (LA) Ind 0.00 2.46 2.46 10.70 5.88
65 Colgate Ind 0.82 1.61 2.42 13.81 5.02
66 North Carolina State Southern 1.62 0.77 2.39 13.65 6.10
67 Kentucky SEC 0.32 1.73 2.05 14.66 7.45
68 Saint Mary's (CA) Ind -2.92 4.38 1.46 9.02 4.09
69 Princeton Ind 2.92 -1.50 1.43 14.99 8.68
70 Washington State PCC -3.82 5.08 1.26 8.02 3.80
71 Utah RMC 1.09 0.08 1.17 13.44 7.36
72 Illinois Western -2.19 3.34 1.15 9.08 4.08
73 New York University Ind 1.19 -0.14 1.05 15.87 7.20
74 UCLA PCC 4.24 -3.44 0.80 16.94 11.40
75 Furman Southern -2.03 2.77 0.74 16.21 4.76
76 Brigham Young RMC -2.32 2.84 0.51 12.11 5.02
77 Boston College Ind -0.51 0.89 0.38 10.91 6.74
78 George Washington Ind 1.53 -1.27 0.26 13.59 7.44
79 Virginia Military Institute Southern 1.63 -1.49 0.15 13.49 9.38
80 Idaho PCC -2.61 2.26 -0.36 7.19 6.70
SRS Scoring Passing Rushing Total
Rk School Conf OSRS DSRS SRS Off Def Off Def Off Def Off Def
81 Pennsylvania Ind 1.54 -2.38 -0.84 14.63 10.31
82 Brown Ind -0.92 0.07 -0.85 8.04 9.70
83 Michigan Western 0.09 -1.07 -0.98 10.53 9.07
84 Texas-El Paso BIAA 3.31 -4.48 -1.17 13.36 13.92
85 Citadel Southern 0.63 -1.86 -1.23 14.16 10.40
86 Oregon PCC 2.40 -3.69 -1.29 14.07 12.46
87 Loyola Marymount Ind -0.76 -1.04 -1.80 9.53 9.54
88 South Carolina Southern 1.96 -3.80 -1.84 17.86 10.38
89 Bucknell Ind -2.34 0.34 -2.00 7.85 7.18
90 Missouri Big 6 -6.20 4.01 -2.20 5.14 4.04
91 Virginia Tech Southern -0.80 -1.91 -2.71 10.86 9.90
92 New Mexico State BIAA -2.73 -0.08 -2.82 7.22 9.83
93 Georgetown Ind -3.38 0.49 -2.89 9.43 8.00
94 Saint Louis MVC -2.42 -0.76 -3.18 6.96 9.29
95 Miami (FL) Ind -3.57 0.33 -3.25 7.74 6.94
96 San Francisco Ind -5.96 2.47 -3.49 4.14 7.70
97 Kansas Big 6 -3.68 -0.34 -4.02 6.83 9.04
98 Denver RMC -1.97 -2.47 -4.44 6.79 11.19
99 William & Mary Southern -3.00 -2.38 -5.38 10.11 12.62
100 Washington & Lee Southern -2.83 -2.63 -5.46 7.80 13.72
SRS Scoring Passing Rushing Total
Rk School Conf OSRS DSRS SRS Off Def Off Def Off Def Off Def
101 Montana State RMC -0.12 -6.11 -6.22 16.49 14.86
102 Marquette Ind -4.44 -1.89 -6.32 5.66 11.43
103 Kansas State Big 6 -3.29 -3.36 -6.65 8.49 12.70
104 Washington (MO) MVC -3.25 -3.70 -6.95 9.26 13.23
105 Davidson Southern -4.67 -2.53 -7.19 6.60 8.62
106 Wake Forest Southern -2.03 -5.18 -7.21 10.69 19.28
107 Iowa Western -3.76 -3.48 -7.24 8.53 10.47
108 Sewanee SEC -2.59 -5.08 -7.67 11.33 18.54
109 Oklahoma State MVC -2.61 -5.17 -7.78 7.40 14.48
110 New Mexico BIAA -5.68 -2.61 -8.29 4.18 12.92
111 Richmond Southern -6.19 -2.14 -8.33 3.00 10.74
112 Northern Arizona BIAA -4.76 -3.69 -8.44 7.71 14.18
113 Gonzaga Ind -5.02 -4.03 -9.05 5.05 14.41
114 Chicago Western -2.37 -7.37 -9.74 10.21 17.25
115 Iowa State Big 6 -2.63 -7.51 -10.13 7.61 17.73
116 Western State RMC -3.55 -7.18 -10.73 4.69 17.16
117 Virginia Southern -4.80 -6.16 -10.96 6.80 16.08
118 Utah State RMC -7.14 -5.35 -12.48 4.10 18.89
119 Northern Colorado RMC -5.31 -7.94 -13.25 5.41 16.89
120 Creighton MVC -8.17 -5.78 -13.95 1.41 14.94
SRS Scoring Passing Rushing Total
Rk School Conf OSRS DSRS SRS Off Def Off Def Off Def Off Def
121 Wyoming RMC -5.95 -8.13 -14.09 3.86 17.10
122 Colorado College RMC -8.52 -5.82 -14.34 -0.51 16.07
123 Arizona State BIAA -11.98 -8.14 -20.12 -3.23 17.33
124 Colorado State RMC -13.70 -6.48 -20.18 -3.61 24.30
125 Colorado Mines RMC -11.16 -9.55 -20.71 -2.18 24.22
126 Washburn MVC -12.17 -13.42 -25.58 -3.41 23.71