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1937 California Golden Bears football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1937
teamCalifornia Golden Bears
sportfootball
conferencePacific Coast Conference
short_confPCC
APRank2
record10–0–1
conf_record6–0–1
head_coachStub Allison
hc_year3rd
off_schemeSingle-wing
stadiumMemorial Stadium
championNational champion (Dunkel, Helms)
PCC champion
Rose Bowl champion
bowl[Rose Bowl](1938-rose-bowl)
bowl_resultW 13–0 vs. [Alabama](1937-alabama-crimson-tide-football-team)

PCC champion Rose Bowl champion The 1937 California Golden Bears football team, nicknamed the "Thunder Team", was an American football team that represented the University of California (now known as the University of California, Berkeley) in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1937 college football season. In their third year under head coach Stub Allison, the Bears compiled a 10–0–1 record, shut out seven of eleven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 214 to 33.

In the final AP Poll released on November 29, California was ranked No. 2 with 277 points, 50 points behind No. 1 Pittsburgh. After the final rankings were posted, California shut out No. 4 Alabama in the 1938 Rose Bowl. The Associated Press did not conduct post-bowl polling at the time, but rankings by the Dunkel System and later the Helms Athletic Foundation selected California as the 1937 national champion.

Three California players received first-team honors on the 1937 All-America college football team: fullback Sam Chapman; guard Vard Stockton; end Perry Schwartz; and center Bob Herwig.

Schedule

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Awards and honors

Six California players received honors on the 1937 All-America college football team:

  • Fullback Sam Chapman was a consensus first-team selection.
  • Guard Vard Stockton was a first-team selection by the United Press (UP), International News Service, Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), Central Press Association, and North American Newspaper Alliance.
  • End Perry Schwartz was a first team selection by the All-America Board and the Walter Camp Football Foundation.
  • Center Bob Herwig was a first team selection by Newsweek.
  • Halfback Vic Bottari was a second-team selection by the NEA and a third-team selection by the UP.
  • Back Johnny "Jelly Belly" Meek was a first-team selection by Collyer's Eye.

Nine were recognized by the Associated Press (AP), International News Service (INS), or UP on the 1937 All-Pacific Coast football team: quarterback Johnny Meek (AP-1, INS-1, UP-1); halfback Sam Chapman (AP-1, INS-1, UP-1); halfback Vic Bottari (AP-1, INS-1, UP-1); fullback D. Anderson (AP-2); end Perry Schwartz (AP-1, INS-1, UP-1); tackle Stoll (UP-2); guard Vard Stockton (AP-1, INS-1, UP-1); guard Evans (AP-2, UP-2); and center Bob Herwig (AP-1, INS-1, UP-1).

Three were also inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame: Herwig (inducted in 1964), Bottari (inducted in 1981), and Chapman (inducted in 1984).

1938 NFL draft

The following players were claimed in the 1938 NFL draft.

Perry SchwartzEnd643Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)

References

References

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  4. (November 30, 1937). "Final AP Poll Ranks Pitt at Top". Clovis News-Journal.
  5. (July 2020). "2020 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records". The National Collegiate Athletic Association.
  6. Prescott Sullivan. (September 26, 1937). "Bears Crush Gaels, 30-7: U. C. Subs Play All of Second Half But Outscore St. Mary's". San Francisco Examiner.
  7. "2017 Oregon State Football Media Guide Football". Oregon State Athletics.
  8. "'16 Cougar Football". Washington State University Athletics.
  9. Prescott Sullivan. (October 17, 1937). "Bears Win Pair: U.C. Doesn't Look Any Too Good Beating Pacific, 20-0". The San Francisco Examiner.
  10. "USC Football 2017 Media Guide". University of Southern California Athletics.
  11. Frank Finch. (October 31, 1937). "Mighty Bears Overpower Scrappy Bruins, 27-14: Washington Proves Star". The Los Angeles Times.
  12. Prescott Sullivan. (November 7, 1937). "O-Oh! Huskies Tie Bears, 0-0: Wonder Team Goes Through Test of Fire". The San Francisco Examminer.
  13. Joseph Pigney. (November 14, 1937). "Bears Trample Webfoots to Win 26-0: Score 3 Times Second Period; Nicholson's Kickoff Dash Starts Only Threat of Oregon Gridsters". The Oregon Statesman.
  14. Henry McLemore. (November 21, 1937). "Indians Never Had a Chance, Says M'Lemore". Oakland Tribune.
  15. Art Potter. (November 21, 1937). "Bears Crusher Blocking Sends Stanford Reeling". Oakland Tribune.
  16. (January 2, 1938). "Bears beat Alabama in Bowl, 13–0". The Los Angeles Times.
  17. Henry M'Lemore. (January 2, 1938). "Golden Bears Swallow Tide". Los Angeles Times.
  18. Grantland Rice. (January 2, 1938). "Alabama Fumbles Play Big Part in California Victory". The Los Angeles Times.
  19. (2016). "Football Award Winners". National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
  20. Stuart Cameron. (1937-12-01). "(UP Sports Editor)". Oshkosh Daily Northwestern.
  21. (1937-12-01). "INS All-American Grid Selections". Waterloo Daily Courier.
  22. Harry Grayson. (1937-11-24). "Routt of Texas Aggies Places on All-America Picked by Grid Experts". Brownsville Herald.
  23. Bill Braucher. (1937-12-03). "NATION'S CAPTAINS PICK CENTRAL PRESS ALL-AMERICANS". Hammond Times.
  24. (2005). "ESPN College Football Encyclopedia". ESPN Books.
  25. "Walter Camp Football Foundation".
  26. (1937-12-10). "Frank, White Unanimous Choices on Collier Team". Daily Capital News.
  27. (December 3, 1937). "All Pacific Coast 1937". The Evening Record, Ellensburg, Washington.
  28. (December 2, 1937). "Associated Press Selects Its All-Coast Eleven". The Bakersfield Californian.
  29. Harold Heroux. (November 23, 1937). "Six Cal Stars On All-Coast". The San Bernardino Daily Sun.
  30. James A. Sullivan. (December 1, 1937). "Six Golden Bears Named On United Press' All-Coast Team; V. Stockton, Capt.; Poll Is Taken From Sports Editors In Five West States". Santa Cruz Sentinel.
  31. "Bob Herwig". National Football Foundation.
  32. "Vic Bottari". National Football Foundation.
  33. "Sam Chapman". National Football Foundation.
  34. "1938 NFL Draft". Sports Reference LLC.
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