1937 Chico State Wildcats football team

The 1937 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State College—now known as California State University, Chico—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1937 college football season. Led by Art Acker in his 15th and final season as head, Chico State compiled an overall record of 0–6–1 with a mark of 0–4 in conference play, placing last out of five teams in the FWC. The team was outscored by its opponents 155 to 39 for the season. The Wildcats played home games at College Field in Chico, California.

1937 Chico State Wildcats football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record0–6–1 (0–4 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Field
1937 Far Western Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Fresno State $ 4 0 08 1 1
Pacific (CA) 3 1 03 5 2
Cal Aggies 2 2 04 4 0
Nevada 1 3 02 6 0
Chico State 0 4 00 6 1
  • $ Conference champion

Acker finished his tenure at Chico State with an overall record of 53–59–8, for a .475 winning percentage. His 15 years was the longest tenure for any head coach of the Chico State Wildcats football program.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1at San Francisco State*
L 12–13[1]
October 8at Pacific (CA)
L 0–13[2]
October 16Nevada
L 0–27[3]
October 30at Fresno StateL 40–73,082[4]
November 6at Cal AggiesDavis, CAL 0–26[5]
November 13Southern Oregon Normal*
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
T 6–6[6]
November 198:00 p.m.at Sacramento Junior College*L 14–30[7][8]

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References

  1. "Chico Defeated By 13-12 Margin". Nevada State Journal (Reno, Nevada). October 2, 1937. p. 6. Retrieved July 22, 2017 via Newspapers.com.open access
  2. "Pacific Rides Over Chico, 13-0". The Fresno Bee (Fresno, California). October 9, 1937. p. 10. Retrieved November 12, 2017 via Newspapers.com.open access
  3. "Nevada Smothers Chico State, 27-0". The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California). October 17, 1937. p. 16. Retrieved November 12, 2017 via Newspapers.com.open access
  4. Ed W. Orman (October 31, 1937). "Fresno State Wallops Chico State By 40 To 7 Score; Bradshaw Uses Mostly Reserves In Easy Victory". The Fresno Bee (Fresno, California). p. 1-C. Retrieved March 6, 2017 via Newspapers.com.open access
  5. "Al Serpa Sets Pace As Aggies Triumph". The San Bernardino County Sun (San Bernardino, California). November 7, 1937. p. 18. Retrieved November 12, 2017 via Newspapers.com.open access
  6. "Grid Scores". The Bakersfield Californian (Bakersfield, California). November 15, 1937. p. 13 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Panthers Are Favored Over Chico State Here Tonight". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. November 19, 1937. p. 15. Retrieved May 22, 2022 via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. "Sacramento JC Wins". Oakland Tribune (Oakland, California). November 20, 1937. p. 6. Retrieved November 12, 2017 via Newspapers.com.open access
  9. "1937 - Cal St.-Chico". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
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