1937 Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings football team
| 1937 Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings football | |
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SDIC champion | |
| Conference | South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference |
| Record | 8–0 (4–0 SDIC) |
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| Home stadium | Augustana Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Augustana (SD) $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota Mines | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Normal | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yankton | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Normal | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dakota Wesleyan | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sioux Falls | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spearfish | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Huron | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Normal | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1937 Augustana Vikings football team was an American football team that represented Augustana College (now known as Augustana University) of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, as a member of the South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference (SDIC) in the 1937 college football season. Led by Leonard A. Olson in his seventh season as head coach, the team compiled an overall record of 8–0, with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, and finished as SDIC champion.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 25 | Hastings* |
| W 19–13 | [1] | |
| October 1 | at Nebraska Wesleyan* |
| W 27–19 | [2] | |
| October 9 | Huron |
| W 36–0 | 2,000 | [3] |
| October 16 | at Yankton |
| W 38–0 | [4] | |
| October 22 | at Northern Normal | Aberdeen, SD | W 25–7 | [5] | |
| October 30 | Jamestown (ND)* |
| W 31–0 | [6] | |
| November 6 | Sioux Falls |
| W 26–6 | [7] | |
| November 12 | Mankato State* |
| W 19–0 | [8] | |
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References[edit]
- ^ "Hastings kneels to Augustana's eleven". The Lincoln Star. September 26, 1937. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wesleyan victim of Augustana's passes". Lincoln Evening Journal. October 2, 1937. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vikings open title defense with 36 to 0 victory". The Daily Argus-Leader. October 10, 1937. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vikings upset Yankton, 38–0". Sioux City Journal. October 17, 1937. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vikings beat Northern 25–7 for 12th win in row". The Daily Argus-Leader. October 23, 1937. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Schultz steals limelight as Augies drub N.D. team". The Daily Argus-Leader. October 31, 1937. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vikings snare sixth title by a 26–6 victory". Sioux City Journal. November 7, 1937. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Augustana eleven keeps record clear". The Albert Lea Tribune. November 13, 1937. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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