1937 Wayne Tartars football team

1937 Wayne Tartars football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2
Head coach
CaptainNone
Home stadiumRoosevelt Field[1]
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Michigan State     8 2 0
Akron     7 2 0
Central Michigan     6 2 0
DePaul     5 1 2
Wayne     6 2 0
No. T–9 Notre Dame     6 2 1
Detroit     7 3 0
Michigan State Normal     5 2 1
Western State Teachers (MI)     5 3 0
Xavier     4 5 1
Marquette     3 6 0
Haskell     2 7 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 Wayne Tartars football team represented Wayne University (later renamed Wayne State University) as an independent during the 1937 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Joe Gembis, the Tartars compiled a 6–2 record, shut out four of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 183 to 77.[2] The coach's younger brother, George Gembis, and Frank "Ace" Cudillo were the stars of the team.

  1. ^ "Wayne Gets Field for 1938 Football". Detroit Free Press. December 9, 1937. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Wayne State University. pp. 111, 114. Retrieved September 20, 2016.