1937 Upper Iowa Peacocks football
Iowa Conference co-champion
ConferenceIowa Conference
Record6–0 (6–0 Iowa)
Head coach
Home stadiumDorman Field
1937 Iowa Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Upper Iowa + 6 0 06 0 0
St. Ambrose + 5 0 08 0 0
Dubuque 3 1 13 4 1
Luther 2 1 34 1 3
Buena Vista 3 2 05 3 0
Parsons 3 2 15 3 1
Central (IA) 3 2 13 5 1
Columbia (IA) 2 3 14 5 1
Western Union 1 2 04 4 0
Iowa Wesleyan 2 4 13 4 2
Wartburg 0 2 11 4 2
Penn (IA) 0 5 11 5 1
Simpson 0 6 00 9 0
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1937 Upper Iowa Peacocks football team was an American football team that represented Upper Iowa University as a member of the Iowa Conference during the 1937 college football season. In their 29th season under head coach John "Doc" Dorman, the Peacocks compiled a 6–0 record, shared the Iowa Conference championship with St. Ambrose, and outscored opponents by a total of 122 to 26.[1][2]

The team played its home games on Dorman Field in Fayette, Iowa.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2at Penn (IA)Oskaloosa, IAW 9–0[4]
October 9Buena Vista
W 20–7[5]
October 16Simpson
  • Dorman Field
  • Fayette, IA
W 20–0[6]
October 30Columbia (IA)
  • Dorman Field
  • Fayette, IA
W 21–7[7][8]
November 5Iowa Wesleyan
  • Dorman Field
  • Fayette, IA
W 40–6[9][10]
November 20at LutherDecorah, IAW 12–6[11]

References

  1. "1937 - Upper Iowa". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  2. "Celebration Held at Gym Tuesday: Dr. and Mrs. Dorman and the Football Squad Honored at Celebration Tuesday". Fayette County Leader. November 25, 1937. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Fayette on Volga River Is Home of Upper Iowa University". The Courier. October 3, 1937. p. 30 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Penn Bows To Upper Iowa, 9-0". The Des Moines Register. October 3, 1937. p. 24 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Peacocks Down beavers, 20 to 7: Doc Dormman's Team Wins Iowa Loop Game". Waterloo Snday Courier. October 10, 1937. p. 8 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Upper Iowa Beats Simpson, 20 to 0: Peacocks Unleash Powerful Scoring Drives To Take Their Homecoming Fray By Decisive Margin". Cedar Rapids Gazette. October 17, 1937. p. 14 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Upper Iowa Defeated Columbia, Score 21-7". Fayette County Leader. November 4, 1937. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Upper Iowa Defeats Columbia Team, 21-7". Cedar Rapids Gazette. October 30, 1937. p. 6 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Upper Iowa Defeated Iowa Wesleyan, 40-6: Dorman's Eleven Continues In Its Stride Toward the Conference Championship". Fayette County Leader. November 11, 1937. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Iowa Wesleyan Beaten, 40 to 6: Upper Iowa Scores Easy Victory". The Des Moines Register. November 6, 1937. p. 8 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Peacocks Won Luther Game: Defeated the Norsemen, 12-6, in Last Game of Season on the Luther Grounds". Fayette County Leader. November 25, 1946. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
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