The 1937 college football season ended with the Panthers of the University of Pittsburgh being named the nation's No.

1 team (and "mythical national champion") by 30 of the 33 voters in the Associated Press writers' poll.

The AP poll was in its second year, and seven votes were taken during the final weeks of the 1937 season, starting with October 18.

Each writer listed his choice for the top ten teams, and points were tallied based on 10 for first place, 9 for second, etc., and the AP then ranked the twenty teams with the highest number of points.

With 33 writers polled, Pitt received 30 first place votes and 3 second-place, for a total of 327 points.

The NCAA began keeping official game statistics in 1937.

September 25 The defending champion Minnesota Gophers opened their season with a 69–7 win over visiting North Dakota State.

The day before, Pittsburgh had opened with a 59–0 win over Ohio Wesleyan.

In Los Angeles, Washington defeated USC, 7–0.

October 9 In Houston, LSU defeated Rice, 13–0.

Pittsburgh beat its cross-town rival, Duquesne, 6–0.

Minnesota recovered from its Nebraska loss to beat Indiana 6–0.

October 16 LSU registered its fourth shutout in four starts, a 13–0 win over Ole Miss.

Pittsburgh and Fordham played to a 0–0 tie in New York.

Alabama yielded its first points, but won at Tennessee, 14–7.

15 North Carolina, 14–0, moved up to fourth and fifth place in the next Top Five, behind California, Alabama, and Pittsburgh.

12 Notre Dame, 21–6 to take the top spot in the next poll.

6 Yale returned to the Top Five with a 26–0 win over Princeton, ranking fifth behind Pittsburgh, California, Alabama, and Fordham.

5 Yale lost its final game of the season, 13–6, at Harvard.

7 Minnesota closed its season with a 13–6 win over Wisconsin and moved up to fifth place behind Pittsburgh, California, Fordham, and Alabama.

1 Pittsburgh closed its season unbeaten (8–0–1) with a 10–0 win at No.

3 Fordham closed its season unbeaten (7–0–1) with a 20–7 win over NYU at Yankee Stadium.

5 Minnesota had completed their seasons, and the top five remained unchanged from the previous week.

The consensus All-America team included: The Heisman Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player