1937 All-Pacific Coast football team

American all-star college football team August 2023 The 1937 All-Pacific Coast football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Pacific Coast teams for the 1937 college football season. The organizations selecting teams in 1937 included the Associated Press (AP), the International News Service (INS), and the United Press (UP). The 1937 California Golden Bears football team, known as the "Thunder Team," won the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) championship with a 10-0-1 record, were ranked #2 in the final AP Poll, and defeated Alabama by a 13-0 score in the 1938 Rose Bowl. Six members of the 1937 California team received first-team honors from the AP, INS, or UP. The Cal honorees were quarterback Johnny Meek (AP, INS, UP), halfbacks Vic Bottari (INS, UP) and Sam Chapman (AP, INS, UP), end Perry Schwartz (AP, UP), guard Vard Stockton (AP, INS, UP), and center Bob Herwig (AP, INS, UP). Three players from teams outside the PCC received first-team honors: fullback George Karamatic of the Gonzaga Bulldogs (AP), tackle Alvord Wolff of the Santa Clara Broncos (AP), and guard Dougherty of Santa Clara. All-Pacific Coast selections Quarterback Johnny Meek, California (AP-1; INS-1; UP-1) Ambrose Schindler, USC (AP-2; UP-2) Halfbacks Sam Chapman, California (AP-1; INS-1; UP-1 [fullback]) Joe Gray, Oregon State (AP-1; INS-1 [fullback]; UP-1) Vic Bottari, California (AP-2; INS-1; UP-1) (College Football Hall of Fame) Milt Popovich, Montana (AP-2; UP-2) Kenny Washington, UCLA (UP-2) Fullback George Karamatic, Gonzaga (AP-1; UP-2) D. Anderson, California (AP-2) Ends Perry Schwartz, California (AP-1; INS-1; UP-1) Grant Stone, Stanford (AP-1; INS-1; UP-1) Joe Wendlick, Oregon State (AP-2; UP-2) Johnson, Washington (AP-2) Woody Strode, UCLA (UP-2) Tackles Vic Markov, Washington (AP-1; INS-1; UP-1) (College Football Hall of Fame) Pete Zagar, Stanford (AP-2; INS-1; UP-1) Alvord Wolff, Santa Clara (AP-1) Bob Grimstead, Washington State (AP-2; UP-2) Bill Stoll, California (UP-2) Guards Vard Stockton, California (AP-1; INS-1; UP-1) Steve Slivinski, Washington (AP-1; UP-1) Phil Dougherty, Santa Clara (INS-1) Evans, California (AP-2; UP-2) Al Hoptowit, Washington State (AP-2; UP-2) Centers Bob Herwig, California (AP-1; INS-1; UP-1) (College Football Hall of Fame) Rodger Dougherty, Washington State (AP-2; INS-1) Bud Ericksen, Washington (UP-2) Key AP = Associated Press, "selected for the Associated Press by a committee of coaches and football experts"All Pacific Coast 1937 The Evening Record, Ellensburg, Washington December 3, 1937 8 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=860&dat=19371203&id=580rAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lIQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6859,4010806&hl=enAssociated Press Selects Its All-Coast Eleven The Bakersfield Californian December 2, 1937 23 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2658039/1937_ap_all_pacific_coast_team/ INS = International News Service, based on ballots cast by "the region's top-notch coaches, officials and writers"Six Cal Stars On All-Coast Harold Heroux The San Bernardino Daily Sun November 23, 1937 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2658104/1937_ins_all_coast_team/ UP = United Press, "chosen by client sporting editors"Six Golden Bears Named On United Press' All-Coast Team; V. Stockton, Capt.; Poll Is Taken From Sports Editors In Five West States James A. Sullivan Santa Cruz Sentinel December 1, 1937 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2658021/allpacific_coast_team/ Bold = Consensus first-team selection of at least two selectors from the AP, INS, and UP See also 1937 College Football All-America Team References All-Pacific Coast Football Team Category:All-Pacific Coast football teams Category:All-Pac-12 Conference football teams