The 1937 Army Cadets football team represented the

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in the

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. In their fifth and final year under head coach

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, the Cadets compiled a 7–2 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 176 to 72. In the annual

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, the Cadets defeated the

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by a 6 to 0 score. The Cadets' two losses came against Yale and Notre Dame. No Army players were recognized on the

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Army Black Knights football seasons

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