1933 Duke Blue Devils football team

1933 Duke Blue Devils football
SoCon Champions
Conference Southern Conference
1933 record 9–1 (4–0 SoCon)
Head coach Wallace Wade
Assistant coach Ellis Hagler
Assistant coach Herschel Caldwell
Offensive scheme Single-wing
1933 Southern Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Duke $ 4 – 0 – 0     9 – 1 – 0
South Carolina 3 – 0 – 0     6 – 3 – 1
North Carolina 2 – 1 – 0     4 – 5 – 0
VMI 2 – 1 – 1     2 – 7 – 1
Washington and Lee 1 – 1 – 1     4 – 4 – 2
Clemson 1 – 1 – 0     3 – 6 – 2
VPI 1 – 1 – 3     4 – 3 – 3
Virginia 1 – 3 – 1     2 – 6 – 2
Maryland 1 – 4 – 0     3 – 7 – 0
NC State 0 – 4 – 0     1 – 5 – 3
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1933 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke Blue Devils of Duke University during the 1933 college football season. Hall of Famer Fred Crawford was a consensus All-American this year; the first from North Carolina.

Duke upset Robert Neyland's Tennessee Volunteers 10 to 2. It was Tennessee's first loss in over two and a half seasons.[1][2] It caused Neyland to say of Crawford: "He gave the finest exhibition of tackle play I have ever seen."[3]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 29 VMI Duke Stadium • Durham, NC W 37–6  
October 7 Wake Forest* Duke Stadium • Durham, NC W 22–0  
October 14 Tennessee* Duke Stadium • Durham, NC W 10–2  
October 21 at Davidson* Davidson, NC W 19–7  
October 28 at Kentucky* Stoll Field • Lexington, KY W 14–7  
November 4 Auburn* Duke Stadium • Durham, NC W 13–7  
November 11 Maryland Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD W 38–7  
November 18 North Carolina Duke Stadium • Durham, NC (Rivalry) W 23–3  
November 25 North Carolina State Duke Stadium • Durham, NC W 7–0  
December 2 at Georgia Tech* Grant Field • Atlanta, GA L 0–6  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

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References

  1. ↑ "Frederick A. "Fred" Crawford".
  2. ↑ Theresa Jensen Lacey (2002). Amazing North Carolina. p. 79.
  3. ↑ "Scouts Line Up Stars On Grid Fronts". The Evening Independent. October 25, 1933.
  4. ↑ "1933 Duke Blue Devils". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
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