1933 Alabama Crimson Tide football
SEC champion
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record7–1–1 (5–0–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainFoy Leach
Home stadiumDenny Stadium
Legion Field
1933 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Alabama $ 5 –0 –17 –1 –1
LSU 3 –0 –27 –0 –3
Georgia 3 –1 –08 –2 –0
Tennessee 5 –2 –07 –3 –0
Tulane 4 –2 –16 –3 –1
Auburn 2 –2 –05 –5 –0
Ole Miss 2 –2 –16 –3 –2
Vanderbilt 2 –2 –24 –3 –3
Florida 2 –3 –05 –3 –1
Kentucky 2 –3 –05 –5 –0
Georgia Tech 2 –5 –05 –5 –0
Mississippi State 1 –5 –13 –6 –1
Sewanee 0 –6 –03 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1933 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA" or "Bama") represented the University of Alabama in the 1933 college football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 40th overall and 1st season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Frank Thomas, in his third year, and played their home games at Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of seven wins, one loss and one tie (7–1–1 overall, 5–0–1 in the SEC), and as the first SEC champions.[1]

After opening the season with victory over Oglethorpe, Alabama played Ole Miss to a scoreless tie in their first ever SEC matchup. One week later, the Crimson Tide defeated Mississippi State for their first ever SEC victory and followed that with their first ever SEC road victory with their win over Tennessee at Shields–Watkins Field. From Knoxville, Alabama traveled to New York City where they lost their only game of the season against Fordham in an intersectional matchup. Alabama rebounded with four consecutive victories to close the season as conference champions with wins over Kentucky, VPI (Virginia Tech) on homecoming, Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt.

Before the season

In December 1932, after the conclusion of the 1932 season, Alabama withdrew from the Southern Conference to become a charter member of the SEC.[1][2] The Crimson Tide was joined by Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Sewanee, Tennessee, Tulane and Vanderbilt.[1][2] Effective the start of the 1933 season, the SEC was formed in an effort to create a smaller, geographically closer conference.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Oglethorpe*
W 34–012,000[3]
October 7Ole Miss
T 0–012,000[4]
October 14Mississippi State
  • Denny Stadium
  • Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)
W 18–05,000[5]
October 21at Tennessee
W 12–625,000[6]
October 28at Fordham*
L 0–260,000[7]
November 4Kentucky
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 20–015,000[8]
November 11VPI*dagger
  • Denny Stadium
  • Tuscaloosa, AL
W 27–010,000[9]
November 18at Georgia Tech
W 12–918,000[10]
November 30at Vanderbilt
W 7–015,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[12]

Game summaries

Oglethorpe

1 234Total
Oglethorpe 0 000 0
• Alabama 14 776 34
  • Date: September 30
  • Location: Denny Stadium
    Tuscaloosa, Alabama
  • Game attendance: 12,000

Although they played most of the game in a heavy rainstorm, Alabama opened the 1933 season with a 34–0 victory over Oglethorpe at Denny Stadium.[13][14] The Crimson Tide took a 14–0 first quarter lead on a 12-yard Frank Moseley touchdown pass to Dixie Howell and a two-yard James McDanal touchdown run.[13] With the lead, Alabama pulled their starters and played their second string for the second quarter. In the second, they took a 21–0 lead on a 21-yard Howard Chappell touchdown run.[13] In the second half, the Crimson Tide closed the game with a touchdown in each of the final two quarters. McDanal scored first on a short run followed by a 12-yard Chappell run for the 34–0 win.[13] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Oglethorpe to 2–0.[15]

Ole Miss

1 234Total
Ole Miss 0 000 0
Alabama 0 000 0
  • Date: October 7
  • Location: Legion Field
    Birmingham, Alabama
  • Game attendance: 12,000

In what was the first SEC game ever played by the Crimson Tide, Alabama and the rival Ole Miss Rebels battled to a 0–0 tie at Legion Field.[14][16][17] Although Alabama outgained the Rebels in total offense 179 to 33 yards, seven fumbles kept the Crimson Tide out of the end zone.[16] The tie brought Alabama's all-time record against Ole Miss 16–2–2.[18]

Mississippi State

1 234Total
Mississippi State 0 000 0
• Alabama 0 666 18
  • Date: October 14
  • Location: Denny Stadium
    Tuscaloosa, Alabama
  • Game attendance: 5,000

Against their long-time rival, the Mississippi State Maroons, Alabama won their first all-time SEC game 18–0 at Denny Stadium.[14][19] In the game, Frank Moseley scored on a pair of touchdown runs with Dixie Howell scoring the other in the third quarter on a seven-yard run in the victory.[19] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Mississippi State 16–4–2.[20]

Tennessee

Third Saturday in October
1 234Total
• Alabama 0 066 12
Tennessee 0 600 6
  • Date: October 21
  • Location: Shields–Watkins Field
    Knoxville, Tennessee
  • Game attendance: 25,000

Against rival Tennessee, Alabama defeated the Volunteers, 12–6 at Shields–Watkins Field.[14][21] After a scoreless first quarter, the Volunteers took a 6–0 lead in the second when Beattie Feathers scored on a touchdown run.[21] Down six at the half, a pair of second half touchdowns gave the Crimson Tide the 12–6 victory. Erskine Walker scored in the third on a 34-yard run and Dixie Howell scored the game-winning touchdown in the fourth on a four-yard run.[21] The loss was the first at home for Tennessee in the Robert Neyland era.[21] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Tennessee 10–5–1.[22]

Fordham

1 234Total
Alabama 0 000 0
• Fordham 2 000 2
  • Date: October 28
  • Location: Polo Grounds
    New York
  • Game attendance: 60,000

Before 60,000 fans at the Polo Grounds in New York City, Alabama was defeated the Fordham Rams, 2–0.[14][23] The only points scored in the game came in the first quarter when Amerino Sarno blocked a Dixie Howell punt that Howell recovered in the endzone for a Fordham safety.[23] The loss was Alabama's first intersectional loss since their 15–0 defeat against Wisconsin in 1928, and brought Alabama's all-time record against Fordham 0–1.[23][24]

Kentucky

1 234Total
Kentucky 0 000 0
• Alabama 0 677 20
  • Date: November 4
  • Location: Legion Field
    Birmingham, Alabama
  • Game attendance: 15,000

A week after their first loss of the season, Alabama defeated the Kentucky Wildcats 20–0 at Legion Field.[14][25] After a scoreless first quarter, the Crimson Tide took a 6–0 in the second after Dixie Howell scored on a 55-yard touchdown run.[25] Alabama then closed the game with a five-yard Howell touchdown run in the third and a short Joe Demyanovich touchdown run in the fourth for the 20–0 win.[25] In the first quarter, Howell punted the football 89-yards, which still stands as the Alabama record for longest punt.[26] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Kentucky 12–1.[27]

VPI

1 234Total
VPI 0 000 0
• Alabama 6 1290 27
  • Date: November 11
  • Location: Denny Stadium
    Tuscaloosa, Alabama
  • Game attendance: 10,000

Against the Fighting Gobblers of VPI (now known as the Virginia Tech Hokies), Alabama won 27–0 on homecoming at Denny Field.[14][28] The Crimson Tide took a 6–0 first quarter lead after Riley Smith scored on a five-yard touchdown run.[28] They extended their lead to 18–0 at halftime on touchdown runs of one-yard by Joe Demyanovich and ten-yards by James Angelich in the second quarter.[28] Alabama then closed the game with a 16-yard Dixie Howell touchdown run and a tackle of the Gobblers' Ray Mills for a safety in the third for the 27–0 win.[28] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against VPI 2–0.[29]

Georgia Tech

1 234Total
• Alabama 6 006 12
Georgia Tech 0 270 9
  • Date: November 18
  • Location: Grant Field
    Atlanta
  • Game attendance: 18,000

Against the Georgia Tech Golden Tornado, Alabama won 12–9 at Grant Field.[14][30] The Crimson Tide took a 6–0 lead in the first quarter on a Dixie Howell touchdown run.[30] After a Howell fumble resulted in a safety in the second, Tech took a 9–6 lead in the third quarter when W. A. Davis scored on a one-yard touchdown run.[30] Howell then scored the game-winning touchdown in the fourth quarter on a short run.[30] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Georgia Tech to 7–10–2.[31]

Vanderbilt

1 234Total
• Alabama 0 700 7
Vanderbilt 0 000 0
  • Date: November 30
  • Location: Dudley Field
    Nashville, Tennessee
  • Game attendance: 15,000

In the season finale at Vanderbilt, Alabama defeated the Commodores 7–0 to capture the first SEC championship.[1][14][32] The only points of the game came on a short Dixie Howell touchdown run in the second quarter.[32] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Vanderbilt to 6–8.[33]

Personnel

References

General

  • "1933 Season Recap" (PDF). RollTide.com. University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 4, 2012. Retrieved April 2, 2012.

Specific

  1. 1 2 3 4 Richard, Scott (2008). SEC Football: 75 Years of Pride and Passion. New York: MVP Books. p. 35. ISBN 9780760332481. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 Graham, Dillon (December 10, 1932). "Southern Conference broken by members". The Spartanburg Herald. Associated Press. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Bama swamps Petrels under 34-to-0 score". The Atlanta Constitution. October 1, 1933. Retrieved February 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Ole Miss stuns Alabama supporters in 0–0 draw". The Birmingham News. October 8, 1933. Retrieved February 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Stubborn State eleven beaten 18 to 0 by Crimson Tide". The Clarion-Ledger. October 15, 1933. Retrieved February 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Volunteers defeated by Crimson Tide, 12 to 6". The Knoxville Journal. October 22, 1933. Retrieved February 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Fordham barely wins by 2–0". Brooklyn Times Union. October 29, 1933. Retrieved February 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Bama Tide rolls over cripples 'Cats, 20–0". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 5, 1933. Retrieved February 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Tech, clipped 27–0, fails to get 1st down". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 12, 1933. Retrieved February 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Tech stages great battle but bows to Alabama, 12–9". The Atlanta Constitution. November 19, 1933. Retrieved February 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Alabama ascends 'Big 13' title throne as battling Commodores barely miss tie". Nashville Banner. December 1, 1933. Retrieved February 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "1933 Alabama football archives". RollTide.com. University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 "Tide surges over Petrels in muddy 34–0 victory". The Tuscaloosa News. October 1, 1933. p. 8. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1933 Season Recap
  15. ↑ DeLassus, David. "Alabama vs Oglethorpe". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  16. 1 2 3 "Ole Miss thwarts Tide's attack to achieve scoreless tie". The Tuscaloosa News. October 8, 1933. p. 8. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  17. ↑ "Tide to depart this afternoon for Magic City". The Tuscaloosa News. October 6, 1933. p. 6. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  18. ↑ DeLassus, David. "Alabama vs Mississippi". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 23, 2011. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  19. 1 2 3 "Moseley, Howell lead Bama to 18–0 victory over Miss. State". The Tuscaloosa News. October 15, 1933. p. 8. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  20. ↑ DeLassus, David. "Alabama vs Mississippi State". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 23, 2011. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  21. 1 2 3 4 5 "Crimson Tide rises high to surge over mighty Vols, 12–6". The Tuscaloosa News. October 22, 1933. p. 8. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  22. ↑ DeLassus, David. "Alabama vs Tennessee". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  23. 1 2 3 4 "60,000 see Rams block punt for safety, defeat Tide 2 to 0". The Tuscaloosa News. October 29, 1933. p. 8. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  24. ↑ DeLassus, David. "Alabama vs Fordham". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 23, 2011. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  25. 1 2 3 4 "Tide drowns Wildcats 20 to 0 in wake of 'Dixie' Howell". The Tuscaloosa News. November 5, 1933. p. 10. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  26. ↑ 2011 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Record Book (PDF). Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 16, 2012. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  27. ↑ DeLassus, David. "Alabama vs Kentucky". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  28. 1 2 3 4 5 "Tide tames Gobblers 27 to 0". The Tuscaloosa News. November 12, 1933. p. 8. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  29. ↑ DeLassus, David. "Alabama vs Virginia Tech". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 23, 2011. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  30. 1 2 3 4 5 "Tide keeps clean slate in Southeastern with 12–9 Tech win". The Tuscaloosa News. November 19, 1933. p. 8. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  31. ↑ DeLassus, David. "Alabama vs Georgia Tech". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 23, 2011. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  32. 1 2 3 "Tide brings back championship and Vandy scalp, 7 to 0". The Tuscaloosa News. December 1, 1933. p. 6. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  33. ↑ DeLassus, David. "Alabama vs Vanderbilt". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  34. ↑ "All-Time Tide Football Lettermen". 2011 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Record Book. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. pp. 127–141.
  35. ↑ "All-Time Assistant Coaches". 2011 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Record Book. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. pp. 142–143.
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