| 1933Alabama Crimson Tide football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 7–1–1 (5–0–1 SEC) |
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| Captain | Foy Leach |
| Home stadium | Denny Stadium Legion Field |
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| Alabama $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 3 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 0 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sewanee | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1933 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA" or "Bama") represented theUniversity of Alabama in the1933 college football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 40th overall and 1st season as a member of theSoutheastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coachFrank Thomas, in his third year, and played their home games atDenny Stadium inTuscaloosa andLegion Field inBirmingham, 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 overOglethorpe, Alabama playedOle Miss to a scoreless tie in their first SEC matchup. One week later, the Crimson Tide defeatedMississippi State for their first SEC victory and followed that with their first SEC road victory with their win overTennessee atShields–Watkins Field. FromKnoxville, Alabama traveled to New York City where they lost their only game of the season againstFordham in an intersectional matchup. Alabama rebounded with four consecutive victories to close the season as conference champions with wins overKentucky,VPI (Virginia Tech) onhomecoming,Georgia Tech andVanderbilt.
In December 1932, after the conclusion of the1932 season, Alabama withdrew from theSouthern Conference to become a charter member of the SEC.[1][2] The Crimson Tide was joined byAuburn,Florida,Georgia,Georgia Tech,Kentucky,LSU,Mississippi,Mississippi State,Sewanee,Tennessee,Tulane andVanderbilt.[1][2] Effective the start of the 1933 season, the SEC was formed in an effort to create a smaller, geographically closer conference.[2]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 30 | Oglethorpe* | W 34–0 | 12,000 | [3] | |
| October 7 | Ole Miss | T 0–0 | 12,000 | [4] | |
| October 14 | Mississippi State |
| W 18–0 | 5,000 | [5] |
| October 21 | atTennessee | W 12–6 | 25,000 | [6] | |
| October 28 | atFordham* | L 0–2 | 60,000 | [7] | |
| November 4 | Kentucky |
| W 20–0 | 15,000 | [8] |
| November 11 | VPI* |
| W 27–0 | 10,000 | [9] |
| November 18 | atGeorgia Tech | W 12–9 | 18,000 | [10] | |
| November 30 | atVanderbilt | W 7–0 | 15,000 | [11] | |
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Oglethorpe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| •Alabama | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 34 |
Although they played most of the game in a heavy rainstorm, Alabama opened the 1933 season with a 34–0 victory overOglethorpe at Denny Stadium.[13][14] The Crimson Tide took a 14–0 first quarter lead on a 12-yard Frank Moseley touchdown pass toDixie 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]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ole Miss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alabama | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
In what was the first SEC game ever played by the Crimson Tide, Alabama and therivalOle MissRebels battled to a 0–0 tie at Legion Field.[14][16][17] Although Alabama outgained the Rebels in total offense 179 to 33 yards, sevenfumbles 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]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| •Alabama | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
Against theirlong-time rival, theMississippi StateMaroons, 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 withDixie 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]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| •Alabama | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Tennessee | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
AgainstrivalTennessee, Alabama defeated theVolunteers, 12–6 at Shields–Watkins Field.[14][21] After a scoreless first quarter, the Volunteers took a 6–0 lead in the second whenBeattie 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 andDixie 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 theRobert Neyland era.[21] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Tennessee 10–5–1.[22]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| •Fordham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Before 60,000 fans at thePolo Grounds in New York City, Alabama was defeated theFordhamRams, 2–0.[14][23] The only points scored in the game came in the first quarter when Amerino Sarno blocked aDixie Howellpunt that Howell recovered in the endzone for a Fordhamsafety.[23] The loss was Alabama's first intersectional loss since their 15–0 defeat againstWisconsin in1928, and brought Alabama's all-time record against Fordham 0–1.[23][24]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Kentucky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| •Alabama | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
A week after their first loss of the season, Alabama defeated theKentuckyWildcats 20–0 at Legion Field.[14][25] After a scoreless first quarter, the Crimson Tide took a 6–0 in the second afterDixie 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, Howellpunted 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]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| VPI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| •Alabama | 6 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 27 |
Against the Fighting Gobblers of VPI (now known as theVirginia TechHokies), Alabama won 27–0 onhomecoming at Denny Field.[14][28] The Crimson Tide took a 6–0 first quarter lead afterRiley 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-yardDixie Howell touchdown run and a tackle of the Gobblers' Ray Mills for asafety in the third for the 27–0 win.[28] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against VPI 2–0.[29]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| •Alabama | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| Georgia Tech | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
Against theGeorgia TechGolden Tornado, Alabama won 12–9 at Grant Field.[14][30] The Crimson Tide took a 6–0 lead in the first quarter on aDixie Howell touchdown run.[30] After a Howellfumble resulted in asafety 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]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| •Alabama | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Vanderbilt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
In the season finale atVanderbilt, Alabama defeated theCommodores 7–0 to capture the first SEC championship.[1][14][32] The only points of the game came on a shortDixie Howell touchdown run in the second quarter.[32] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Vanderbilt to 6–8.[33]
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