1933 Duke Blue Devils football team

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.

1933 Duke Blue Devils football
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1933 record9–1 (4–0 SoCon)
Head coachWallace Wade
Assistant coaches
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
1933 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

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

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 29VMIW 37–6
October 7Wake Forest*
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, North Carolina
W 22–0
October 14Tennessee*
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, North Carolina
W 10–2
October 21at Davidson*Davidson, North CarolinaW 19–7
October 28at Kentucky*W 14–7
November 4Auburn*
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, North Carolina
W 13–7
November 11MarylandW 38–7
November 18North Carolina
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, North Carolina (rivalry)
W 23–3
November 25North Carolina State
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, North Carolina
W 7–0
December 2at Georgia Tech*
L 0–6
  • *Non-conference game

[4]

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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