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1933 Middle Tennessee State Teachers football team

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1933 Middle Tennessee State Teachers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record1–7–1 (0–4 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainBrownlow Sharpe
Seasons
← 1932
1934 →
1933 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Murray State $ 7 0 0 9 0 0
Howard (AL) 5 0 0 7 1 2
Centenary 3 0 0 8 0 4
Furman 4 0 1 6 1 2
Union (KY) 3 0 1 4 1 1
Miami (FL) 2 0 1 5 1 2
Western Kentucky State Teachers 5 1 0 6 2 0
Centre 3 1 0 7 3 0
Loyola (LA) 3 1 0 6 4 1
Rollins 2 1 0 6 2 0
SW Louisiana 3 2 0 6 3 0
Presbyterian 3 2 0 4 2 2
Millsaps 3 2 1 4 4 2
Newberry 2 2 1 6 3 1
Tennessee Tech 2 2 0 4 4 0
The Citadel 2 2 1 3 5 1
Louisiana Normal 2 3 0 6 3 0
Mississippi College 2 3 0 3 4 1
Georgetown (KY) 2 3 1 2 5 1
Mississippi State Teachers 2 4 1 3 5 2
Southwestern (TN) 1 2 0 3 4 2
Louisiana Tech 1 3 0 1 7 0
Louisiana College 1 4 0 3 4 0
Wofford 1 4 0 3 6 0
Transylvania 1 4 0 1 7 1
Erskine 1 5 0 2 7 0
Union (TN) 1 5 0 3 7 0
Louisville 1 6 0 1 7 0
Stetson 0 0 1 4 2 1
Mercer 0 0 1 4 3 2
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers 0 2 2 1 2 3
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 0 4 0 1 7 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1933 Middle Tennessee State Teachers football team represented the Middle Tennessee State Teachers College (now known as Middle Tennessee State University) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1933 college football season. Led by first-year head coach E. M. Waller, Middle Tennessee State Teachers compiled an overall record of 1–7–1 with a mark of 0–4 in conference play.[1] The team's captain was Brownlow Sharpe.[2]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30at Western Kentucky State TeachersBowling Green, KY (rivalry)L 0–32
October 7at Chattanooga*L 0–462,000[3]
October 14Jacksonville State*Murfreesboro, TNT 0–0[4]
October 21Maryville (TN)*Murfreesboro, TNW 25–0
October 28at Murray State
L 7–70
November 3West Tennessee State Teachers*Murfreesboro, TNL 6–21[5][6]
November 11Cumberland (TN)*Murfreesboro, TNL 6–12
November 17Union (TN)Murfreesboro, TNL 0–7
November 30at Tennessee TechCookeville, TNL 0–6
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Wanted: Home For Grid Title (continued)". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. December 4, 1933. p. 7. Retrieved September 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  3. ^ "Moccasins show unexpected power in opening tilt to maul Teachers by 46 to 0". The Chattanooga Times. October 8, 1933. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Murfreesboro plays Alabama Teachers to scoreless deadlock". The Nashville Tennessean. October 15, 1933. Retrieved December 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Ferguson, Don (November 3, 1933). "Local Teachers Tackle Middle Tennessee Team Today". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. p. 22. Retrieved May 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "M'Alister Stars In Teachers' Triumph". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. November 4, 1933. p. 12. Retrieved May 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.