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1933 Duke Blue Devils football team

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1933 Duke Blue Devils football
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record9–1 (4–0 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Seasons
← 1932
1934 →
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

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.