1933 Auburn Tigers football team

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1933 Auburn Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–5 (2–2 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainRipper Williams
Home stadiumDrake Field
Legion Field
Cramton Bowl
Seasons
← 1932
1934 →
1933 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1933 Auburn Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Auburn University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1933 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Chet A. Wynne, the Tigers complied an overall record of 5–5, with a conference record of 2–2, and finished sixth in the SEC.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Birmingham–Southern*W 20–710,000[2]
September 29Howard (AL)*W 18–7[3]
October 14at Georgia TechL 6–16[4]
October 21at George Washington*L 6–19[5]
October 28at TulaneW 13–720,000[6]
November 4at Duke*L 7–13[7]
November 11Oglethorpe*daggerW 27–66,000[8]
November 18vs. GeorgiaW 14–6[9]
November 25at FloridaL 7–1412,000[10]
December 2South Carolina*
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
L 14–168,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "1933 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  2. ^ "Auburn repulses Southern in spirited grid opener". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 23, 1933. Retrieved August 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Howard has good defense, holding Auburn, 19–0". The Birmingham News. September 30, 1933. Retrieved September 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Georgia Tech rises up to blast out of conference race in 16–6 game". The Miami Herald. October 15, 1933. Retrieved September 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "George Washington trounces Auburn by score of 19 to 6". The Selma Times-Journal. October 22, 1933. Retrieved March 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Auburn checks late attack to beat Wave, 13–7". The Birmingham News. October 29, 1933. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Auburn loses to Duke, 13–7, due to passes". The Huntsville Times. November 5, 1933. Retrieved September 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Auburn whips Oglethorpe, 27 to 6, as Kimbrell and Phipps star". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 12, 1933. Retrieved August 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Auburn topples Georgia from unbeaten ranks, 14–6". The Atlanta Constitution. November 19, 1933. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Florida upsets Auburn, 14–7". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 26, 1933. Retrieved September 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Gamecocks nose out Tigers in scoring battle, 16–14". The Birmingham News. December 3, 1933. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1933 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2015.