1933 Duke Blue Devils football team

1933 Duke Blue Devils football
SoCon co-champion
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	9–1 (4–0 SoCon)
Head coach	Wallace Wade (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Single-wing
MVP	Fred Crawford
Captain	Carl Schock
Seasons ←  1932 1934  →

1933 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	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 co-champions

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]

This was also the first season in which Duke played longtime rival Georgia Tech, the teams would go on to meet on the football field every year uninterrupted until 2023.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	vs. VMI	World War Memorial Stadium Greensboro, NC	W 37–6	10,000	[4]
October 7	Wake Forest *	Duke Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)	W 22–0	8,000	[5]
October 14	Tennessee *	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	W 10–2	22,000	[6]
October 21	at Davidson *	Richardson Field Davidson, NC	W 19–7		[7]
October 28	at Kentucky *	Stoll Field Lexington, KY	W 14–7	15,000	[8]
November 4	Auburn *	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	W 13–7		[9]
November 11	Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 38–7	10,000	[10]
November 18	North Carolina	Duke Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)	W 21–0	32,000	[11]
November 25	NC State	Duke Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)	W 7–0	10,000	[12]
December 2	at Georgia Tech *	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 0–6	16,000	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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References

1. "Frederick A. "Fred" Crawford".
2. Theresa Jensen Lacey (2002). Amazing North Carolina. p. 79. ISBN   9781418538408.
3. "Scouts Line Up Stars On Grid Fronts". The Evening Independent. October 25, 1933.
4. "Blue Devils score 37–6 win over Virginia Cadets". The News and Observer. October 1, 1933. Retrieved December 20, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Duke overwhelms Wake Forest, 22–0". Bristol Herald Courier. October 8, 1933. Retrieved September 26, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Duke wins from Tennessee". The News and Observer. October 15, 1933. Retrieved August 8, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Blue Devils rally to beat Davidson after early scare". The State. October 22, 1933. Retrieved September 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Duke Blue Devils trim Kentucky". Greensboro Daily News. October 29, 1933. Retrieved September 26, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Auburn loses to Duke, 13–7, due to passes". The Huntsville Times. November 5, 1933. Retrieved September 26, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Alexander scores two touchdowns as Duke swamps Maryland". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 12, 1933. Retrieved September 25, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Duke smothers North Carolina 21–0". The State. November 19, 1933. Retrieved September 25, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Duke noses out N.C. State, 7 to 0". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 26, 1933. Retrieved May 19, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
13. "Georgia Tech spoils Duke's dream of perfect season". The Commercial Appeal. December 3, 1933. Retrieved September 26, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
14. "1933 Duke Blue Devils". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.