1933 LSU Tigers football team

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1933 LSU Tigers football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1933 record7–0–3 (3–0–2 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Single wing
Home stadium Tiger Stadium
Seasons
  1932
1934  
1933 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Alabama $ 5 0 17 1 1
LSU 3 0 27 0 3
Georgia 3 1 08 2 0
Tennessee 5 2 07 3 0
Tulane 4 2 16 3 1
Auburn 2 2 05 5 0
Ole Miss 2 2 16 3 2
Vanderbilt 2 2 24 3 3
Florida 2 3 05 3 1
Kentucky 2 3 05 5 0
Georgia Tech 2 5 05 5 0
Mississippi State 1 5 13 6 1
Sewanee 0 6 03 6 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1933 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) in the 1933 college football season. This was LSU's first season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. Halfback Abe Mickal led the team in scoring.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30 Rice *W 13–0
October 7 Millsaps *
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 40–0
October 14 Centenary *
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
T 0–0
October 21vs. Arkansas *W 20–0
October 28 Vanderbilt Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
T 7–7
November 4 South Carolina *
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 30–7 [1]
November 18 Ole Miss
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 31–0
November 25vs. Mississippi State Monroe, LA (rivalry)W 21–6
December 2at Tulane T 7–7 [2]
December 9 Tennessee
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 7–0 [3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

[4]

Season summary

Vanderbilt

For homecoming, LSU tied Vanderbilt 77. The champion 1908 team was honored. [5]

Award winners

All-SEC

Players selected by the Associated Press (AP) or United Press (UP) for the 1933 All-SEC football team: [6] [7]

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References

  1. "Tigers rally in second half to whip South Carolina, 30–7". Monroe Morning World. November 5, 1933. Retrieved January 27, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "L.S.U. and Tulane in 7–7 deadlock". The Shreveport Times. December 3, 1933. Retrieved April 10, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "L.S.U. smashes through Tennessee and wins, 7–0". Monroe Morning World. December 10, 1933. Retrieved August 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "2013 LSU Football Media Guide". pp. 151–2. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  5. History | LSU Homecoming
  6. "Feathers Is Easy Choice". The Evening Independent. December 1, 1933. p. 14. Retrieved May 26, 2015 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  7. Garnett D. Horner (December 1, 1933). "Feathers Is U. P. All-Southeastern: Kercheval Is Able To Make Second". Middlesboro Daily News. p. 2. Retrieved June 11, 2015 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg