1933 Middle Tennessee State Teachers football team

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1933 Middle Tennessee State Teachers football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record1–7–1 (0–4 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainBrownlow Sharpe
Seasons
  1932
1934  
1933 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Murray State $ 7 0 09 0 0
Howard (AL) 5 0 07 1 2
Centenary 3 0 08 0 4
Furman 4 0 16 1 2
Union (KY) 3 0 14 1 1
Miami (FL) 2 0 15 1 2
Western Kentucky State Teachers 5 1 06 2 0
Centre 3 1 07 3 0
Loyola (LA) 3 1 06 4 1
Rollins 2 1 06 2 0
SW Louisiana 3 2 06 3 0
Presbyterian 3 2 04 2 2
Millsaps 3 2 14 4 2
Newberry 2 2 16 3 1
Tennessee Tech 2 2 04 4 0
The Citadel 2 2 13 5 1
Louisiana Normal 2 3 06 3 0
Mississippi College 2 3 03 4 1
Georgetown (KY) 2 3 12 5 1
Mississippi State Teachers 2 4 13 5 2
Southwestern (TN) 1 2 03 4 2
Louisiana Tech 1 3 01 7 0
Louisiana College 1 4 03 4 0
Wofford 1 4 03 6 0
Transylvania 1 4 01 7 1
Erskine 1 5 02 7 0
Union (TN) 1 5 03 7 0
Louisville 1 6 01 7 0
Stetson 0 0 14 2 1
Mercer 0 0 14 3 2
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers 0 2 21 2 3
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 0 4 01 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

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

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References

  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 logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  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.