1933 West Tennessee State Teachers football team

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1933 West Tennessee State Teachers football
Conference Mississippi Valley Conference
Record7–1–1 (3–0 MVC)
Head coach
Seasons
  1932
1934  
1933 Mississippi Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
West Tennessee State Teachers 3 0 07 1 1
Sunflower 2 1 02 1 0
Bethel (TN) $ 3 2 05 4 0
Tennessee Poly 1 1 04 4 0
Lambuth 2 3 12 5 1
Delta State 1 2 02 7 0
Freed–Hardeman 0 3 10 3 1
  • $ Conference champion

The 1933 West Tennessee State Teachers football team was an American football team that represented West Tennessee State Teachers College (now known as the University of Memphis) as a member of the Mississippi Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1933 college football season. In their tenth season under head coach Zach Curlin, West Tennessee State Teachers compiled an overall record of 7–1–1.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30 Cape Girardeau * Memphis, TN W 18–0
October 6at Bethel (TN) McKenzie, TN W 20–13
October 12at Arkansas College * Batesville, AR W 18–6
October 21 Freed–Hardeman Memphis, TNW 51–0
October 28 Western Kentucky State Teachers *Memphis, TNL 0–19
November 3at Middle Tennessee State Teachers * Murfreesboro, TN W 20–6
November 18 Tennessee Poly Memphis, TNW 13–0
November 24at Arkansas State *
T 0–0 [1]
November 30at Union (TN) * Jackson, TN W 7–0
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. Ferguson, Don (November 25, 1933). "Memphis Teachers Toil To Scoreless Tie With Arkansas State". The Commercial Appeal . p. 12. Retrieved November 19, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "1933 Football Schedule". University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved September 15, 2021.