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year	1933 |team=Alabama Crimson Tide |image= |image_size= |conference=Southeastern Conference |short_conf=SEC |record=7–1–1 |conf_record=5–0–1 |head_coach=Frank Thomas |hc_year = 3rd |captain =Foy Leach |stadium=Denny StadiumLegion Field |champion=SEC champion

{{1933 SEC football standings}}The 1933 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA" or "Bama") represented the University of Alabama in the 1933 college football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 40th overall and 1st season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Frank Thomas, in his third year, and played their home games at Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of seven wins, one loss and one tie (7–1–1 overall, 5–0–1 in the SEC), and as the first SEC champions.BOOK, SEC Football: 75 Years of Pride and Passion, Richard, Scott, 2008, MVP Books, New York, 9780760332481, 35,weblink April 2, 2012, After opening the season with victory over {{cfb link|year=1933|team=Oglethorpe Petrels|title= Oglethorpe}}, Alabama played Ole Miss to a scoreless tie in their first SEC matchup. One week later, the Crimson Tide defeated Mississippi State for their first SEC victory and followed that with their first SEC road victory with their win over Tennessee at Shields–Watkins Field. From Knoxville, Alabama traveled to New York City where they lost their only game of the season against Fordham in an intersectional matchup. Alabama rebounded with four consecutive victories to close the season as conference champions with wins over Kentucky, VPI (Virginia Tech) on homecoming, Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt.

Before the season

In December 1932, after the conclusion of the 1932 season, Alabama withdrew from the Southern Conference to become a charter member of the SEC.NEWS, Southern Conference broken by members,weblink Dillon, Graham, Associated Press, The Spartanburg Herald, December 10, 1932, April 2, 2012, The Crimson Tide was joined by Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi State, (Sewanee: The University of the South|Sewanee), Tennessee, Tulane and Vanderbilt. Effective the start of the 1933 season, the SEC was formed in an effort to create a smaller, geographically closer conference.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule|{{CFB schedule entry| date = September 30| w/l = w| nonconf = y;! Player! Hometown! Position| James Angelich| Indiana Harbor, Indiana| Troy Barker| Lineville, Alabama| Bear Bryant| Jeff Bush| Tuscaloosa, Alabama| Howard Chappell| Sylacauga, Alabama| Joe Demyanovich| Bayonne, New Jersey| Jim Dildy| Nashville, Arkansas| Joe Dildy| Nashville, Arkansas| Kavanaugh Francis| Timson, Texas| Calvin Frey| Arkadelphia, Arkansas| Ralph Gandy| Birmingham, Alabama| Dixie Howell| Hartford, Alabama| Larry Hughes| Tuscaloosa, Alabama| John Hundertmark| Washington, Pennsylvania| Tom Huke| East Chicago, Indiana| Don Hutson| Pine Bluff, Arkansas| B'Ho Kirkland| Columbia, Alabama| Foy Leach| Siloam Springs, Arkansas| Charles Marr| Pine Bluff, Arkansas| Thomas McMillian| Brewton, Alabama| Frank Moseley| Montgomery, Alabama| Erskine Walker| Birmingham, Alabama| Jim Whatley| Alexander City, Alabama

1933 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team>Oglethorpe

Bryant–Denny Stadium>Denny Stadium

Tuscaloosa, Alabama>Tuscaloosa, AL| score = 34–0| attend = 12,000

TITLE=BAMA SWAMPS PETRELS UNDER 34-TO-0 SCORE

ACCESSDATE=FEBRUARY 21, 2021, Newspapers.com, }}|{{CFB schedule entry| date = October 7| w/l = t

1933 Ole Miss Rebels football team>Ole Miss| site_stadium = Legion Field

Birmingham, Alabama>Birmingham, AL

Alabama–Ole Miss football rivalry>rivalry| score = 0–0| attend = 12,000

TITLE=OLE MISS STUNS ALABAMA SUPPORTERS IN 0–0 DRAW

ACCESSDATE=FEBRUARY 21, 2021, Newspapers.com, }}|{{CFB schedule entry| date = October 14| w/l = w

1933 Mississippi State Maroons football team>Mississippi State| site_stadium = Denny Stadium| site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, AL

Alabama–Mississippi State football rivalry>rivalry| score = 18–0| attend = 5,000

TITLE=STUBBORN STATE ELEVEN BEATEN 18 TO 0 BY CRIMSON TIDE

ACCESSDATE=FEBRUARY 21, 2021, Newspapers.com, }}|{{CFB schedule entry| date = October 21| w/l = w| away = y

1933 Tennessee Volunteers football team>Tennessee| site_stadium = Shields–Watkins Field

Knoxville, Tennessee>Knoxville, TN

Third Saturday in October>rivalry| score = 12–6| attend = 25,000

TITLE=VOLUNTEERS DEFEATED BY CRIMSON TIDE, 12 TO 6

ACCESSDATE=FEBRUARY 21, 2021, Newspapers.com, }}|{{CFB schedule entry| date = October 28| w/l = l| nonconf = y| away = y

1933 Fordham Rams football team>Fordham| site_stadium = Polo Grounds

Manhattan>New York, NY| score = 0–2| attend = 60,000

TITLE=FORDHAM BARELY WINS BY 2–0

ACCESSDATE=FEBRUARY 21, 2021, Newspapers.com, }}|{{CFB schedule entry| date = November 4| w/l = w

1933 Kentucky Wildcats football team>Kentucky| site_stadium = Legion Field| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL| score = 20–0| attend = 15,000

TITLE=BAMA TIDE ROLLS OVER CRIPPLES 'CATS, 20–0

ACCESSDATE=FEBRUARY 21, 2021, Newspapers.com, }}|{{CFB schedule entry| date = November 11| w/l = w| nonconf = y| homecoming = y

1933 VPI Gobblers football team>VPI| site_stadium = Denny Stadium| site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, AL| score = 27–0| attend = 10,000

TITLE=TECH, CLIPPED 27–0, FAILS TO GET 1ST DOWN

ACCESSDATE=FEBRUARY 21, 2021, Newspapers.com, }}|{{CFB schedule entry| date = November 18| w/l = w| away = y

1933 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team>Georgia Tech

Bobby Dodd Stadium>Grant Field

Atlanta>Atlanta, GA

Alabama–Georgia Tech football rivalry>rivalry| score = 12–9| attend = 18,000

TITLE=TECH STAGES GREAT BATTLE BUT BOWS TO ALABAMA, 12–9

ACCESSDATE=FEBRUARY 21, 2021, Newspapers.com, }}|{{CFB schedule entry

November 30|Thursday}}| w/l = w| away = y

1933 Vanderbilt Commodores football team>Vanderbilt

FirstBank Stadium>Dudley Field

Nashville, Tennessee>Nashville, TN| score = 7–0| attend = 15,000

TITLE=ALABAMA ASCENDS 'BIG 13' TITLE THRONE AS BATTLING COMMODORES BARELY MISS TIE

ACCESSDATE=FEBRUARY 21, 2021, Newspapers.com, }}}}WEB,weblink 1933 Alabama football archives, RollTide.com, University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, February 20, 2021, Game summaries Oglethorpe {{See also|1933 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team}}{{AFB game box start|Visitor=Oglethorpe

V2=0

V4=0|Host=Alabama

H2=7

H4=6|Date=September 30|Location=Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, Alabama|Attendance=12,000}} Source:NEWS, Tide surges over Petrels in muddy 34–0 victory,weblink The Tuscaloosa News, October 1, 1933, 8, April 2, 2012, {{AFB game box end}}Although they played most of the game in a heavy rainstorm, Alabama opened the 1933 season with a 34–0 victory over Oglethorpe at Denny Stadium.1933 Season Recap The Crimson Tide took a 14–0 first quarter lead on a 12-yard Frank Moseley touchdown pass to Dixie Howell and a two-yard James McDanal touchdown run. With the lead, Alabama pulled their starters and played their second string for the second quarter. In the second, they took a 21–0 lead on a 21-yard Howard Chappell touchdown run. In the second half, the Crimson Tide closed the game with a touchdown in each of the final two quarters. McDanal scored first on a short run followed by a 12-yard Chappell run for the 34–0 win. The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Oglethorpe to 2–0.WEB, DeLassus, David, Alabama vs Oglethorpe, College Football Data Warehouse,weblink April 2, 2012, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150402104618weblink">weblink April 2, 2015, {{clear}} Ole Miss {{see also|1933 Ole Miss Rebels football team}}{{AFB game box start|Visitor=Ole Miss

V2=0

V4=0|Host=Alabama

H2=0

H4=0|Date=October 7|Location=Legion FieldBirmingham, Alabama|Attendance=12,000}} Source:NEWS, Ole Miss thwarts Tide's attack to achieve scoreless tie,weblink The Tuscaloosa News, October 8, 1933, 8, April 2, 2012, {{AFB game box end}}In what was the first SEC game ever played by the Crimson Tide, Alabama and the rival Ole Miss Rebels battled to a 0–0 tie at Legion Field.NEWS, Tide to depart this afternoon for Magic City,weblink The Tuscaloosa News, October 6, 1933, 6, April 2, 2012, Although Alabama outgained the Rebels in total offense 179 to 33 yards, seven fumbles kept the Crimson Tide out of the end zone. The tie brought Alabama's all-time record against Ole Miss 16–2–2.WEB, DeLassus, David, Alabama vs Mississippi, College Football Data Warehouse,weblink April 2, 2012, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20111023092848weblink">weblink October 23, 2011, {{clear}} Mississippi State {{see also|1933 Mississippi State Maroons football team}}{{AFB game box start|Visitor=Mississippi State

V2=0

V4=0|Host=Alabama

H2=6

H4=6|Date=October 14|Location=Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, Alabama|Attendance=5,000}} Source:NEWS, Moseley, Howell lead Bama to 18–0 victory over Miss. State,weblink The Tuscaloosa News, October 15, 1933, 8, April 2, 2012, {{AFB game box end}}Against their long-time rival, the Mississippi State Maroons, Alabama won their first all-time SEC game 18–0 at Denny Stadium. In the game, Frank Moseley scored on a pair of touchdown runs with Dixie Howell scoring the other in the third quarter on a seven-yard run in the victory. The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Mississippi State 16–4–2.WEB, DeLassus, David, Alabama vs Mississippi State, College Football Data Warehouse,weblink April 2, 2012, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20111023093940weblink">weblink October 23, 2011, {{clear}} Tennessee {{See also|1933 Tennessee Volunteers football team}}{{AFB game box start|Title=Third Saturday in October|Visitor=Alabama

V2=0

V4=6|Host=Tennessee

H2=6

H4=0|Date=October 21|Location=Shields–Watkins FieldKnoxville, Tennessee|Attendance=25,000}} Source:NEWS, Crimson Tide rises high to surge over mighty Vols, 12–6,weblink The Tuscaloosa News, October 22, 1933, 8, April 2, 2012, {{AFB game box end}}Against rival Tennessee, Alabama defeated the Volunteers, 12–6 at Shields–Watkins Field. After a scoreless first quarter, the Volunteers took a 6–0 lead in the second when Beattie Feathers scored on a touchdown run. Down six at the half, a pair of second half touchdowns gave the Crimson Tide the 12–6 victory. Erskine Walker scored in the third on a 34-yard run and Dixie Howell scored the game-winning touchdown in the fourth on a four-yard run. The loss was the first at home for Tennessee in the Robert Neyland era. The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Tennessee 10–5–1.WEB, DeLassus, David, Alabama vs Tennessee, College Football Data Warehouse,weblink April 2, 2012, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20131014173115weblink">weblink October 14, 2013, {{clear}} Fordham {{See also-text|1933 Fordham Rams football team}}{{AFB game box start|Visitor=Alabama

V2=0

V4=0|Host=Fordham

H2=0

H4=0|Date=October 28|Location=Polo GroundsNew York|Attendance=60,000}} Source:NEWS, 60,000 see Rams block punt for safety, defeat Tide 2 to 0,weblink The Tuscaloosa News, October 29, 1933, 8, April 2, 2012, {{AFB game box end}}Before 60,000 fans at the Polo Grounds in New York City, Alabama was defeated the Fordham Rams, 2–0. The only points scored in the game came in the first quarter when Amerino Sarno blocked a Dixie Howell punt that Howell recovered in the endzone for a Fordham safety. The loss was Alabama's first intersectional loss since their 15–0 defeat against Wisconsin in 1928, and brought Alabama's all-time record against Fordham 0–1.WEB, DeLassus, David, Alabama vs Fordham, College Football Data Warehouse,weblink April 2, 2012,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20111023111235weblink">weblink 2011-10-23, dead, {{clear}} Kentucky {{see also|1933 Kentucky Wildcats football team}}{{AFB game box start|Visitor=Kentucky

V2=0

V4=0|Host=Alabama

H2=6

H4=7|Date=November 4|Location=Legion FieldBirmingham, Alabama|Attendance=15,000}} Source:NEWS, Tide drowns Wildcats 20 to 0 in wake of 'Dixie' Howell,weblink The Tuscaloosa News, November 5, 1933, 10, April 2, 2012, {{AFB game box end}}A week after their first loss of the season, Alabama defeated the Kentucky Wildcats 20–0 at Legion Field. After a scoreless first quarter, the Crimson Tide took a 6–0 in the second after Dixie Howell scored on a 55-yard touchdown run. Alabama then closed the game with a five-yard Howell touchdown run in the third and a short Joe Demyanovich touchdown run in the fourth for the 20–0 win. In the first quarter, Howell punted the football 89-yards, which still stands as the Alabama record for longest punt.BOOK, 2011 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Record Book, 2011, University of Alabama Athletics Media Relations Office, Tuscaloosa, Alabama,weblink April 2, 2012, 23, September 16, 2012,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120916033456weblink">weblink dead, The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Kentucky 12–1.WEB, DeLassus, David, Alabama vs Kentucky, College Football Data Warehouse,weblink April 2, 2012, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20131014172413weblink">weblink October 14, 2013, {{clear}} VPI {{see also|1933 VPI Gobblers football team}}{{AFB game box start|Visitor=VPI

V2=0

V4=0|Host=Alabama

H2=12

H4=0|Date=November 11|Location=Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, Alabama|Attendance=10,000}} Source:NEWS, Tide tames Gobblers 27 to 0,weblink The Tuscaloosa News, November 12, 1933, 8, April 2, 2012, {{AFB game box end}}Against the Fighting Gobblers of VPI (now known as the Virginia Tech Hokies), Alabama won 27–0 on homecoming at Denny Field. The Crimson Tide took a 6–0 first quarter lead after Riley Smith scored on a five-yard touchdown run. They extended their lead to 18–0 at halftime on touchdown runs of one-yard by Joe Demyanovich and ten-yards by James Angelich in the second quarter. Alabama then closed the game with a 16-yard Dixie Howell touchdown run and a tackle of the Gobblers' Ray Mills for a safety in the third for the 27–0 win. The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against VPI 2–0.WEB, DeLassus, David, Alabama vs Virginia Tech, College Football Data Warehouse,weblink April 2, 2012, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20111023104612weblink">weblink October 23, 2011, {{clear}} Georgia Tech {{see also|1933 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team}}{{AFB game box start|Visitor=Alabama

V2=0

V4=6|Host=Georgia Tech

H2=2

H4=0|Date=November 18|Location=Grant FieldAtlanta|Attendance=18,000}} Source:NEWS, Tide keeps clean slate in Southeastern with 12–9 Tech win,weblink The Tuscaloosa News, November 19, 1933, 8, April 2, 2012, {{AFB game box end}}Against the Georgia Tech Golden Tornado, Alabama won 12–9 at Grant Field. The Crimson Tide took a 6–0 lead in the first quarter on a Dixie Howell touchdown run. After a Howell fumble resulted in a safety in the second, Tech took a 9–6 lead in the third quarter when W. A. Davis scored on a one-yard touchdown run. Howell then scored the game-winning touchdown in the fourth quarter on a short run. The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Georgia Tech to 7–10–2.WEB, DeLassus, David, Alabama vs Georgia Tech, College Football Data Warehouse,weblink April 2, 2012,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20111023092823weblink">weblink 2011-10-23, dead, {{clear}} Vanderbilt {{see also|1933 Vanderbilt Commodores football team}}{{AFB game box start|Visitor=Alabama

V2=7

V4=0|Host=Vanderbilt

H2=0

H4=0|Date=November 30|Location=Dudley FieldNashville, Tennessee|Attendance=15,000}} Source:NEWS, Tide brings back championship and Vandy scalp, 7 to 0,weblink The Tuscaloosa News, December 1, 1933, 6, April 2, 2012, {{AFB game box end}}In the season finale at Vanderbilt, Alabama defeated the Commodores 7–0 to capture the first SEC championship. The only points of the game came on a short Dixie Howell touchdown run in the second quarter. The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Vanderbilt to 6–8.WEB, DeLassus, David, Alabama vs Vanderbilt, College Football Data Warehouse,weblink April 2, 2012,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20141231175231weblink">weblink 2014-12-31, dead, {{clear}} Personnel {{Col-begin}}{{Col-2}} Varsity letter winners{| class"wikitable" border"1"

Halfback (American football)>Halfback

Guard (American football)>Guard

Cleveland County, Arkansas#Populated Places>Moro Bottom, Arkansas

End (American football)>End

Back (American football)>Back

Back (American football)>Back

Fullback (American football)>Fullback

Tackle (American football)>Tackle

Center (American football)>Center

Center (American football)>Center

Tackle (American football)>Tackle

End (American football)>End

Halfback (American football)>Halfback

Back (American football)>Back

Tackle (American football)>Tackle

Guard (American football)>Guard

End (American football)>End

Guard (American football)>Guard

End (American football)>End

Bill Lee (American football)>Bill Lee| Eutaw, Alabama

Tackle (American football)>Tackle

Guard (American football)>Guard

End (American football)>End

Back (American football)>Back

Riley Smith (American football)>Riley Smith| Columbus, Mississippi| Quarterback

Halfback (American football)>Halfback

Tackle (American football)>Tackle

Reference:2011 ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE FOOTBALL RECORD BOOK >YEAR=2011

PUBLISHER=UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE

PAGES=127–141,

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Coaching staff{| class"wikitable" border"1" style"font-size:90%;"

! Name !! Position !! Seasons atAlabama !! Alma MaterFrank Thomas (American football)>Frank Thomas Head coach align=centerNotre Dame Fighting Irish football>Notre Dame (1923)Paul Burnum > 4 Alabama (1922)Hank Crisp > 13 VPI (1920)Harold Drew > 3 Bates (1916)Jennings B. Whitworth > 2 Alabama (1931)Reference:2011 ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE FOOTBALL RECORD BOOK >YEAR=2011 PUBLISHER=UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE PAGES=142–143, {{Col-2}}{{Col-end}}

References

General

• WEB,weblink 1933 Season Recap, RollTide.com, University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, April 2, 2012,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120604190005weblink">weblink 2012-06-04, dead,

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