1933 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 1933 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1933 college football season. The 1933 season was Dan McGugin's 29th year as head coach the first year of play for the SEC. Vanderbilt was a founding member of the conference.

1933 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record4–3–3 (2–2–2 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumDudley Field
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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Cumberland (TN)*
W 50–012,000[1]
September 30at Oklahoma*
T 0–018,000[2]
October 7North Carolina*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 20–136,000[3]
October 14at Ohio State*
L 0–2021,568[4]
October 21Mississippi State
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
T 7–77,000[5]
October 28LSU
T 7–720,000[6]
November 4at Georgia Tech
W 9–6[7]
November 11Sewanee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 27–14[8]
November 18at Tennessee
L 6–3320,000[9]
November 30Alabama
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 0–715,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game

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References
  1. "Sophomore backs star as Vanderbilt swamps Bulldogs, 50–0". Nashville Banner. September 24, 1933. Retrieved September 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "A tie for Sooners". The Kansas City Star. October 1, 1933. Retrieved September 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Vanderbilt eleven withstands Carolina's aerial drive to win thriller, 20 to 13". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 8, 1933. Retrieved September 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Ohio State Romps to 20-0 Victory Over Vanderbilt: Commodores Advance Ball Only Once During Contest Into Buckeyes' Territory". Springfield News-Sun. October 15, 1933. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Mississippi State ties Vandy, 7 to 7". The Knoxville Sunday Journal. October 22, 1933. Retrieved September 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Vanderbilt battles L.S.U. to 7 to 7 tie". The Knoxville Sunday Journal. October 29, 1933. Retrieved September 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Vandy pulls game out of fire, 9 to 6". The Birmingham News. November 5, 1933. Retrieved September 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Vandy beats Sewanee 27–14 for biggest score since 1919". The Nashville Tennessean. November 12, 1933. Retrieved August 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Commodores suffer worst drubbing since 1920". The Nashville Tennessean. November 19, 1933. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Alabama ascends 'Big 13' title throne as battling Commodores barely miss tie". Nashville Banner. December 1, 1933. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "1933 Vanderbilt Commodores Schedule and Results".
  12. "Vanderbilt Season Schedule - databaseFootball.com/NCAA". Archived from the original on December 1, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2014.


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