1933 Duquesne Dukes football team

American college football season

1933 Duquesne Dukes football

Festival of Palms Bowl, W 33–7 vs. Miami (FL)

Conference| Independent
Record| 10–1
Head coach|

* Elmer Layden (7th season)

Home stadium| Forbes Field

Seasons

<- 1932

1934 ->

1933 Eastern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 7 Princeton |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 0  | - | 0
Duquesne |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 1  | - | 0
No. 9 Army |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 1  | - | 0
Boston College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
Columbia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
Pittsburgh |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
Colgate |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 1
Bucknell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Fordham |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
Tufts |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
Villanova |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 1
Harvard |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 1
Drexel |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Massachusetts State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Temple |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Manhattan |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
Cornell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0
Carnegie Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 2
La Salle |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 3  | - | 2
Syracuse |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Yale |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Penn State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 3  | - | 1
Brown |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0
Vermont |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0
Franklin & Marshall |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
NYU |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 4  | - | 1
Penn |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 4  | - | 1
Northeastern |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 3  | - | 1
Boston University |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0
Washington & Jefferson |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 1
CCNY |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 5  | - | 1
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1933 Duquesne Dukes football team was an American football team that represented Duquesne University as an independent during the 1933 college football season. In its seventh and final season under head coach Elmer Layden, Duquesne compiled a 10–1 record, outscored opponents by a total of 206 to 33, and defeated the Miami Hurricanes in the Festival of Palms Bowl.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 15| Waynesburg|

* Forbes Field
* Pittsburgh, PA

| W 18–6| 12,000| [2]
September 22| West Virginia Wesleyan|

* Forbes Field
* Pittsburgh, PA

| W 25–0| 7,500| [3]
September 29| West Virginia|

* Forbes Field
* Pittsburgh, PA

| W 19–7| 22,000| [4]
October 6| Bucknell|

* Forbes Field
* Pittsburgh, PA

| W 6–0| > 18,000| [5]
October 13| Western Maryland|

* Forbes Field
* Pittsburgh, PA

| W 13–0| 10,000| [6]
October 20| Detroit|

* Forbes Field
* Pittsburgh, PA

| W 14–0| > 25,000| [7]
October 27| Westminster (PA)|

* Forbes Field
* Pittsburgh, PA

| W 31–0| 2,500|
November 4| at Washington & Jefferson|

* College Field
* Washington, PA

| W 21–6| 12,000| [8]
November 11| at Pittsburgh|

* Pitt Stadium
* Pittsburgh, PA

| L 0–7| 60,000| [9]
November 25| Geneva|

* Forbes Field
* Pittsburgh, PA

| W 26–0| 5,000| [10]
January 1, 1934| at Miami (FL) |

* Moore Park
* Miami, FL (Festival of Palms Bowl)

| W 33–7| 10,000| [11]

## References

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1. ^ "1933 Duquesne Dukes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
2. ^ "Dukes Get In Shape Early, Show Promise Of Big Year". The Pittsburgh Press. September 16, 1933. p. 7 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ Jack Sell (September 23, 1933). "Bluffmen Chase Bobcat Jinx For Second Triumph". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 14. Retrieved February 2, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Dukes' line shines in win over West Va". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. September 30, 1933. Retrieved July 20, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Dukes Score Brilliant Win Over Bisons". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. October 7, 1933. p. 9 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Dukes Overpower Western Maryland". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. October 14, 1933. p. 10 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ W. W. Edgar (October 21, 1933). "Duquesne Scores Twice in Last Period to Give U. of D. First Defeat, 14-0". Detroit Free Press. p. 11 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Duquesne Defeats W. & J., 21 to 6". The Pittsburgh Press. November 5, 1933. pp. Sports 1, 3 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "60,000 Fans Shiver in Rain To See Pitt Defeat Duquesne, 7-0". The Pittsburgh Press. November 12, 1933. p. 1 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Duquesne Ends Most Successful Season With 26-0 Victory Over Geneva". The Pittsburgh Press. November 26, 1933. pp. Sports 1, 5 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Duquesne Smothers Miami By 33 to 7". The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 2, 1934. p. 12 - via Newspapers.com.

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