1933 Morgan Bears football team

American college football season

1933 Morgan Bears football

Black college national champion
CIAA champion

Conference| Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record| 9–0 (8–0 CIAA)
Head coach|

* Edward P. Hurt (5th season)

Seasons

<- 1932

1934 ->

1933 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Morgan $  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 0  | - | 0
Hampton | 7  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 1
Bluefield State | 4  | - | 1  | - | 2 |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 2
Virginia Union | 4  | - | 2  | - | 3 |  |  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 4
Saint Paul's (VA) | 4  | - | 2  | - | 2 |  |  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 4
North Carolina A&T | 3  | - | 3  | - | 3 |  |  | 3  | - | 3  | - | 3
North Carolina College | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Howard | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0
Johnson C. Smith | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0
Virginia State | 1  | - | 8  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 8  | - | 0
Lincoln (PA) | 0  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 1  | - | 4  | - | 2
Shaw | 0  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 6  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1933 Morgan Bears football team was an American football team that represented Morgan College in the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) during the 1933 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Edward P. Hurt, the Bears compiled a 9–0 record, won the CIAA championship, shut out eight of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 319 to 6.[1] The Bears were recognized as the 1933 black college national champion.

Morgan players receiving first-team All-CIAA honors included Howard K. Wilson at quarterback, Troupe at fullback, Tom Conrad at left halfback, Crawford at right end, Williams at left tackle, and Hill at center.[2]

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 30| at Cheyney*| Cheyney, PA| W 25–0| |
October 7| North Carolina A&T| Baltimore, MD| W 37–0| |
October 14| at Virginia Union| Richmond, VA| W 25–0| |
October 21| at Lincoln (PA)|

* P.R.R.'s YMCA Field
* Philadelphia, PA

| W 45–0| | [3][4]
October 28| Bluefield State| Baltimore, MD| W 60–0| | [5]
November 4| Howard|

* Bugle Field
* Baltimore, MD

| W 27–0| | [6]
November 11| at North Carolina College| Durham, NC| W 47–0| | [7]
November 18| at Hampton|

* Armstrong Field
* Hampton, VA

| W 13–6| | [8]
November 30| Virginia State| Baltimore, MD| W 40–0| | [9]

* *Non-conference game

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Morgan State Yearly Results (1930-1934)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
2. ^ "Union Scribe Picks C.I.A.A. 11". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 23, 1933. p. 14 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Morgan Bears Trample Feeble Lion Eleven To Worst Defeat in Years". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 28, 1933. p. II-4 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Morgan Collegemen Down Lincoln Lions". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 22, 1933. p. 4S - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Morgan College Grid Team Swamps Blues 60-0 in Baltimore". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. October 29, 1933. p. 12 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Morgan Beats Howard Eleven in Night Game". The New York Age. November 11, 1933. p. 6 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Morgan Eleven Defeats Carolina Football Host". The Baltimore Sun. November 12, 1933. p. Sports 3 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Morgan Overcomes Another Hurdle For C.I.A.A. Championship By Defeating Hampton Eleven, 13-6". The New York Age. November 25, 1933. p. 6 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Morgan Wins C.I.A.A. Championship With Defeat of Va. State". The New York Age. December 9, 1933. p. 6 - via Newspapers.com.

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National championship seasons in bold

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Black college football national champions

1920s|

* 1920: Howard / Talladega
* 1921: Talladega / Wiley
* 1922: Hampton
* 1923: Howard / Lincoln (PA) / Virginia Union
* 1924: Lincoln (PA) / Paul Quinn / Tuskegee
* 1925: Howard / Tuskegee
* 1926: Howard / Tuskegee
* 1927: Bluefield / Tuskegee
* 1928: Bluefield / Wiley
* 1929: Tuskegee

1920s|

* 1930: Tuskegee
* 1931: Wilberforce
* 1932: Wiley
* 1933: Morgan
* 1934: Kentucky State
* 1935: Kentucky State / Texas College
* 1936: Virginia State / West Virginia State
* 1937: Morgan
* 1938: Florida A&M
* 1939: Langston

1940s|

* 1940: Morris Brown
* 1941: Langston / Morris Brown
* 1942: Florida A&M
* 1943: Morgan State
* 1944: Morgan State
* 1945: Wiley
* 1946: Morgan State / Tennessee A&I
* 1947: Shaw / Tennessee A&I
* 1948: Wilberforce State / Southern
* 1949: Morgan State / Southern

1950s|

* 1950: Florida A&M / Southern
* 1951: Morris Brown / North Carolina A&T
* 1952: Florida A&M
* 1953: Florida A&M / Prairie View A&M / Tennessee A&I
* 1954: Florida A&M / North Carolina College / Prairie View A&M / Southern / Tennessee A&I
* 1955: Grambling
* 1956: Tennessee A&I
* 1957: Florida A&M
* 1958: Prairie View A&M
* 1959: Florida A&M

1960s|

* 1960: Southern
* 1961: Florida A&M
* 1962: Florida A&M / Jackson State
* 1963: Prairie View A&M
* 1964: Prairie View A&M
* 1965: Tennessee A&I
* 1966: Tennessee A&I
* 1967: Grambling / Morgan State
* 1968: Alcorn A&M / North Carolina A&T
* 1969: Alcorn A&M

1970s|

* 1970: Tennessee State
* 1971: Tennessee State
* 1972: Grambling
* 1973: Tennessee State
* 1974: Alcorn State / Grambling State
* 1975: Grambling State
* 1976: South Carolina State
* 1977: Florida A&M / Grambling State / South Carolina State
* 1978: Florida A&M
* 1979: Tennessee State

1980s|

* 1980: Grambling State
* 1981: South Carolina State / Virginia Union
* 1982: South Carolina State / Tennessee State
* 1983: Central State / Grambling State / Tennessee State
* 1984: Alcorn State / Tennessee State
* 1985: Hampton / Jackson State
* 1986: Central State
* 1987: Central State / Howard
* 1988: Central State
* 1989: Central State

1990s|

* 1990: Central State / North Carolina A&T
* 1991: Alabama State
* 1992: Central State / Grambling State
* 1993: Howard / Southern
* 1994: Hampton / South Carolina State
* 1995: Southern
* 1996: Howard / Jackson State
* 1997: Hampton / Southern
* 1998: Florida A&M / Southern
* 1999: North Carolina A&T

2000s|

* 2000: Grambling State / Tuskegee
* 2001: Florida A&M / Grambling State / Tuskegee
* 2002: Bethune–Cookman / Fayetteville State / Grambling State
* 2003: Albany State / Southern
* 2004: Albany State / Hampton
* 2005: Grambling State / Hampton / North Carolina Central
* 2006: Hampton / North Carolina Central
* 2007: Delaware State / Tuskegee
* 2008: Grambling State
* 2009: South Carolina State

2010s|

* 2010: Bethune–Cookman
* 2011: Norfolk State / Winston-Salem State
* 2012: Arkansas–Pine Bluff / Winston-Salem State
* 2013: Bethune–Cookman / Tennessee State
* 2014: Alcorn State
* 2015: North Carolina A&T
* 2016: Grambling State
* 2017: North Carolina A&T
* 2018: North Carolina A&T
* 2019: North Carolina A&T

2020s|

* 2020: Alabama A&M
* 2021: Bowie State / Florida A&M / South Carolina State
* 2022: North Carolina Central
* 2023: Florida A&M

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