1933 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

American college football season

1933 Vanderbilt Commodores football

Conference| Southeastern Conference
Record| 4–3–3 (2–2–2 SEC)
Head coach|

* Dan McGugin (29th season)

Captain| Game captains
Home stadium| Dudley Field

Seasons

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1934 ->

1933 Southeastern Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
Alabama $  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 1
LSU | 3  | - | 0  | - | 2 |  |  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 3
Georgia | 3  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
Tennessee | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Tulane | 4  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
Auburn | 2  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Ole Miss | 2  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 2
Vanderbilt | 2  | - | 2  | - | 2 |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 3
Florida | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
Kentucky | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Georgia Tech | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Mississippi State | 1  | - | 5  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 1
Sewanee | 0  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

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.

## Schedule

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September 23| Cumberland (TN)*|

* Dudley Field
* Nashville, TN

| W 50–0| 12,000| [1]
September 30| at Oklahoma*|

* Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
* Norman, OK

| T 0–0| 18,000| [2]
October 7| North Carolina*|

* Dudley Field
* Nashville, TN

| W 20–13| 6,000| [3]
October 14| at Ohio State*|

* Ohio Stadium
* Columbus, OH

| L 0–20| 21,568| [4]
October 21| Mississippi State|

* Dudley Field
* Nashville, TN

| T 7–7| 7,000| [5]
October 28| LSU|

* Tiger Stadium
* Baton Rouge, LA

| T 7–7| 20,000| [6]
November 4| at Georgia Tech|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA (rivalry)

| W 9–6| | [7]
November 11| Sewanee|

* Dudley Field
* Nashville, TN (rivalry)

| W 27–14| | [8]
November 18| at Tennessee|

* Shields–Watkins Field
* Knoxville, TN (rivalry)

| L 6–33| 20,000| [9]
November 30| Alabama|

* Dudley Field
* Nashville, TN

| L 0–7| 15,000| [10]

* *Non-conference game

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## References

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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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Vanderbilt Commodores football

Venues|

* Old Dudley Field (1892–1921)
* Curry Field (1922)
* Dudley Field (1922–1980)
* FirstBank Stadium (1980–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Georgia
* Georgia Tech
* Kentucky
* Ole Miss
* Sewanee
* Tennessee

Culture & lore|

* History
* Origin of "Commodores"
* "Dynamite"
* Marching band
* Porter Cup
* Vanderbilt rape case
* 1906 Carlisle game
* 1910 Yale game
* 1922 Michigan game
* 2024 Alabama game
* IMG Sports Newtork

People|

* Head coaches
* Starting quarterbacks
* All-Americans
* All-Southerns
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders
* William Lofland Dudley

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