The 1933 Kentucky Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1933 college football season. In their seventh and final season under head coach Harry Gamage, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 5–5 record with a mark of 2–3 against conference opponents, tied for ninth place in the SEC, and were outscored by a total of 116 to 91.[1] The team played its home games at McLean Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky.
| 1933 Kentucky Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (2–3 SEC) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Howard Kreuter |
| Home stadium | McLean Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 23 | Maryville* | W 46–2 | [2] | ||||
| September 30 | Sewanee |
| W 7–0 | 8,000 | [3] | ||
| October 7 | Georgia Tech |
| W 7–6 | [4] | |||
| October 14 | at Cincinnati* | W 3–0 | [5] | ||||
| October 21 | at Washington & Lee* |
| L 0–7 | [6] | |||
| October 28 | Duke* |
| L 7–14 | 15,000 | [7] | ||
| November 4 | at Alabama | L 0–20 | 15,000 | [8] | |||
| November 11 | VMI* |
| W 21–6 | [9] | |||
| November 18 | at Tulane | L 0–34 | [10] | ||||
| November 30 | Tennessee |
| L 0–27 | [11] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "1933 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
- ^ "Kentucky wins over Maryville, 46 to 2". The Knoxville Journal. September 24, 1933. Retrieved September 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cats barely get by Sewanee on Bach's 77-yard run". The Courier-Journal. October 1, 1933. Retrieved August 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kentucky beats Ga. Tech, 7 to 6". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 8, 1933. Retrieved September 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kentucky Wildcats nose out Cincinnati, 3–0". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. October 15, 1933. Retrieved September 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kentucky is upset by fighting Washington and Lee team, 7–0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 22, 1933. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke Blue Devils trim Kentucky". Greensboro Daily News. October 29, 1933. Retrieved September 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tide drowns Wildcats 20 to 0 in wake of 'Dixie' Howell". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. November 5, 1933. p. 10. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
- ^ "Kentucky turns back V.M.I. by score of 21 to 6". Messenger-Inquirer. November 12, 1933. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane piles up early lead to crush Kentucky, 34 to 0". Monroe Morning World. November 19, 1933. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vols defeat Wildcats, 27 to 0". The Lexington Herald. December 1, 1933. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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