The 1933 LSU Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1933 college football season. In their second year under head coach Biff Jones, the Tigers complied an overall record of 7–0–3, with a conference record of 3–0–2, and finished second in the SEC.[1] Halfback Abe Mickal led the team in scoring.
| 1933 LSU Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 7–0–3 (3–0–2 SEC) |
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| Offensive scheme | Single-wing |
| Home stadium | Tiger 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 30 | Rice* | W 13–0 | [2] | ||
| October 7 | Millsaps* |
| W 40–0 | [3] | |
| October 14 | Centenary* |
| T 0–0 | 18,000 | [4] |
| October 21 | vs. Arkansas* | W 20–0 | 15,000 | [5] | |
| October 28 | Vanderbilt |
| T 7–7 | 20,000 | [6] |
| November 4 | South Carolina* |
| W 30–7 | [7] | |
| November 18 | Ole Miss |
| W 31–0 | [8] | |
| November 25 | vs. Mississippi State | W 21–6 | 6,000 | [9] | |
| December 2 | at Tulane | T 7–7 | 31,000 | [10] | |
| December 9 | Tennessee |
| W 7–0 | 15,000 | [11] |
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Award winners
edit- All-SEC
Players selected by the Associated Press (AP) or United Press (UP) for the 1933 All-SEC football team:[13][14]
- Jack Torrance, tackle (first-team AP, UP)
- Abe Mickal, halfback (second-team UP)
References
edit- ^ "1933 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
- ^ "Louisiana State beats Rice 13 to 0 avenging defeat of last season". Sunday American-Statesman. October 1, 1933. Retrieved September 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisiana State piles up smashing victory over Millsaps". Monroe Morning World. October 8, 1933. Retrieved September 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "L.S.U.–Gents in scoreless tie". The Shreveport Times. October 15, 1933. Retrieved September 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisiana State downs Arkansas". The Birmingham News. October 22, 1933. Retrieved September 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vanderbilt battles L.S.U. to 7 to 7 tie". The Knoxville Sunday Journal. October 29, 1933. Retrieved September 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers rally in second half to whip South Carolina, 30–7". Monroe Morning World. November 5, 1933. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "L.S.U. sophs defeat Mississippi, 31 to 0". Chattanooga Daily Times. November 19, 1933. Retrieved September 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "L.S.U. beats fighting Maroon eleven, 21 to 6". Monroe Morning World. November 26, 1933. Retrieved September 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "L.S.U. and Tulane in 7–7 deadlock". The Shreveport Times. December 3, 1933. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "L.S.U. smashes through Tennessee and wins, 7–0". Monroe Morning World. December 10, 1933. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2013 LSU Football Media Guide". pp. 151–2. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
- ^ "Feathers Is Easy Choice". The Evening Independent. December 1, 1933. p. 14. Retrieved May 26, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Garnett D. Horner (December 1, 1933). "Feathers Is U. P. All-Southeastern: Kercheval Is Able To Make Second". Middlesboro Daily News. p. 2. Retrieved June 11, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
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