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.
| 1933 Morgan Bears football | |
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Black college national champion CIAA champion | |
| Conference | Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 9–0 (8–0 CIAA) |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) |
| W 45–0 | [3][4] | |||
| October 28 | Bluefield State | Baltimore, MD | W 60–0 | [5] | |||
| November 4 | Howard |
| W 27–0 | [6] | |||
| November 11 | at North Carolina College | Durham, NC | W 47–0 | [7] | |||
| November 18 | at Hampton |
| W 13–6 | [8] | |||
| November 30 | Virginia State | Baltimore, MD | W 40–0 | [9] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "Morgan State Yearly Results (1930-1934)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ "Union Scribe Picks C.I.A.A. 11". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 23, 1933. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Morgan Bears Trample Feeble Lion Eleven To Worst Defeat in Years". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 28, 1933. p. II-4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Morgan Collegemen Down Lincoln Lions". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 22, 1933. p. 4S – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Morgan College Grid Team Swamps Blues 60-0 in Baltimore". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. October 29, 1933. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Morgan Beats Howard Eleven in Night Game". The New York Age. November 11, 1933. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Morgan Eleven Defeats Carolina Football Host". The Baltimore Sun. November 12, 1933. p. Sports 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Morgan Wins C.I.A.A. Championship With Defeat of Va. State". The New York Age. December 9, 1933. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.