Vanderbilt at Tennessee

Saturday, November 18, 1933

Tennessee beat Vanderbilt 33–⁠6. It was their 30th meeting; after it, Vanderbilt led the series 16–⁠7–⁠3 in the games on file.

AwayVanderbilt4–⁠3–⁠3 in 1933
6
HomeTennessee7–⁠3 in 1933
33

FinalHigh 60°F, low 44°FAttendance 20,000

In the newspapers

  • The The Waterbury Democrat's story

    The Waterbury Democrat, November 20, 1933, page 13

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    Nh4AON@@G9~N~~ Lunde gained 102 yards from scrimmage, more ground than any player or any team has gained on running plays against Michigan in two years. He averaged S3 1–⁠2 yards with 16 kicks. He was the greatest player on the field in the most important game of the day, and virtually clinched 8 berth on the All-American team. The other outstanding players of the week in each section follow: Midwest Joe Laws, Iowa quarterback who ran 26 and 60 yards for the two touchdowns which gave Pur- due its first defeat in three years, 14–⁠6. Norman (Red) Franklin, Oregon State halfback-whof for the second time this year caught a kickoff and ran it back for touchdowns this time for 95 yards in Oregon States 9–⁠6 victory over Fordham. Jack Buckler, Army halfback- who scored both his teams touch downs to keep Army’s perfect rec ora intact III a ClOS0 Ctll WlLLl Pennsylvania Military, 12–⁠0. South Beattie Feathers, Tennessee half back-who scored three touch- downs and was acclaimed by Dan McGugin, Vanderbilt coach, as “the greatest halfback I ever saw except Willie Heston” as Tennessee smoth- cred Vanderbilt, 33–⁠6. Far West Bill Smith, Washington end who scored a touchdown, kicked the extra point and kicked a field goal as Washington beat U. c. l.. A., 10–⁠0.

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Tennessee 69% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, Tennessee leads 79–⁠33–⁠5; as played, 81–⁠31–⁠4 in the 116 games on file; the official count covers all 120 meetings, counting the 90 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Vanderbilt 45, Tennessee 24
2024Tennessee 36, Vanderbilt 23
2023Tennessee 48, Vanderbilt 24
2022Tennessee 56, Vanderbilt 0
2021Tennessee 45, Vanderbilt 21
2020Tennessee 42, Vanderbilt 17

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