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1933 Alabama

7–⁠1–⁠1 (5–⁠0–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Frank Thomas.

Schedule and results

Alabama in 1933, game by game: won vs. Oglethorpe 34–0; tied at Ole Miss 0–0; won vs. Mississippi State 18–0; won at Tennessee 12–6; lost at Fordham 0–2; won vs. Kentucky 20–0; won vs. Virginia Tech 27–0; won at Georgia Tech 12–9; won at Vanderbilt 7–0+34−2Won 34–0 vs. Oglethorpe+34OglethorpeTied 0–0 at Ole Miss0Ole MissWon 18–0 vs. Mississippi State+18Mississippi Sta…Won 12–6 at Tennessee+6TennesseeLost 0–2 at Fordham-2FordhamWon 20–0 vs. Kentucky+20KentuckyWon 27–0 vs. Virginia Tech+27Virginia TechWon 12–9 at Georgia Tech+3Georgia TechWon 7–0 at Vanderbilt+7Vanderbilt
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsOglethorpeW 34–⁠093%
Oct 7atOle MissT 0–⁠071%
Oct 14vsMississippi StateW 18–⁠086%
Oct 21atTennesseeW 12–⁠638%
Oct 28atFordhamL 0–⁠249%
Nov 4vsKentuckyW 20–⁠077%
Nov 11vsVirginia TechW 27–⁠074%
Nov 18atGeorgia TechW 12–⁠964%
Nov 30atVanderbiltW 7–⁠059%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Vanderbilt 7–⁠0; Southeastern Conference champions.

In program history: The 50th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1933.

Southeastern Conference champions5–⁠0–⁠1 in the conference

Record
7–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠0–⁠1 first in Southeastern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
130–⁠17
Coach
Frank Thomas
Elo
1712 +76 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
11.3 No. 25 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Foy Leach

All-SEC

2 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1933 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1933 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama5–⁠0–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
LSU3–⁠0–⁠27–⁠0–⁠3
Georgia3–⁠18–⁠2
Tennessee5–⁠27–⁠3
Tulane4–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Ole Miss2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠2
Vanderbilt2–⁠2–⁠24–⁠3–⁠3
Auburn2–⁠25–⁠5
Florida2–⁠35–⁠3–⁠1
Kentucky2–⁠35–⁠5
Georgia Tech2–⁠55–⁠5
Mississippi State1–⁠5–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
Sewanee0–⁠63–⁠6

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.