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1933 Auburn

5–⁠5 (2–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Chet Wynne.

Schedule and results

Auburn in 1933, game by game: won vs. Birmingham-Southern 20–7; won at Samford 19–0; lost at Georgia Tech 6–16; lost at George Washington 6–19; won at Tulane 13–7; lost at Duke 7–13; won vs. Oglethorpe 27–6; won vs. Georgia 14–6; lost at Florida 7–14; lost vs. South Carolina 14–16+21−13Won 20–7 vs. Birmingham-Southern+13Birmingham-Sout…Won 19–0 at Samford+19SamfordLost 6–16 at Georgia Tech-10Georgia TechLost 6–19 at George Washington-13George Washingt…Won 13–7 at Tulane+6TulaneLost 7–13 at Duke-6DukeWon 27–6 vs. Oglethorpe+21OglethorpeWon 14–6 vs. Georgia+8GeorgiaLost 7–14 at Florida-7FloridaLost 14–16 vs. South Carolina-2South Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22vsBirmingham-SouthernW 20–⁠793%
Sep 29atSamfordW 19–⁠093%
Oct 14atGeorgia TechL 6–⁠1654%
Oct 21atGeorge WashingtonL 6–⁠1964%
Oct 28atTulaneW 13–⁠735%
Nov 4atDukeL 7–⁠1329%
Nov 11vsOglethorpeW 27–⁠688%
Nov 18vsGeorgiaW 14–⁠641%
Nov 25atFloridaL 7–⁠1460%
Dec 2vsSouth CarolinaL 14–⁠1663%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to South Carolina 16–⁠14; tied for 6th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 83rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠2 tied for 6th in Southeastern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
133–⁠104
Coach
Chet Wynne
Elo
1538 −46 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
2.5 No. 58 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Ripper Williams

All-SEC

2 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • David AriailEAP-1; UP-1
  • Ripper WilliamsQBAP-1; UP-1

Second team

  • F.G. McCollumOTUP-2
  • W.H. ChamblissOGAP-2; UP-2

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.