1933 TCU

9–⁠2–⁠1 (4–⁠2 Southwest Conference), coached by Francis Schmidt.

Schedule and results

TCU in 1933, game by game: won at Austin 33–0; won at Daniel Baker 28–6; won at North Texas 13–0; lost at Arkansas 0–13; won vs. Hardin Simmons 20–0; won vs. Texas A&M 13–7; tied at Centenary (LA) 0–0; lost at Baylor 0–7; won vs. North Dakota 19–7; won at Texas 30–0; won vs. Rice 26–3; won vs. SMU 26–6+33−13Won 33–0 at Austin+33AustinWon 28–6 at Daniel Baker+22Daniel BakerWon 13–0 at North Texas+13North TexasLost 0–13 at Arkansas-13ArkansasWon 20–0 vs. Hardin Simmons+20Hardin SimmonsWon 13–7 vs. Texas A&M+6Texas A&MTied 0–0 at Centenary (LA)0Centenary (LA)Lost 0–7 at Baylor-7BaylorWon 19–7 vs. North Dakota+12North DakotaWon 30–0 at Texas+30TexasWon 26–3 vs. Rice+23RiceWon 26–6 vs. SMU+20SMU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat SMU 26–⁠6; tied for 2nd in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 18th-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.

Record
9–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Southwest Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
208–⁠49
Coach
Francis Schmidt
Elo
1661 +27 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
12.9 No. 21 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-Southwest Conference

2 first team

First team

  • Cy CasperB
  • Bud TaylorOGAP-1

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

1933 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arkansas4–⁠17–⁠3–⁠1
TCU4–⁠29–⁠2–⁠1
Baylor4–⁠26–⁠4
Texas A&M2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Texas2–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠2
SMU2–⁠44–⁠7–⁠1
Rice1–⁠53–⁠8

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