1933 Texas

4–⁠5–⁠2 (2–⁠3–⁠1 Southwest Conference), coached by Clyde Littlefield.

Schedule and results

Texas in 1933, game by game: won at Southwestern U 46–0; won vs. UTEP 22–6; lost at Nebraska 0–26; lost vs. Oklahoma 0–9; tied at Centenary (LA) 0–0; won vs. Rice 18–0; won at SMU 10–0; lost vs. Baylor 0–3; lost vs. TCU 0–30; lost vs. Arkansas 6–20; tied at Texas A&M 10–10+46−30Won 46–0 at Southwestern U+46Southwestern UWon 22–6 vs. UTEP+16UTEPLost 0–26 at Nebraska-26NebraskaLost 0–9 vs. Oklahoma-9OklahomaTied 0–0 at Centenary (LA)0Centenary (LA)Won 18–0 vs. Rice+18RiceWon 10–0 at SMU+10SMULost 0–3 vs. Baylor-3BaylorLost 0–30 vs. TCU-30TCULost 6–20 vs. Arkansas-14ArkansasTied 10–10 at Texas A&M0Texas A&M
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23atSouthwestern UW 46–⁠089%
Sep 30vsUTEPW 22–⁠675%
Oct 7atNebraskaL 0–⁠2645%
Oct 14vsOklahomaL 0–⁠973%
Oct 21atCentenary (LA)T 0–⁠041%
Oct 28vsRiceW 18–⁠067%
Nov 4atSMUW 10–⁠050%
Nov 12vsBaylorL 0–⁠376%
Nov 18vsTCUL 0–⁠3055%
Nov 24vsArkansasL 6–⁠2064%
Nov 30atTexas A&MT 10–⁠1039%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Texas A&M 10–⁠10; 5th in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 114th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 126 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
4–⁠5–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠3–⁠1 5th in Southwest Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
112–⁠104
Coach
Clyde Littlefield
Elo
1508 −97 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
2.3 No. 59 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Bill Smith

All-Southwest Conference

2 first team

First team

  • Charles CoatesOTAP-1
  • Bill SmithCAP-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.