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1933 Vanderbilt

4–⁠3–⁠3 (2–⁠2–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Dan McGugin.

Schedule and results

Vanderbilt in 1933, game by game: won vs. Cumberland (TN) 50–0; tied at Oklahoma 0–0; won vs. North Carolina 20–13; lost at Ohio State 0–20; tied vs. Mississippi State 7–7; tied at LSU 7–7; won at Georgia Tech 9–6; won vs. Sewanee 27–14; lost at Tennessee 6–33; lost vs. Alabama 0–7+50−27Won 50–0 vs. Cumberland (TN)+50Cumberland (TN)Tied 0–0 at Oklahoma0OklahomaWon 20–13 vs. North Carolina+7North CarolinaLost 0–20 at Ohio State-20Ohio StateTied 7–7 vs. Mississippi State0Mississippi Sta…Tied 7–7 at LSU0LSUWon 9–6 at Georgia Tech+3Georgia TechWon 27–14 vs. Sewanee+13SewaneeLost 6–33 at Tennessee-27TennesseeLost 0–7 vs. Alabama-7Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23vsCumberland (TN)W 50–⁠093%
Sep 30atOklahomaT 0–⁠061%
Oct 7vsNorth CarolinaW 20–⁠1371%
Oct 14atOhio StateL 0–⁠2045%
Oct 21vsMississippi StateT 7–⁠782%
Oct 28atLSUT 7–⁠741%
Nov 4atGeorgia TechW 9–⁠650%
Nov 11vsSewaneeW 27–⁠1483%
Nov 18atTennesseeL 6–⁠3331%
Nov 30vsAlabamaL 0–⁠741%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Alabama 7–⁠0; tied for 6th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 39th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 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
4–⁠3–⁠3
Conference
2–⁠2–⁠2 tied for 6th in Southeastern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
126–⁠107
Coach
Dan McGugin
Elo
1562 −32 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
0.7 No. 63 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-SEC

1 second team

Second team

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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.