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1933 Washington

5–⁠4 (3–⁠4 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by James Phelan.

Schedule and results

Washington in 1933, game by game: won vs. Gonzaga 13–0; won vs. Idaho 32–6; lost vs. Oregon 0–6; won at Puget Sound 14–6; won vs. Stanford 6–0; lost at California 0–33; won vs. UCLA 10–0; lost at Washington State 6–17; lost at USC 7–13+26−33Won 13–0 vs. Gonzaga+13GonzagaWon 32–6 vs. Idaho+26IdahoLost 0–6 vs. Oregon-6OregonWon 14–6 at Puget Sound+8Puget SoundWon 6–0 vs. Stanford+6StanfordLost 0–33 at California-33CaliforniaWon 10–0 vs. UCLA+10UCLALost 6–17 at Washington State-11Washington StateLost 7–13 at USC-6USC
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23vsGonzagaW 13–⁠069%
Sep 30vsIdahoW 32–⁠675%
Oct 14vsOregonL 0–⁠657%
Oct 21atPuget SoundW 14–⁠687%
Oct 28vsStanfordW 6–⁠058%
Nov 11atCaliforniaL 0–⁠3353%
Nov 18vsUCLAW 10–⁠063%
Nov 25atWashington StateL 6–⁠1738%
Dec 9atUSCL 7–⁠1316%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to USC 13–⁠7; 7th in the Pacific Coast Conference.

In program history: The 68th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠4 7th in Pacific Coast Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
88–⁠81
Coach
James Phelan
Elo
1540 −16 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
11.2 No. 26 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Bill Smith

All-Pacific Coast

1 first team

First team

  • Bill SmithEAP-1; NEA-1; UP-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 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oregon4–⁠19–⁠1
Stanford4–⁠18–⁠2–⁠1
USC4–⁠1–⁠110–⁠1–⁠1
Oregon State2–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠2
Washington State3–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
California2–⁠2–⁠26–⁠3–⁠2
Washington3–⁠45–⁠4
UCLA1–⁠3–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
Idaho1–⁠44–⁠4
Montana0–⁠43–⁠4

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