1933 Duke Blue Devils football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1933 Duke Blue Devils football Southern Conference SoCon 9–1 4–0 Wallace Wade 3rd Single-wing Fred Crawford Carl Schock SoCon co-champion The 1933 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke Blue Devils of Duke University during the 1933 college football season. Hall of Famer Fred Crawford was a consensus All-American this year; the first from North Carolina. Duke upset Robert Neyland's Tennessee Volunteers 10 to 2. It was Tennessee's first loss in over two and a half seasons.http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=220706 Frederick A. "Fred" Crawford August 6, 2015 September 24, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924040737/http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=220706 deadhttps://books.google.com/books?id=aL0n5Y-m0jcC&pg=PT79 Amazing North Carolina Theresa Jensen Lacey 79 2002 9781418538408 It caused Neyland to say of Crawford: "He gave the finest exhibition of tackle play I have ever seen."https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=950&dat=19331025&id=MOtPAAAAIBAJ&pg=2728,4542251 Scouts Line Up Stars On Grid Fronts October 25, 1933 The Evening Independent This was also the first season in which Duke played longtime rival Georgia Tech, the teams would go on to meet on the football field every year uninterrupted until 2023. Schedule September 30 w y VMI World War Memorial Stadium Greensboro, NC 37–6 10,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90893027/blue-devils-score-376-win-over-virginia/ The News and Observer Blue Devils score 37–6 win over Virginia Cadets October 1, 1933 December 20, 2021 Newspapers.com October 7 w y Wake Forest Duke Stadium Durham, NC rivalry 22–0 8,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/bristol-herald-courier-duke-overwhelms-w/132484729/ Bristol Herald Courier Duke overwhelms Wake Forest, 22–0 October 8, 1933 September 26, 2023 Newspapers.com October 14 w y y Tennessee Duke Stadium Durham, NC 10–2 22,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83035177/duke-wins-from-tennessee/ The News and Observer Duke wins from Tennessee October 15, 1933 August 8, 2021 Newspapers.com October 21 w y y Davidson Richardson Field Davidson, NC 19–7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108949109/blue-devils-rally-to-beat-davidson-after/ The State Blue Devils rally to beat Davidson after early scare October 22, 1933 September 4, 2022 Newspapers.com October 28 w y y Kentucky Stoll Field Lexington, KY 14–7 15,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-duke-blue-devils-trim-ke/132483806/ Greensboro Daily News Duke Blue Devils trim Kentucky October 29, 1933 September 26, 2023 Newspapers.com November 4 w y Auburn Duke Stadium Durham, NC 13–7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-huntsville-times-auburn-loses-to-duk/132434248/ The Huntsville Times Auburn loses to Duke, 13–7, due to passes November 5, 1933 September 26, 2023 Newspapers.com November 11 w Maryland Byrd Stadium College Park, MD 38–7 10,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-times-alexander-scores/132484836/ Asheville Citizen-Times Alexander scores two touchdowns as Duke swamps Maryland November 12, 1933 September 25, 2023 Newspapers.com November 18 w North Carolina Duke Stadium Durham, NC rivalry 21–0 32,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-duke-smothers-north-carolina-2/132484919/ The State Duke smothers North Carolina 21–0 November 19, 1933 September 25, 2023 Newspapers.com November 25 w NC State Duke Stadium Durham, NC rivalry 7–0 10,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102180441/duke-noses-out-nc-state-7-to-0/ Asheville Citizen-Times Duke noses out N.C. State, 7 to 0 November 26, 1933 May 19, 2022 Newspapers.com December 2 l y y Georgia Tech Grant Field Atlanta, GA 0–6 16,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-georgia-tech-spoil/132484463/ The Commercial Appeal Georgia Tech spoils Duke's dream of perfect season December 3, 1933 September 26, 2023 Newspapers.com https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/duke/1933-schedule.html 1933 Duke Blue Devils College Football at Sports-Reference.com References Duke Category:Duke Blue Devils football seasons Category:Southern Conference football champion seasons Duke Blue Devils football