1933 Dixie Rebels football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1933 Dixie Rebels football Independent 2–4 Nick Dobbs (2nd season, first five games) Jim Hamrick (1st season, final game) Jodie Whire (first three games) Jake "Rabbit" Minnehan (last three games) Steer Stadium, Fair Park Stadium 1932 The 1933 Dixie Rebels football team was an American football team that represented Dixie University (affiliated with Somerville School of Law) during the 1933 college football season. In its first season of intercollegiate football, albeit with a mostly veteran team from the 1932 Jefferson Rangers football team, Dixie compiled a 2–4 record with victories over 1933 Abilene Christian Wildcats Abilene Christian and 1933 Austin Kangaroos Austin, though they scored just one touchdown in each win. In what was considered a benchmark game, Dixie traveled to Lubbock, Texas to play Texas Tech and was trounced 33–0. The head coach of Dixie was Nick Dobbs, and was assisted by Jim Hamrick, the captain of the 1932 Jefferson Rangers. The team captain was star running back Jodie Whire, formerly at the University of Georgia, but he left the team and the school at the end of September and was succeeded by Jake "Rabbit" Minnehan as the captain. On October 27, Dobbs resigned prior to the season finale and was replaced by Hamrick.Nick Dobbs Quits As Dixie U. Coach The Dallas Morning News October 29, 1933 16 Newsbank The Rebels finished with a close loss to North Dakota at Fair Park Stadium. Dixie University was created by Nick Dobbs in collaboration with the Somerville Law School executives as a new college to transplant his football team-without-a-home Rangers.Strike Up Dixie! Rebels Are On Their Way; Nick Dobbs Plans Brand-New Gridiron Circus The Dallas Morning News February 19, 1933 3 Newsbank After Jefferson University kicked the team out of that university, Dobbs proclaimed “What is wrong with a ready-made football team getting itself a university?” http://lostcolleges.com/Dixie-University https://web.archive.org/web/20200919164209/https://www.lostcolleges.com/dixie-university dead September 19, 2020 Lost Colleges Dixie University September 21, 2020 And with that Dixie was born to house the football team and apparently some college curricula. But the excitement that Dobbs created in 1932 had vanished almost as fast and his 1933 Rebels started to fall apart. Schedule September 16 w 1933 Abilene Christian Wildcats Abilene Christian Steer Stadium Dallas, TX 6-0 950 Dixie Rebels Open Season With 6-to-0 Victory Overy Abilene Christians The Dallas Morning News September 17, 1933 3 Newsbank September 22 l Simmons (TX) Steer Stadium Dallas, TX 6–17 1,200 Simmons Cowboys Outplay Local Dixie Rebels to Hang Up 17 to 6 Victory The Dallas Morning News September 23, 1933 11 NewsBank September 30 w 1933 Austin Kangaroos Austin Steer Stadium Dallas, TX 6–2 400 Dixie Rebels Eke Out Slim 6-to-2 Decision Over Austin College The Dallas Morning News October 1, 1933 12 Newsbank October 6 l y Texas Tech Tech Field Lubbock, TX 0–33 Rebels Handed 33-0 Drubbing by Texas Tech The Dallas Morning News October 7, 1933 11 Newsbank October 21 l y 1933 Sul Ross Lobos Sul Ross Jackson Field Alpine, TX 0–5 Sul Ross Wins Over Dixie U. Rebels, 5 to 0 The Dallas Morning News October 22, 1931 5 Newsbank November 15 l North Dakota Fair Park Stadium Dallas, TX 12–13 250 North Dakota Hangs Up 13-to-12 Win Over Dixie Rebels The Dallas Morning News November 16, 1933 3 Newsbank References Dixie Category:Dixie Rebels football seasons Dixie Rebels football