1933 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
The 1933 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1933 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Fred Thomsen, the Razorbacks compiled a 7–3–1 record (4–1 against SWC opponents), finished in first place in the SWC, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 213 to 61.[1][2]
1933 Arkansas Razorbacks football | |
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Southwest Conference champion | |
Dixie Classic, T 7–7 vs. Centenary | |
Conference | Southwest Conference |
1933 record | 7–3–1 (4–1 SWC) |
Head coach | Fred Thomsen (5th season) |
Home stadium | The Hill |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Razorbacks were crowned Southwest Conference champs, but forfeited the title as a result of playing an ineligible athlete.[3] Ulysses "Heine" Schleuter had told coach Fred Thomsen that he had remaining eligibility, but had played at Nebraska in 1931 and 1932, as well as for Kemper Military School. Schleuter's status wasn't brought out until the SMU game, when a Mustang recognized Schleuter as a former Cornhusker. The title was vacated for 1933.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 23 | Ozarks* |
| W 40–0 | |
September 30 | Oklahoma Baptist* |
| W 42–7 | |
October 7 | TCU |
| W 13–0 | |
October 14 | Baylor | W 19–7 | ||
October 21 | vs. LSU* |
| L 0–20 | |
October 28 | SMU |
| W 3–0 | |
November 11 | at Rice |
| L 6–7 | |
November 18 | Hendrix* |
| W 63–0 | |
November 24 | at Texas | W 20–6 | ||
November 30 | at Tulsa* |
| L 0–7 | |
January 1 | vs. Centenary* | T 7–7 | 12,000 | |
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Dixie Classic
The Dixie Classic was the first bowl appearance in Arkansas Razorbacks history. Their opponent, Centenary, was undefeated in the regular season.[3] The game, played in Dallas, was the final Dixie Classic, a predecessor to the Cotton Bowl Classic. The Razorbacks dented the scoreboard first, on a 24-yard hookup from Tom Murphy to Elvin Geiser in the second quarter.[3] The Gentlemen returned with a 20-yard touchdown pass, but missed the extra point to give Arkansas a 7–6 lead. However, a Razorback was called offside, the down was replayed, and Centenary's kicker Chester Weidman's kick was true.[3]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Razorbacks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Gentlemen | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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References
- "Arkansas Yearly Results (1930-1934)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- "1933 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- "Razorback Bowl History – 1934 Dixie Classic." Arkansas Razorbacks Sports Network. Dixie Classic Game Summary Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 4–27 2008.