1933 Howard Bulldogs football team

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1933 Howard Bulldogs football
Dixie champion
ConferenceDixie Conference, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–1–2 (4–0–1 Dixie, 5–0 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumLegion Field
Seasons
← 1932
1934 →
1933 Dixie Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Howard (AL) $ 4 0 1 7 1 2
Centre 2 0 0 7 3 0
Mercer 2 0 1 4 3 2
Birmingham–Southern 2 1 3 3 3 3
Mississippi College 1 1 1 3 4 1
Millsaps 1 1 1 4 4 2
Southwestern (TN) 1 3 1 3 4 2
Chattanooga 0 2 2 2 3 2
Spring Hill 0 5 0 0 7 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1933 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Murray State $ 7 0 0 9 0 0
Howard (AL) 5 0 0 7 1 2
Centenary 3 0 0 8 0 4
Furman 4 0 1 6 1 2
Union (KY) 3 0 1 4 1 1
Miami (FL) 2 0 1 5 1 2
Western Kentucky State Teachers 5 1 0 6 2 0
Centre 3 1 0 7 3 0
Loyola (LA) 3 1 0 6 4 1
Rollins 2 1 0 6 2 0
SW Louisiana 3 2 0 6 3 0
Presbyterian 3 2 0 4 2 2
Millsaps 3 2 1 4 4 2
Newberry 2 2 1 6 3 1
Tennessee Tech 2 2 0 4 4 0
The Citadel 2 2 1 3 5 1
Louisiana Normal 2 3 0 6 3 0
Mississippi College 2 3 0 3 4 1
Georgetown (KY) 2 3 1 2 5 1
Mississippi State Teachers 2 4 1 3 5 2
Southwestern (TN) 1 2 0 3 4 2
Louisiana Tech 1 3 0 1 7 0
Louisiana College 1 4 0 3 4 0
Wofford 1 4 0 3 6 0
Transylvania 1 4 0 1 7 1
Erskine 1 5 0 2 7 0
Union (TN) 1 5 0 3 7 0
Louisville 1 6 0 1 7 0
Stetson 0 0 1 4 2 1
Mercer 0 0 1 4 3 2
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers 0 2 2 1 2 3
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 0 4 0 1 7 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1933 Howard Bulldogs football team represented Howard College as a member of the Dixie Conference and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) in the 1933 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Eddie McLane, the team comped an overall record of 7–1–2 and won the Dixie Conference title with a mark of 4–0–1.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Jacksonville State*W 31–0[1]
September 29Auburn*
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
L 19–0
October 7at PresbyterianClinton, SCW 13–0
October 13Union (TN)
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 51–0
October 21Southwestern (TN)
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 26–7
October 28Millsaps
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 27–7
November 11Spring Hill
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 50–0[2]
November 18at Mississippi CollegeVicksburg, MSW 20–03,500[3]
November 30Birmingham–Southern
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
T 7–720,000[4]
December 93:00 p.m.at Tampa*T 6–6
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Bulldogs beat Owls in night contest, 31–0". The Birmingham News. September 23, 1933. Retrieved December 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Howard wins, score is 50–0". The Huntsville Times. November 12, 1933. Retrieved March 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Howard Clinches S. I. A. A. Title With 20 to 0 Win". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. Associated Press. November 19, 1933. p. 22. Retrieved September 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Southern holds Howard to 7–7 tie". The Montgomery Advertiser. December 1, 1933. Retrieved February 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.