# 1933 Southeastern Conference football season

The 1933 Southeastern Conference football season was the first season of college football played by the member schools of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and was a part of the 1933 college football season. Alabama compiled a 7–1–1 record, with a conference record of 5–0–1, and was the innugural SEC champion. LSU finished in second place with an undefeated overall record of 7–0–3, and a conference record of 3–0–2.

## Results and team statistics

| Conf. rank | Team | Head coach | Overall record | Conf. record | PPG | PAG |
| 1 | Alabama | Frank Thomas | 7–1–1 (.833) | 5–0–1 (.917) | 14.4 | 1.9 |
| 2 | LSU | Biff Jones | 7–0–3 (.850) | 3–0–2 (.800) | 17.6 | 2.7 |
| 3 | Georgia | Harry Mehre | 8–2–0 (.800) | 3–1–0 (.750) | 14.8 | 8.6 |
| 4 | Tennessee | Robert Neyland | 7–3–0 (.700) | 5–2–0 (.714) | 17.6 | 4.7 |
| 5 | Tulane | Ted Cox | 6–3–1 (.650) | 4–2–1 (.643) | 16.0 | 6.8 |
| 6 | Auburn | Chet A. Wynne | 5–5–0 (.500) | 2–2–0 (.500) | 13.3 | 10.4 |
| 7 | Ole Miss | Ed Walker | 6–3–2 (.636) | 2–2–1 (.500) | 15.2 | 7.2 |
| 8 | Vanderbilt | Dan McGugin | 4–3–3 (.550) | 2–2–2 (.500) | 12.6 | 10.7 |
| 9 (tie) | Florida | Dennis K. Stanley | 5–3–1 (.611) | 2–3–0 (.400) | 12.7 | 5.9 |
| 9 (tie) | Kentucky | Harry Gamage | 5–5–0 (.500) | 2–3–0 (.400) | 9.1 | 11.6 |
| 11 | Georgia Tech | William Alexander | 5–5–0 (.500) | 2–5–0 (.286) | 11.7 | 6.3 |
| 12 | Mississippi State | Ross MacKechnie | 3–6–1 (.350) | 1–5–1 (.214) | 6.9 | 14.9 |
| 13 | Sewanee | Harry E. Clark | 3–6–0 (.333) | 0–6–0 (.000) | 8.3 | 18.3 |
Key PPG = Average of points scored per game PAG = Average of points allowed per game

## Schedules

* Index to colors and formatting
* Non-conference matchup; SEC member won
* Non-conference matchup; SEC member lost
* Non-conference matchup; tie
* SEC teams in bold

### Week One

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 22 | Birmingham–Southern | Auburn | Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL | W 20–7 | 10,000 |
| September 23 | Ole Miss | Southwestern (TN) | Fargason Field • Memphis, TN | T 6–6 | 4,000 |
| September 23 | Cumberland (TN) | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 50–0 | 12,000 |
| September 23 | Maryville (TN) | Kentucky | McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY | W 46–2 | |

### Week Two

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 29 | Auburn | Howard (AL) | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL | W 18–7 | |
| September 30 | Oglethorpe | Alabama | Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 34–0 | 12,000 |
| September 30 | Rice | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | W 13–0 | |
| September 30 | NC State | Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | W 20–10 | |
| September 30 | VPI | Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN | W 27–0 | 15,000 |
| September 30 | Texas A&M | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | L 6–13 | 20,000 |
| September 30 | Mississippi State Teachers | Ole Miss | Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS | W 45–0 | |
| September 30 | Vanderbilt | Oklahoma | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | T 0–0 | 18,000 |
| September 30 | Stetson | Florida | Florida Field • Gainesville, FL | W 28–0 | 6,000 |
| September 30 | Sewanee | Kentucky | McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY | KEN 7–0 | 8,000 |
| September 30 | Clemson | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | W 39–2 | 12,000 |
| September 30 | Millsaps | Mississippi State | Scott Field • Starkville, MS | W 12–0 | |

### Week Three

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 7 | Ole Miss | Alabama | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL | T 0–0 | 12,000 |
| October 7 | Millsaps | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | W 40–0 | |
| October 7 | Tulane | Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | UGA 26–13 | 12,000 |
| October 7 | Mississippi State | Tulane | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN | TEN 20–0 | |
| October 7 | North Carolina | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 20–13 | 6,000 |
| October 7 | Sewanee | Florida | Fairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, FL | FLA 31–0 | 7,500 |
| October 7 | Georgia Tech | Kentucky | McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY | KEN 7–6 | |

### Week Four

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 14 | Mississippi State | Alabama | Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | ALA 18–0 | 5,000 |
| October 14 | Centenary | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | T 0–0 | 18,000 |
| October 14 | Georgia | North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | W 30–0 | |
| October 14 | Tennessee | Duke | Duke Stadium • Durham, NC | L 2–10 | 22,000 |
| October 14 | Maryland | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | W 20–0 | 10,000 |
| October 14 | Auburn | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | GT 16–6 | |
| October 14 | Vanderbilt | Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | L 0–20 | 21,568 |
| October 14 | Florida | NC State | Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, NC | T 0–0 | |
| October 14 | Kentucky | Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | W 3–0 | |
| October 14 | Sewanee | Southwestern (TN) | Fargason Field • Memphis, TN | W 12–7 | |
| October 14 | Ole Miss | Marquette | Marquette Stadium • Milwaukee, WI | W 7–0 | 8,000 |

### Week Five

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 20 | Georgia | Mercer | Centennial Stadium • Macon, GA | W 13–12 | 12,000 |
| October 21 | Alabama | Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN | ALA 12–6 | 25,000 |
| October 21 | Arkansas | LSU | State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA | W 20–0 | 15,000 |
| October 21 | Tulane | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | TUL 7–0 | |
| October 21 | Auburn | George Washington | Griffith Stadium • Washington, DC | L 6–19 | |
| October 21 | Sewanee | Ole Miss | Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS | OM 41–0 | |
| October 21 | Mississippi State | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | T 7–7 | 7,000 |
| October 21 | North Carolina | Florida | Florida Field • Gainesville, FL | W 9–0 | 9,000 |
| October 21 | Kentucky | Washington & Lee | Maher Field • Roanoke, VA | L 0–7 | |

### Week Six

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 27 | Southwestern (TN) | Mississippi State | Scott Field • Starkville, MS | L 0–6 | |
| October 28 | Alabama | Fordham | Polo Grounds • New York, NY | L 0–2 | 60,000 |
| October 28 | Vanderbilt | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | T 7–7 | 20,000 |
| October 28 | NYU | Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | W 25–0 | 25,000 |
| October 28 | Florida | Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN | TEN 13–6 | |
| October 28 | Auburn | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | AUB 13–7 | 20,000 |
| October 28 | Clemson | Ole Miss | Greer Field • Meridian, MS | W 13–0 | |
| October 28 | Duke | Kentucky | McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY | L 7–14 | 15,000 |
| October 28 | Georgia Tech | North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | W 10–6 | |
| October 28 | Cumberland (TN) | Sewanee | Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN | W 14–0 | |

### Week Seven

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 3 | Mississippi College | Mississippi State | Scott Field • Starkville, MS | W 18–0 | |
| November 4 | Kentucky | Alabama | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL | ALA 20–0 | 15,000 |
| November 4 | South Carolina | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | W 30–7 | |
| November 4 | Georgia | Florida | Fairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, FL | UGA 14–0 | |
| November 4 | Tennessee | George Washington | Griffith Stadium • Washington, DC | W 13–0 | 25,000 |
| November 4 | Tulane | Colgate | Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY | W 7–0 | 20,000 |
| November 4 | Auburn | Duke | Duke Stadium • Durham, NC | L 7–13 | |
| November 4 | Birmingham–Southern | Ole Miss | Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS | W 12–0 | |
| November 4 | Vanderbilt | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | VAN 9–6 | |
| November 4 | Tennessee Tech | Sewanee | Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN | W 13–0 | |

### Week Eight

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 11 | VPI | Alabama | Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 27–0 | 10,000 |
| November 11 | Georgia | Yale | Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT | W 7–0 | 35,000 |
| November 11 | Ole Miss | Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN | TEN 35–6 | 12,000 |
| November 11 | Mississippi State | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | TUL 33–0 | |
| November 11 | Oglethorpe | Auburn | Drake Field • Auburn, AL | W 27–6 | 6,000 |
| November 11 | Sewanee | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | VAN 27–14 | |
| November 11 | Florida | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | GT 19–7 | 10,000 |
| November 11 | VMI | Kentucky | McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY | W 21–6 | |

### Week Nine

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 18 | Alabama | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | ALA 12–9 | 18,000 |
| November 18 | Ole Miss | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | LSU 31–0 | 18,000 |
| November 18 | Auburn | Georgia | Memorial Stadium • Columbus, GA | AUB 14–6 | |
| November 18 | Vanderbilt | Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN | TEN 33–6 | 20,000 |
| November 18 | Kentucky | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | TUL 34–0 | |
| November 18 | Sewanee | Mississippi State | Scott Field • Starkville, MS | MSS 26–13 | 3,000 |

### Week Ten

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 25 | Mississippi State | LSU | Brown Field • Monroe, LA | LSU 21–6 | 6,000 |
| November 25 | Georgia | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | UGA 7–6 | 35,000 |
| November 25 | Sewanee | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | TUL 26–9 | 8,000 |
| November 25 | Auburn | Florida | Florida Field • Gainesville, FL | AUB 14–7 | 12,000 |
| November 25 | Centenary | Ole Miss | Municipal Stadium • Jackson, MS | L 6–7 | |

### Week Eleven

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 30 | Alabama | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | ALA 7–0 | 15,000 |
| November 30 | Tennessee | Kentucky | McLean Stadium • Lexington, TN | TEN 27–0 | |
| December 2 | LSU | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | T 7–7 | 31,000 |
| December 2 | Georgia | USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | L 0–31 | 45,000 |
| December 2 | South Carolina | Auburn | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL | L 14–16 | 8,000 |
| December 2 | Mississippi State | Ole Miss | Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS | OM 31–0 | |
| December 2 | Maryland | Florida | Plant Field • Tampa, FL | W 19–0 | 10,000 |
| December 2 | Duke | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | W 6–0 | 16,000 |

### Week Twelve

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
| December 9 | Tennessee | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | LSU 7–0 | 15,000 | |

## All-conference players

The following players were recognized as consensus first-team honors from the Associated Press (AP) and United Press (UP) on the 1933 All-SEC football team:
* David Ariail, End, Auburn (AP-1, UP-1)
* Graham Batchelor, End, Georgia (AP-1, UP-1)
* Jack Torrance, Tackle, LSU (AP-1, UP-1)
* Leroy Moorehead, Guard, Georgia (AP-1, UP-1)
* Thomas Hupke, Guard, Alabama (AP-1, UP-1)
* Talmadge Maples, Center, Tennessee (AP-1, UP-1)
* Ripper Williams, Quarterback, Auburn (AP-1, UP-1)
* Beattie Feathers, Halfback, Tennessee (AP-1, UP-1)

## All-Americans

One SEC player was a consensus first-team pick on the 1933 College Football All-America Team:
* Beattie Feathers, Halfback, Tennessee (AAB, CO, FWAAA, INS, LIB, NANA, NEA)
Other SEC players receiving All-American honors from at least one selector were:
* Thomas Hupke, Guard, Alabama (AP-2; CO-3; INS-3; NANA-3; NEA-2; UP-2; CP-1; WD-2)
* Tal Maples, Center, Tennessee (CP-3)
* Deke Brackett, Quarterback, Tennessee (CP-2)
* Dixie Howell, Halfback, Alabama (CP-3)
* Ralph Kercheval, Fullback, Kentucky (AP-3; CP-3)

## Head coaches

Records through the completion of the 1933 season
| Team | Head coach | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | SEC record |
| Alabama | Frank Thomas | 3 | 50–13–3 (.780) | 24–4–1 (.845) | 5–0–1 (.917) |
| Auburn | Chet A. Wynne | 4 | 61–41–9 (.590) | 25–15–2 (.619) | 2–2–0 (.500) |
| Florida | Dennis K. Stanley | 1 | 5–3–1 (.611) | 5–3–1 (.611) | 2–3–0 (.400) |
| Georgia | Harry Mehre | 6 | 35–20–3 (.629) | 35–20–3 (.629) | 3–1–0 (.750) |
| Georgia Tech | William Alexander | 14 | 75–46–10 (.611) | 75–46–10 (.611) | 2–5–0 (.286) |
| Kentucky | Harry Gamage | 7 | 32–25–5 (.556) | 32–25–5 (.556) | 2–3–0 (.400) |
| LSU | Biff Jones | 2 | 43–11–6 (.767) | 13–3–4 (.750) | 3–0–2 (.800) |
| Mississippi State | Ross MacKechnie | 1 | 3–6–1 (.350) | 3–6–1 (.350) | 1–5–1 (.214) |
| Ole Miss | Ed Walker | 4 | 16–20–4 (.450) | 16–20–4 (.450) | 2–2–1 (.500) |
| Sewanee | Harry E. Clark | 3 | 11–16–2 (.414) | 11–16–2 (.414) | 0–6–0 (.000) |
| Tennessee | Robert Neyland | 8 | 68–7–5 (.881) | 68–7–5 (.881) | 5–2–0 (.714) |
| Tulane | Ted Cox | 2 | 23–6–3 (.766) | 12–5–2 (.684) | 4–2–1 (.643) |
| Vanderbilt | Dan McGugin | 29 | 191–52–19 (.765) | 191–52–19 (.765) | 2–2–2 (.500) |