1933 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

1933 Alabama Crimson Tide football
SEC champion
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record7–1–1 (5–0–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainFoy Leach
Home stadiumDenny Stadium
Legion Field
Seasons
← 1932
1934 →
1933 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Alabama $ 5 0 1 7 1 1
LSU 3 0 2 7 0 3
Georgia 3 1 0 8 2 0
Tennessee 5 2 0 7 3 0
Tulane 4 2 1 6 3 1
Auburn 2 2 0 5 5 0
Ole Miss 2 2 1 6 3 2
Vanderbilt 2 2 2 4 3 3
Florida 2 3 0 5 3 1
Kentucky 2 3 0 5 5 0
Georgia Tech 2 5 0 5 5 0
Mississippi State 1 5 1 3 6 1
Sewanee 0 6 0 3 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1933 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA" or "Bama") represented the University of Alabama in the 1933 college football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 40th overall and 1st season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Frank Thomas, in his third year, and played their home games at Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of seven wins, one loss and one tie (7–1–1 overall, 5–0–1 in the SEC), and as the first SEC champions.[1]

After opening the season with victory over Oglethorpe, Alabama played Ole Miss to a scoreless tie in their first SEC matchup. One week later, the Crimson Tide defeated Mississippi State for their first SEC victory and followed that with their first SEC road victory with their win over Tennessee at Shields–Watkins Field. From Knoxville, Alabama traveled to New York City where they lost their only game of the season against Fordham in an intersectional matchup. Alabama rebounded with four consecutive victories to close the season as conference champions with wins over Kentucky, VPI (Virginia Tech) on homecoming, Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt.

  1. ^ Richard, Scott (2008). SEC Football: 75 Years of Pride and Passion. New York: MVP Books. p. 35. ISBN 9780760332481. Retrieved April 2, 2012.