1933 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
American college football season
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The 1933 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1933 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Fred Thomsen, the Razorbacks compiled an overall record of 7â3â1 with a mark of 4â1 in conference play and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 213 to 61. Arkansas was invited to the Dixie Classic, where they tied Centenary.[1]
- Fred Thomsen (5th season)
| 1933 Arkansas Razorbacks football | |
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Dixie Classic, T 7â7 vs. Centenary | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 7â3â1 (4â1 SWC) |
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| Captain | Lewis Johnson |
| Home stadium | The Hill, Quigley Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 4 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 7 | â | 3 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 4 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 9 | â | 2 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 4 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 6 | â | 4 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 2 | â | 2 | â | 1 | 6 | â | 3 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 2 | â | 3 | â | 1 | 4 | â | 5 | â | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | â | 4 | â | 0 | 4 | â | 7 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 1 | â | 5 | â | 0 | 3 | â | 8 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Arkansas finished first in the SWC, but because the Razorbacks had used an ineligible player, conference officials voted not to recognize a champion for the 1933 season. Ulysses "Heine" Schlueter had told Coach Thomsen that he had remaining eligibility, but had played at the University of Nebraska in 1931 and at the Kemper Military School in 1932. Schlueter status came into question when a student at Southern Methodist University (SMU) saw a newspaper photograph of Schlueter and recognized him as a former Cornhusker.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 23 | Ozarks* |
| W 40â0 | [3] | |
| September 30 | Oklahoma Baptist* |
| W 42â7 | [4] | |
| October 7 | TCU |
| W 13â0 | [5] | |
| October 14 | Baylor | W 19â7 | [6] | ||
| October 21 | vs. LSU* | L 0â20 | 15,000 | [7] | |
| October 28 | SMU |
| W 3â0 | 6,000 | [8] |
| November 11 | at Rice | L 6â7 | [9] | ||
| November 18 | Hendrix* |
| W 63â0 | [10] | |
| November 24 | at Texas | W 20â6 | [11] | ||
| November 30 | at Tulsa* | L 0â7 | 18,000 | [12] | |
| January 1 | vs. Centenary* | T 7â7 | 8,000 | [13] | |
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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. 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. The Gentlemen returned with a 20-yard touchdown pass, but missed the extra point to give Arkansas a 7â6 lead. However, a Razorback was called offside, the down was replayed, and Centenary's kicker Chester Weidman's kick was true.[14]
| 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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