1933 Duke Blue Devils football team

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The 1933 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke Blue Devils of Duke University during the 1933 college football season. Hall of Famer Fred Crawford was a consensus All-American this year; the first from North Carolina.

Record9–1 (4–0 SoCon)
Headcoach
OffensiveschemeSingle-wing
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1933 Duke Blue Devils football
SoCon co-champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record9–1 (4–0 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
MVPFred Crawford
CaptainCarl Schock
Seasons
← 1932
1934 â†’
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1933 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Duke +4–0–09–1–0
South Carolina +3–0–06–3–1
North Carolina2–1–04–5–0
VMI2–1–12–7–1
Washington and Lee1–1–14–4–2
Clemson1–1–03–6–2
VPI1–1–34–3–3
Virginia1–3–12–6–2
Maryland1–4–03–7–0
NC State0–4–01–5–3
  • + – Conference co-champions
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Duke upset Robert Neyland's Tennessee Volunteers 10 to 2. It was Tennessee's first loss in over two and a half seasons.[1][2] It caused Neyland to say of Crawford: "He gave the finest exhibition of tackle play I have ever seen."[3]

This was also the first season in which Duke played longtime rival Georgia Tech, the teams would go on to meet on the football field every year uninterrupted until 2023.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30vs. VMIW 37–610,000[4]
October 7Wake Forest*W 22–08,000[5]
October 14Tennessee*dagger
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 10–222,000[6]
October 21at Davidson*W 19–7[7]
October 28at Kentucky*W 14–715,000[8]
November 4Auburn*
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 13–7[9]
November 11MarylandW 38–710,000[10]
November 18North Carolina
W 21–032,000[11]
November 25NC State
W 7–010,000[12]
December 2at Georgia Tech*L 0–616,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
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