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Alabama Football Team History


Alabama Crimson Tide
The University of Alabama
 Tuscaloosa, AL
Founded: 1831
Stadium: Bryant-Denny Stadium
Capacity: 92,138
Colors: Crimson & White
Coach: Frank W. Thomas
Conference: Southeastern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1892  <-- 1932 <- 1933 -> 1934 --> 2024
1933 Season Highlights
 Frank W. Thomas enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Alabama.
 The Crimson Tide won the Southeastern Conference Championship.
 
1933 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 30  vs. Oglethorpe  34   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Mississippi  0   0   T    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. Mississippi State  18   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  @ Tennessee  12   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ Fordham  0   2   L    @ New York, NY   
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. Kentucky  20   0   W    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Virginia Tech  27   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  @ Georgia Tech  12   9   W       
 Thu., Nov. 30  @ Vanderbilt  7   0   W       
 
1933 Season Totals
  Record7-1 -1
  Points Scored130
  Scoring Average14.4
  Points Allowed17
  Defense Average1.9
  Opponents Record34-28
  Conference Record4-0
  Home Record4-0 -1
  Away Record3-1
1933 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1933 Southeastern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Tennessee 7-317647 5-213437  Robert R. Bob Neyland
Alabama 7-1-113017 4-0-1576  Frank W. Thomas
Georgia 8-214886 3-15333  Harry J. Mehre
Louisiana State 7-0-317627 3-0-27320  Lawrence M. Biff Jones
Tulane 6-3-116068 3-2-110146  Theodore J. Ted Cox
Mississippi 6-3-216779 2-2-17866  Ed Walker
Auburn 5-5133104 2-24043  Chet A. Wynne
Florida 5-3-111453 2-35853  D.K. Stanley
Georgia Tech 5-511763 2-56255  William A. Bill Alexander
Kentucky 5-591116 2-31487  Harry G. Gamage
Vanderbilt 4-3-3126107 2-2-25674  Dan McGugin
Mississippi State 3-6-169149 1-5-139143  Ross McKechnie

1933 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1933 All Southeastern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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