1933 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team
Appearance
| 1933 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football | |
|---|---|
SIAC champion | |
| Conference | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 8–1–2 (6–0–1 SIAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Alumni Bowl |
The 1933 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team represented the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute—now known as Tuskegee University—as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) during the 1933 college football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Cleve Abbott, the Golden Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–1–2 with a mark of 6–0–1 in conference play, winning the SIAC title. Tuskegee played home games at the Alumni Bowl in Tuskegee, Alabama.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30 | at West Virginia State* | Charleston, WV | cancelled | [1][2] | ||
| October 6 | 2:30 p.m. | LeMoyne | W 13–0 | 3,000 | [3][4] | |
| October 13 | 3:45 p.m. | vs. Morris Brown | T 0–0 | [5][6] | ||
| October 21 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. Wilberforce* | T 0–0 | 2,000–3,000 | [7][8][9] | |
| October 27 | 2:45 p.m. | Knoxville |
| W 37–6 | [10][11] | |
| November 4 | 2:00 p.m. | Morehouse |
| W 26–6 | [12][13][14] | |
| November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | at Clark (GA) | W 13–0 | [15][16] | ||
| November 18 | South Carolina State |
| W 15–0 | 3,500 | [17] | |
| November 25 | Fisk |
| W 27–0 | [18][19] | ||
| November 30 | 2:00 p.m. | at Alabama State | W 14–7 | 7,000 | [20][21] | |
| December 2 | at Xavier (LA)* | W 51–7 | [22] | |||
| December 9 | 2:00 p.m. | at Wiley* |
| L 13–0 | 4,000 | [23][24][25] |
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References
[edit]- ↑ "West Virginia Is Host to Tuskegee". The Chicago Defender. Chicago, Illinois. September 30, 1933. p. 10. Retrieved May 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ "Tuskegee-W.Va. Game Cancelled". The Afro-American. Baltimore, Maryland. October 7, 1933. p. 21. Retrieved May 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ "LeMoyne Holds Tuskegee To 13-0 In Negro Game". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. October 7, 1933. p. 15. Retrieved May 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ "Lemoyne too Weak to Hold Tuskegee". The Chicago Defender. Chicago, Illinois. October 14, 1933. p. 11. Retrieved May 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ "Tuskegee And Atlantans To Meet; 3:45 P.M." The Birmingham Age-Herald. Birmingham, Alabama. October 13, 1933. p. 13. Retrieved May 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ "Tuskegee Is Held To Scoreless Tie By Morris-Brown". The Birmingham News. Birmingham, Alabama. October 14, 1933. p. 5. Retrieved May 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ Monroe, Al (October 21, 1933). "Wilberforce And Tuskegee Ready For Clash Tuskegee Game". The Chicago Defender. Chicago, Illinois. pp. 1, 11. Retrieved May 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ "Wilberforce, Tuskegee Wallow to 0-0 Tie". Dayton Daily News. Dayton, Ohio. October 22, 1933. p. 3, sport section. Retrieved May 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ Brown, Henry (October 28, 1933). "Tuskegee-'Force Tie, 0-0". The Chicago Defender. Chicago, Illinois. p. 10. Retrieved May 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ "Bulldogs Vie With Tuskegee Eleven Today". The Knoxville Journal. Knoxville, Tennessee. October 27, 1933. p. 1B. Retrieved May 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ "Bulldogs Beaten, 37-6". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. Knoxville, Tennessee. October 28, 1933. p. 6. Retrieved May 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ "Tuskegee Eleven Meet Morehouse". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. November 2, 1933. p. 6. Retrieved May 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ "Tuskegee Crushes Morehouse, 26 To 6". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. November 5, 1933. p. 17. Retrieved May 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ "Tuskegee Whips Morehouse". The Chicago Defender. Chicago, Illinois. November 11, 1933. p. 11. Retrieved May 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ "Tuskegee Plays Clark Today". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. November 11, 1933. p. 9. Retrieved May 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ "Tuskegee Defeats Clark Eleven, 13-0". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. November 12, 1933. p. 8. Retrieved May 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ "Tuskegee In 15 To 0 Win So. Carolina". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. November 24, 1933. p. 7. Retrieved May 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ "Tuskegee Swamps Fisk Eleven, 27-0". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. November 26, 1933. p. 9. Retrieved May 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ "Tuskegee Defeats Fisk, 27-0". Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. December 2, 1933. p. 4, section 2. Retrieved May 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ "Hornets And Tigers Clash At Bowl Today At 2". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. November 30, 1933. p. 5. Retrieved May 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ "Tuskegee Displays Power Attack To Humble State At Bowl, 14 To 7". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. December 1, 1933. p. 8. Retrieved May 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ "Xavier Scores By Team Is Too Light". The Louisiana Weekly. New Orleans, Louisiana. December 9, 1933. p. 5. Retrieved May 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ "Tuskegee Crew Arrives Today". The Marshall Morning News. Marshall, Texas. December 7, 1933. p. 2. Retrieved May 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ "Wiley Wildcats trim Tuskegee 13 to 0 before crowd of 4,000". The Marshall Morning News. December 10, 1933. Retrieved April 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Smith, Leon (December 16, 1933). "Wiley Defeats Tuskegee". The Chicago Defender. Chicago, Illinois. p. 10. Retrieved May 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Tuskegee University Athletics. p. 127. Retrieved May 19, 2026.