1933 Oklahoma Sooners football team

The 1933 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1933 college football season. In their second year under head coach Lewie Hardage, the Sooners compiled a 4–4–1 record (3–2 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the Big Six Conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 82 to 70.^[1][2]

1933 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference	Big Six Conference
Record	4–4–1 (3–2 Big 6)
Head coach	Lewie Hardage (2nd season)
Captain	Bill Pansze
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1932 1934 →

1933 Big Six Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Nebraska $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Kansas State	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	1
Oklahoma	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Kansas	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Iowa State	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Missouri	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Dickinson System

No Sooners received All-America honors in 1933,^[3] but four Sooners received all-conference honors: guards Ellis Bashara and James Stacy, back Bob Dunlap, and tackle Cassius Gentry.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	Vanderbilt*	Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	T 0–0	18,000
October 7	at Tulsa*	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	L 6–20
October 14	vs. Texas*	Fair Park Stadium Dallas, TX (rivalry)	W 9–0	20,000	[5]
October 21	Iowa State	Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	W 19–7	8,081
October 28	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	L 7–16	16,507	[6]
November 4	Kansas	Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	W 20–0
November 11	at Missouri	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO (rivalry)	W 21–0
November 18	at Kansas State	Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 0–14
November 23	Oklahoma A&M*	Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (Bedlam)	L 0–13
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "Oklahoma Yearly Results (1930-1934)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
2. "1933 Oklahoma Sooners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
3. "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 90. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
4. "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 95. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
5. "Lucky breaks enable the Sooners to defeat Longhorns". Waco Sunday Tribune-Herald. October 15, 1933. Retrieved April 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. McBride, Gregg (November 6, 1934). "Saturday Turnout is Likely Top Previous Mark at Nebraska U." The Lincoln Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. p. 8. Retrieved March 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. DeLassus, David. "Oklahoma Yearly Results 1930–1934". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.