1933 West Tennessee State Teachers football team

The 1933 West Tennessee State Teachers football team was an American football team that represented West Tennessee State Teachers College (now known as the University of Memphis) as a member of the Mississippi Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1933 college football season. In their tenth season under head coach Zach Curlin, West Tennessee State Teachers compiled an overall record of 7–1–1.

1933 West Tennessee State Teachers football
ConferenceMississippi Valley Conference
Record7–1–1 (3–0 MVC)
Head coach
CaptainJack Dodds, Naylor Litchfield
Home stadiumMemorial Field
1933 Mississippi Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
West Tennessee State Teachers 3 –0 –07 –1 –1
Sunflower Junior 2 –1 –02 –1 –0
Bethel (TN) $ 3 –2 –05 –4 –0
Tennessee Poly 1 –1 –04 –4 –0
Lambuth 2 –3 –12 –5 –1
Delta State 1 –2 –02 –7 –0
Freed–Hardeman 0 –3 –10 –3 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 302:30 p.m.Cape Girardeau*
W 18–0[1][2]
October 63:00 p.m.at Bethel (TN)McKenzie, TNW 20–13[3][4]
October 12at Arkansas College*Batesville, ARW 18–6[5][6]
October 21Freed–Hardeman
  • Memorial Field
  • Memphis, TN
W 51–0[7][8]
October 282:30 p.m.Western Kentucky State Teachers*dagger
  • Memorial Field
  • Memphis, TN
L 0–19[9][10]
November 3at Middle Tennessee State Teachers*Murfreesboro, TNW 20–6[11][12]
November 182:00 p.m.Tennessee Poly
  • Memorial Field
  • Memphis, TN
W 13–0[13][14]
November 24at Arkansas State*
T 0–0[15][16]
November 302:00 p.m.at Union (TN)*Jackson, TNW 7–0[17][18]

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References
  1. Ferguson, Don (September 30, 1933). "Local Teachers Play Missourians In Opening Game Here Today". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. p. 15. Retrieved May 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. Ferguson, Don (October 1, 1933). "Memphis Teachers Down Cape Girardeau Eleven 18 To 0". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. p. 25, section I. Retrieved May 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. Ferguson, Don (October 6, 1933). "State Teachers Play Bethel Eleven At McKenzie Today". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. p. 25. Retrieved May 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. Ferguson, Don (October 7, 1933). "Memphis Teachers Win From Bethel, 20 to 13". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. p. 15. Retrieved May 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. Ferguson, Don (October 12, 1933). "State Teachers Off For Batesville, Ark". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. p. 19. Retrieved May 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. Ferguson, Don (October 13, 1933). "M'Alister Stars In State Teachers' Win". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. p. 24. Retrieved May 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. Ferguson, Don (October 21, 1933). "Freed-Hardeman Is Teachers' Foe Today". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. p. 13. Retrieved May 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. Ferguson, Don (October 22, 1933). "State Teachers Beat Freed-Hardeman 11". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. p. 23, section I. Retrieved May 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  9. Ferguson, Don (October 28, 1933). "Teachers Play West. Ky. Here Today". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. p. 14. Retrieved May 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  10. Ferguson, Don (October 29, 1933). "Local State Teachers Beaten By West Kentucky Teachers 19-0". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. p. 22, section I. Retrieved May 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  11. Ferguson, Don (November 3, 1933). "Local Teachers Tackle Middle Tennessee Team Today". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. p. 22. Retrieved May 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  12. "M'Alister Stars In Teachers' Triumph". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. November 4, 1933. p. 12. Retrieved May 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  13. Ferguson, Don (November 18, 1933). "Teachers Will Play Cookeville 11 Here". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. p. 12. Retrieved May 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  14. Ferguson, Don (November 19, 1933). "State Teachers Down Tennessee Poly Eleven 13 To 0". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. p. 23, section I. Retrieved May 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  15. "Local Teachers Play Arkansas College At Jonesboro Today". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. November 24, 1933. p. 31. Retrieved May 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  16. Ferguson, Don (November 25, 1933). "Memphis Teachers Toil To Scoreless Tie With Arkansas State". The Commercial Appeal. p. 12. Retrieved November 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. Leigh, Robert (November 30, 1933). "Memphis Teachers Play Union Today". The Commercial Appeal. p. 22. Retrieved May 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  18. Leigh, Robert (December 1, 1933). "McAlister Stars As Memphis Teachers Beat Union 7 To 0". The Commercial Appeal. p. 25. Retrieved May 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com} open access.
  19. "1933 Football Schedule". University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved September 15, 2021.


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