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1933 Duquesne Dukes football team

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1933 Duquesne Dukes football
ConferenceIndependent
Record10–1
Head coach
Home stadiumForbes Field
Seasons
← 1932
1934 →
1933 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Princeton     9 0 0
Duquesne     10 1 0
No. 9 Army     9 1 0
Boston College     8 1 0
Columbia     8 1 0
Pittsburgh     8 1 0
Colgate     6 1 1
Bucknell     7 2 0
Fordham     6 2 0
Tufts     6 2 0
Villanova     7 2 1
Harvard     5 2 1
Drexel     5 3 0
Massachusetts State     5 3 0
Temple     5 3 0
Manhattan     5 3 1
Cornell     4 3 0
Carnegie Tech     4 3 2
La Salle     3 3 2
Syracuse     4 4 0
Yale     4 4 0
Penn State     3 3 1
Brown     3 5 0
Vermont     3 5 0
Franklin & Marshall     4 5 0
NYU     2 4 1
Penn     2 4 1
Northeastern     1 3 1
Boston University     2 5 0
Washington & Jefferson     2 7 1
CCNY     1 5 1
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1933 Duquesne Dukes football team was an American football team that represented Duquesne University as an independent during the 1933 college football season. In its seventh and final season under head coach Elmer Layden, Duquesne compiled a 10–1 record, outscored opponents by a total of 206 to 33, and defeated the Miami Hurricanes in the Festival of Palms Bowl.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15WaynesburgW 18–612,000[2]
September 22West Virginia Wesleyan
  • Forbes Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 25–07,500[3]
September 29West Virginia
  • Forbes Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 19–722,000[4]
October 6Bucknell
  • Forbes Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 6–0> 18,000[5]
October 13Western Maryland
  • Forbes Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 13–010,000[6]
October 20Detroit
  • Forbes Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 14–0> 25,000[7]
October 27Westminster (PA)
  • Forbes Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 31–02,500
November 4at Washington & Jefferson
W 21–612,000[8]
November 11at Pittsburgh
L 0–760,000[9]
November 25Geneva
  • Forbes Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 26–05,000[10]
January 1, 1934at Miami (FL) W 33–710,000[11]

References

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  1. ^ "1933 Duquesne Dukes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "Dukes Get In Shape Early, Show Promise Of Big Year". The Pittsburgh Press. September 16, 1933. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Jack Sell (September 23, 1933). "Bluffmen Chase Bobcat Jinx For Second Triumph". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 14. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Dukes' line shines in win over West Va". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. September 30, 1933. Retrieved July 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Dukes Score Brilliant Win Over Bisons". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. October 7, 1933. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Dukes Overpower Western Maryland". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. October 14, 1933. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ W. W. Edgar (October 21, 1933). "Duquesne Scores Twice in Last Period to Give U. of D. First Defeat, 14-0". Detroit Free Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Duquesne Defeats W. & J., 21 to 6". The Pittsburgh Press. November 5, 1933. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "60,000 Fans Shiver in Rain To See Pitt Defeat Duquesne, 7-0". The Pittsburgh Press. November 12, 1933. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Duquesne Ends Most Successful Season With 26-0 Victory Over Geneva". The Pittsburgh Press. November 26, 1933. pp. Sports 1, 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Duquesne Smothers Miami By 33 to 7". The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 2, 1934. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.