1933 George Washington Colonials football team

1933 George Washington Colonials football
1933 George Washington Colonials football
Conference	Independent
1933 record	5–3–1
Head coach	Jim Pixlee (5th season);
Home stadium	Griffith Stadium
	Seasons ← 1932 1934 →

The 1933 George Washington Colonials football team was an American football team that represented George Washington University as an independent during the 1933 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Jim Pixlee, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 125 to 51. The team defeated Auburn, tied with Clemson, and lost to Tennessee, Tulsa, and Kansas.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 7	at North Dakota	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND	W 27–6
October 13	Clemson	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	T 0–0
October 21	Auburn	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	W 19–6
October 28	at West Virginia Wesleyan	Buckhannon, WV	W 33–0
November 4	Tennessee	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	L 0–13	25,000	^[2]
November 11	at Washington & Jefferson	Cameron Stadium Washington, PA	W 13–6
November 17	Tulsa	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	L 6–13
November 25	Catawba	Griffith Stadium Washington, D.C.	W 27–0
December 2	Kansas	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	L 0–7	10,000	^[3]

^ "1934 George Washington Colonials Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
^ "Feathers stars in Vols' 13–0 victory". The Knoxville Journal. November 5, 1933. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Kansas Downs G. Washington". The Morning Chronicle (Manhattan, Kansas). December 3, 1933. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.

v t George Washington Colonials football
Venues	American League Park Griffith Stadium (1930–1960) District of Columbia Stadium (1961–1966)
Bowls and rivalries	1957 Sun Bowl
Culture and lore	"Hail to the Buff and Blue"
People
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1933 Southern college football independents records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Oklahoma City		–		8	–	1	–	0
Tulsa		–		6	–	1	–	0
Texas A&I		–		6	–	2	–	0
Catholic University		–		6	–	3	–	0
South Georgia Teachers		–		5	–	3	–	0
Western Maryland		–		5	–	3	–	0
William & Mary Norfolk		–		5	–	3	–	1
George Washington		–		5	–	3	–	1
Navy		–		5	–	4	–	0
Delaware State		–		4	–	4	–	0
Oglethorpe		–		4	–	5	–	0
Texas Mines		–		3	–	5	–	1
West Virginia		–		3	–	5	–	2
Delaware		–		2	–	4	–	2
Dixie		–		2	–	4	–	0
Georgetown		–		1	–	6	–	1
East Carolina		–		1	–	5	–	0