1933 Southwestern Lynx football team

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1933 Southwestern Lynx football
ConferenceDixie Conference, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–4–2 (1–3–1 Dixie, 1–2 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumFargason Field
Seasons
← 1932
1934 →
1933 Dixie Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Howard (AL) $ 4 0 1 7 1 2
Centre 2 0 0 7 3 0
Mercer 2 0 1 4 3 2
Birmingham–Southern 2 1 3 3 3 3
Mississippi College 1 1 1 3 4 1
Millsaps 1 1 1 4 4 2
Southwestern (TN) 1 3 1 3 4 2
Chattanooga 0 2 2 2 3 2
Spring Hill 0 5 0 0 7 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1933 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Murray State $ 7 0 0 9 0 0
Howard (AL) 5 0 0 7 1 2
Centenary 3 0 0 8 0 4
Furman 4 0 1 6 1 2
Union (KY) 3 0 1 4 1 1
Miami (FL) 2 0 1 5 1 2
Western Kentucky State Teachers 5 1 0 6 2 0
Centre 3 1 0 7 3 0
Loyola (LA) 3 1 0 6 4 1
Rollins 2 1 0 6 2 0
SW Louisiana 3 2 0 6 3 0
Presbyterian 3 2 0 4 2 2
Millsaps 3 2 1 4 4 2
Newberry 2 2 1 6 3 1
Tennessee Tech 2 2 0 4 4 0
The Citadel 2 2 1 3 5 1
Louisiana Normal 2 3 0 6 3 0
Mississippi College 2 3 0 3 4 1
Georgetown (KY) 2 3 1 2 5 1
Mississippi State Teachers 2 4 1 3 5 2
Southwestern (TN) 1 2 0 3 4 2
Louisiana Tech 1 3 0 1 7 0
Louisiana College 1 4 0 3 4 0
Wofford 1 4 0 3 6 0
Transylvania 1 4 0 1 7 1
Erskine 1 5 0 2 7 0
Union (TN) 1 5 0 3 7 0
Louisville 1 6 0 1 7 0
Stetson 0 0 1 4 2 1
Mercer 0 0 1 4 3 2
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers 0 2 2 1 2 3
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 0 4 0 1 7 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1933 Southwestern Lynx football team was an American football team that represented Southwestern, The College of the Mississippi Valley (now known as Rhodes College) as a member of the Dixie Conference and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) in the 1933 college football season. Led by Jimmy R. Haygood in his third season as head coach, the team compiled an overall record of 3–4–2 and with a mark of 1–3–1 in Dixie Conference play and 1–2 against SIAA competition.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Ole Miss*
T 6–64,000[1]
September 29at Union (TN)
W 18–03,000[2]
October 7Birmingham–Southern
  • Fargason Field
  • Memphis, TN
L 0–20[3]
October 14Sewanee*
  • Fargason Field
  • Memphis, TN (rivalry)
L 7–12[4]
October 21at Howard (AL)L 7–26[5]
October 27at Mississippi State*W 6–0[6]
November 11Millsaps
  • Fargason Field
  • Memphis, TN
L 0–6[7]
November 18Chattanooga
  • Faragason Field
  • Memphis, TN
T 0–01,200[8]
November 30at Spring HillMobile, ALW 12–0[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Southwestern and Ole Miss battle to 6 all deadlock". The Commercial Appeal. September 24, 1933. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Lynx defeat Union University in night game score 18 to 0". The Commercial Appeal. September 30, 1933. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Panthers crush Lynx by great attack, 20–0". The Birmingham News. October 8, 1933. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Sewanee upsets Southwestern, 12 to 7". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 15, 1933. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Howard wins handily from Southwestern, 26–7". The Birmingham News & Age-Herald. October 22, 1933. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Southwestern upsets Mississippi State by score of 6 to 0". The Commercial Appeal. October 28, 1933. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Fighting Majors score 6–0 upset win over Southwestern". The Clarion-Ledger. November 12, 1933. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Moccasins outplay Lynx in tie, 0–0". The Chattanooga Times. November 19, 1933. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Southwestern works two passes to conquer Spring Hill". The Commercial Appeal. December 1, 1933. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.