1933 Stanford Indians football team

1933 Stanford Indians football
PCC co-champion
Rose Bowl, L 0–7 vs. Columbia
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record8–2–1 (4–1 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
1933 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Stanford ^ + 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 1
No. 8 Oregon + 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 6 USC 4 – 1 – 1 10 – 1 – 1
Oregon State 2 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 2
Washington State 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
California 2 – 2 – 2 6 – 3 – 2
Washington 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
UCLA 1 – 3 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Idaho 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Montana 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1933 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1933 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Tiny Thornhill, the Indians compiled an overall record of 8–2–1 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, sharing the PCC title with Oregon. Stanford was invited to the Rose Bowl, where Indians lost to Columbia. The team played home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23San Jose State*
W 27–0[1]
September 30UCLA
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 3–025,000[2]
October 7Santa Clara*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 7–035,000[3]
October 14vs. Northwestern*
T 0–028,000[4]
October 21San Francisco*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 20–13[5]
October 28at Washington
L 0–612,158[6]
November 4Olympic Club*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 21–06,000[7]
November 11at USC
W 13–795,000[8]
November 18Montana
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 33–73,500[9]
November 25California
W 7–388,000[10]
January 1, 1934vs. Columbia*
L 0–740,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Source: [12]

Season summary

In head coach Claude E. Thornhill's first season, the Indians allowed only 36 points during the entire regular season and logged four shutout victories. The team was Pacific Coast Conference co-champions with Oregon and was selected to represent the conference in the Rose Bowl.[13]

Vow Boys

After the prior season's devastating loss to rival USC, Stanford's freshmen football players, led by quarterback Frank Alustiza, vowed never again to lose to the Trojans. The "Vow Boys", as they and their team were called, kept the vow for their three varsity seasons, beginning with a 13–7 road victory over the 1933 USC team. The game was USC's first loss in 27 contests, and Stanford's victory paved their way to the Rose Bowl.[14]

Further information: Vow Boys

1934 Rose Bowl

Heavy favorites in the Rose Bowl against Columbia, the Indians, led by quarterback Alustiza and fullback Grayson, dominated the line of scrimmage, with Grayson rushing for 152 yards on 28 carries, more than the entire Columbia team. However, eight fumbles and a stiff goal line defense by Columbia kept Stanford from scoring, and the lone score, in a hidden ball play, gave the Lions the upset.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Stanford shows strength beating San Jose State, 27–0". The San Francisco Examiner. September 24, 1933. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Bill Corbus' place-kick wins for Stanford over U.C.L.A." The Fresno Bee. October 1, 1933. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Curley Grieve (October 8, 1933). "Stanford Cards Defeat Broncos, 7–0: Bobby Grayson Scores Cardinal Touchdown; Santa Clara Makes Uphill Battle With Spectacular Aerial Attack". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "N.U. Ties Stanford, 0–0". Chicago Tribune. October 15, 1933. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Stanford Rally Routs Dons, 20 to 13". Los Angeles Times. October 22, 1933. p. VI-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cards lose to Huskies, 6–0". The Sacramento Union. October 29, 1933. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Stanford beats Olympic Club in closing periods". Santa Cruz Daily Sentinel. November 5, 1933. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Stanford upsets U.S.C. 13–7". The San Bernardino Daily Sun. November 12, 1933. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cardinals of Stanford win easily, 33–7". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 19, 1933. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Long pass gives Stanford 7–3 victory over California in final period of Big Game". The San Francisco Examiner. November 26, 1933. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Red team fumbles to defeat". Long Beach Sun. January 2, 1934. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1933 Stanford Cardinal Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
  13. ^ "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1933–1937". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 2, 2012. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
  14. ^ "Tradition: Great Moments in the First Fifty Years of Cardinal Football". The Stanford Review. XXXVII (8). December 1, 2006. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
  15. ^ "1934: Columbia, 7 vs. Stanford, 0". Pasadena Tournament of Roses. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
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