1933 Washington Huskies football team

1933 Washington Huskies football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record5–4 (3–4 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainBill Smith
Home stadiumUniversity of Washington 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 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1933 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Jimmy Phelan, the team compiled a 5–4 record, finished in seventh place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 88 to 81. Bill Smith was the team captain.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Gonzaga*W 13–04,411[1]
September 30Idaho
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 32–612,318[2]
October 14Oregon
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA (rivalry)
L 0–627,043[3]
October 21at Puget Sound*W 14–64,000[4]
October 28Stanford
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 6–012,158[5]
November 11at CaliforniaL 0–3340,000[6]
November 18UCLA
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 10–014,339[7]
November 25at Washington StateL 6–1717,000[8]
December 9at USCL 7–1335,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Source: [10]

References

  1. ^ "Washington Beats Stubborn Gonzaga Team: Spokane Men Hold Seattle Players to a 13–0 Score". pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Huskies win, Vandals' Wee Willis tough". The Oregon Statesman. October 1, 1933. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Oregon beats Huskies, 6 to 0". The San Francisco Examiner. October 15, 1933. Retrieved June 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Huskies 14, Loggers 6". The Tacoma Sunday Ledger. October 22, 1933. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cards lose to Huskies, 6–0". The Sacramento Union. October 29, 1933. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "U.C. swamps Huskies for 33–0 victory". Santa Rosa Press Democrat. November 12, 1933. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Washington turns back U.C.L.A., 10–0, on field shrouded by fog". The Spokesman-Review. November 19, 1933. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Washington State outgained but defeats rugged Husky team by 17-to-6 margin". The Los Angeles Times. November 26, 1933. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Trojans come from behind to defeat Huskies, 13–7". The Birmingham News & Age-Herald. December 10, 1933. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "1933 Washington Huskies Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2026.