1933 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

1933 Arkansas Razorbacks football
1933 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Dixie Classic, T 7–7 vs. Centenary
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	7–3–1 (4–1 SWC)
Head coach	Fred Thomsen (5th season);
Home stadium	The Hill, Quigley Stadium
	Seasons ← 1932 1934 →

The 1933 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1933 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Fred Thomsen, the Razorbacks compiled an overall record of 7–3–1 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 213 to 61. Arkansas was invited to the Dixie Classic, where they tied Centenary.^[1]

1933 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Arkansas	4	–	1	–	0	7	–	3	–	1
TCU	4	–	2	–	0	9	–	2	–	1
Baylor	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Texas A&M	2	–	2	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Texas	2	–	3	–	1	4	–	5	–	2
SMU	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	1
Rice	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

Because of an ineligible played used by Arkansas, no championship was awarded.

Arkansas finished first the SWC, but because the Razorbacks has used an ineligible player, conference officials voted not to recognize a champion for the 1933 season. Ulysses "Heine" Schleuter had told coach Thomsen that he had remaining eligibility, but had played at the University of Nebraska in 1931 and 1932 and at the Kemper Military School. Schleuter's status came into question when a student at Southern Methodist University (SMU) saw a newspaper photograph of Schleuter and recognized him as a former Cornhusker.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	Ozarks*	The Hill Fayetteville, AR	W 40–0
September 30	Oklahoma Baptist*	The Hill Fayetteville, AR	W 42–7
October 7	TCU	The Hill Fayetteville, AR	W 13–0
October 14	Baylor	Quigley Stadium Little Rock, AR	W 19–7
October 21	vs. LSU*	State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA (rivalry)	L 0–20
October 28	SMU	The Hill Fayetteville, AR	W 3–0
November 11	at Rice	Rice Field Houston, TX	L 6–7
November 18	Hendrix*	The Hill Fayetteville, AR	W 63–0
November 24	at Texas	War Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	W 20–6		^[3]
November 30	at Tulsa*	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	L 0–7
January 1	vs. Centenary*	Fair Park Dallas, TX (Dixie Classic)	T 7–7	12,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming

Dixie Classic

The Dixie Classic was the first bowl appearance in Arkansas Razorbacks history. Their opponent, Centenary, was undefeated in the regular season. The game, played in Dallas, was the final Dixie Classic, a predecessor to the Cotton Bowl Classic. The Razorbacks dented the scoreboard first, on a 24-yard hookup from Tom Murphy to Elvin Geiser in the second quarter. The Gentlemen returned with a 20-yard touchdown pass, but missed the extra point to give Arkansas a 7–6 lead. However, a Razorback was called offside, the down was replayed, and Centenary's kicker Chester Weidman's kick was true.^[4]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Razorbacks	0	7	0	0	7
Gentlemen	0	7	0	0	7

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	ARK	CEN
2					ARK	Elvin Geiser 24-yard touchdown reception from Tom Murphy, Elvin Geiser kick good	7	0
2					CEN	Harold Olsin 20-yard touchdown reception from Manning Smith, Chester Weidman kick good	7	7
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							7	7

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