1933 Oregon State Beavers football team
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| 1933 Oregon State Beavers football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Record | 6–2–2 (2–1–1 PCC) |
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| Home stadium | Bell Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1933 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State College in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1933 college football season. This was the 39th year in school history during which intercollegiate football was played. The team played its home games at Bell Field in Corvallis, Oregon and Multnomah Stadium in Portland.
In their first season under head coach Lonny Stiner, the Beavers compiled a 6–2–2 record (2–1–1 against PCC opponents), good for fourth place in the PCC. Oregon State outscored their opponents, 88 to 48 during the year.[1]
Background[edit]
New budget, new coach[edit]
On January 10, 1933, Paul J. Schissler resigned as Oregon State's head football coach.[2] The roots of the separation were financial rather than performance-related, with chairman of the Oregon State College board of control Harry Rodgers declaring that the school's tenuous financial situation would not permit payment of the annual salary scheduled to be drawn by Coach Schissler.[2]
With the Great Depression negatively impacting college revenues, uniform wage cuts had been ordered by the state board of higher education for all its employees.[2] The 40-year old Schissler had balked at the demand, instead sending the board a copy of the five-year contract he signed in November 1931 calling for payment of a salary of $8,000 a year.[2] When it became clear in conference with the chancellor that the board of higher education did not intend to honor this contract, Schissler submitted his resignation, effective June 30, 1933, with the board granting him an immediate paid leave of absence until that date.[2] The board announced no further salary settlement would be made.[2]
Speculation immediately focused on the possible promotion of 30-year-old line coach Lonny Stiner from Schissler's current staff at lesser salary.[2] Formerly a player at Michigan and assistant coach at Michigan State, Stiner had been working as an assistant football coach at Oregon State since 1928.[3] Petitions signed by players circulated on campus in favor of the hiring of Stiner as coach and he was placed in charge of running the team's spring practice.[4] His hiring was formally approved on April 30, 1933, at a salary of $5,500 — discounted to $4,415 due to mandatory cuts.[4]
New lineup[edit]
Oregon State lost 12 varsity lettermen after the 1932 season but returned 19 for the 1933 squad.[5] Critical losses included left halfback Harold Moe, who would play in 1933 for the Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL), tackle Curly Miller, and end Keith Davis.[5] Stepping into the void at left halfback, traditionally the primary ball-carrier of the Oregon State offense, was to be Norman Franklin, dubbed by one preseason expert as the "red-headed riot from Long Beach".[5] Franklin had been timed running a blistering 9.9 seconds in the 100-yard dash and was regarded as a "triple threat" out of the single-wing formation — a runner, passer, and receiver.[5]
Returning stars included a pair of tough tackles who would eventually play in the NFL — 205-pound senior "Tar" Schwammel and Hawaiian-born junior Harry Field, a 225-pounder called "meaner than a sick tiger".[5] Harold Pangle, a halfback on the 1932 squad, was to be moved to quarterback, primarily a blocking position under the single-wing.[5] Another Hawaiian, Pierre Bowman, was to take the reins at starting right halfback ("wingback").[5]
General rules[edit]
The 1933 NCAA football season was played with rules allowing only limited substitution — the one-platoon system. A player removed from the game could not return for the duration of the quarter in which he was removed.[6] Players consequently played "both ways," alternating on offense and defense until removed due to exhaustion or injury.
Weekly action[edit]
Week 1: Southern Oregon Normal School[edit]
Season highlights[edit]
Lon Stiner would remain the head football coach at Oregon State through the 1948 season, compiling a lifetime record of 74–49–17.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | Southern Oregon Normal* | W 21–0 | |||
| September 23 | Willamette* |
| W 21–0 | ||
| September 30 | Montana |
| W 20–0 | ||
| October 7 | Gonzaga* | T 0–0 | 20,000 | [7] | |
| October 14 | at San Francisco* | W 12–7 | 3,000 | [8][9] | |
| October 21 | USC |
| T 0–0 | 21,000 | |
| October 28 | Washington State |
| W 2–0 | 10,000 | |
| November 11 | vs. Oregon |
| L 3–13 | 32,183 | |
| November 18 | at Fordham* | W 9–6 | 40,000 | ||
| November 30 | at Nebraska* | L 0–22 | 23,092 | [10] | |
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Roster[edit]
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Quarterbacks
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Ends
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Guards
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- Projected opening day starters marked with *
- Eventual NFL player marked with †
- Sources: Official Program: Oregon State vs. San Francisco, p. 12. Roger Treat, Official NFL Football Encyclopedia (1952), passim.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "1933 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g "One of Oregon State Assistant Coaches May Be Promoted: No 'Big Name' To Be Sought," Oregon Statesman, Jan. 11, 1933, p. 8.
- ^ "New Oregon State Coach," Medford Mail Tribune, May 3, 1933, p. 3.
- ^ a b "Lonnie Stiner Popular Choice: Local Line Coach Heads College Gridiron Program for Coming Season," Corvallis Gazette-Times, May 1, 1933, pp. 1, 8.
- ^ a b c d e f g Braven L. Dyer, "'Who'll Stop the Trojans?'" Illustrated Football Annual, 1933. New York: Fiction House, 1933, pp. 74–75.
- ^ Official Foot Ball Rules of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, 1934, in W.R. Okeson (ed.), National Collegiate Athletic Association: Official Foot Ball Rules and Official Intercollegiate Foot Ball Guide, 1934. New York: American Sports Publishing Co., 1934. Rule 5, section 2, p. 18.
- ^ "Gonzaga Bulldogs Hold Orange To Scoreless Tie At Portland Saturday". The Eugene Register-Guard. October 8, 1933. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Herbert Lundy, "Oregon State Defeats USF: Franklin, Backfield Star Runs Wild to Give States 12–7 Win, Small Attendance," San Bernardino County Sun, Oct. 15, 1933, p. 15.
- ^ "Dons Felled by Beavers, 14-7". The Oregon Statesman. October 15, 1933. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ McBride, Gregg (November 6, 1934). "Saturday Turnout is Likely Top Previous Mark at Nebraska U." The Lincoln Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. p. 8. Retrieved March 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.