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1933 West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats football team

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1933 West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats football
ConferenceWest Virginia Athletic Conference
Record4–7 (2–2 WVAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1932
1934 →
1933 West Virginia Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Davis & Elkins $ 5 0 0 9 1 1
Salem 7 1 0 7 1 0
Fairmont State 3 1 0 6 1 0
West Virginia Wesleyan 2 2 0 4 7 0
West Liberty State 1 3 1 2 4 2
Glenville State 1 3 1 2 4 1
Morris Harvey 0 5 0 1 8 0
Concord * 2 1 0 4 3 0
New River State * 1 1 0 4 2 0
Shepherd * 1 2 0 5 2 0
Marshall * 0 1 0 3 5 1
Potomac State * 0 3 0 2 4 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Did not qualify for conference standings
    Ties did not count in conference standings.

The 1933 West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats football team represented West Virginia Wesleyan College as a member of the West Virginia Athletic Conference (WVAC) during the 1933 college football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Cebe Ross, the Bobcats compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, placing fourth in the WVAC.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Duquesne*L 0–257,500[2]
September 30Geneva*Buckhannon, WVL 6–14[3]
October 7at NYU*W 3–012,000[4]
October 14Davis & ElkinsBuckhannon, WVL 6–27
October 20vs. SalemClarksburg, WVL 7–13[5]
October 27at George Washington*L 0–3310,000[6]
November 4Bethany (WV)*daggerBuckhannon, WVW 34–0[7]
November 112:00 p.m.Dayton*L 6–7[8][9][10][11]
November 18at West Virginia*L 13–264,000[12]
November 25Glenville StateBuckhannon, WVW 26–7[13]
November 30at MarshallW 12–6[14]

References

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  1. ^ "2005 WVIAC Football Media Guide". West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. July 15, 2005. p. 35. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ Jack Sell (September 23, 1933). "Bluffmen Chase Bobcat Jinx For Second Triumph". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 14. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Geneva Rallies, Beats Wesleyan". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 1, 1933. p. 3, part 2. Retrieved June 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Methodists, led by a Barnum, fool Violets in opener, 3–0". Daily News. October 8, 1933. p. 60. Retrieved February 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wesleyan Team Is Surprised". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 21, 1933. p. 7. Retrieved June 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Wesleyan bows in night battle". The Charleston Daily Mail. October 28, 1933. Retrieved March 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bethany Easy For Wesleyan". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 5, 1933. p. 5, part 2. Retrieved June 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ Smith, Bob (November 10, 1933). "Wesleyan Is Favored Over Dayton". Dayton Daily News. Dayton, Ohio. p. 29. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ Smith, Bob (November 10, 1933). "Bobcat Power (continued)". Dayton Daily News. Dayton, Ohio. p. 31. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ Smith, Bob (November 12, 1933). "Flyers Come From Behind To Defeat W. Va. Wesleyan". Dayton Daily News. Dayton, Ohio. p. 1. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ Smith, Bob (November 12, 1933). "Elmer Xang's (continued)". Dayton Daily News. Dayton, Ohio. p. 6. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "West Virginia Wins First Game of Season". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 19, 1933. p. 3, sports section. Retrieved June 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "Bobcats Find Glenville Easy". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 26, 1933. p. 4, sports section. Retrieved June 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ "Wesleyan Downs Marshall, 12-6". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. December 1, 1933. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.