1933 Duquesne Dukes football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1933
| team = Duquesne Dukes
| sport = football
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| conference = Independent
| record = 10–1
| head_coach = Elmer Layden
| hc_year = 7th
| captain =
| stadium = Forbes Field
| bowl = Festival of Palms Bowl
| bowl_result = W 33–7 vs. Miami (FL)
}}
{{1933 Eastern college football independents records}}
The 1933 Duquesne Dukes football team was an American football team that represented Duquesne University as an independent during the 1933 college football season. In its seventh and final season under head coach Elmer Layden, Duquesne compiled a 10–1 record, outscored opponents by a total of 206 to 33, and defeated the Miami Hurricanes in the Festival of Palms Bowl.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/duquesne/1933-schedule.html |title=1933 Duquesne Dukes Schedule and Results |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |work=SR/College Football |access-date=June 8, 2020}}{{cite news|title=Layden Named Grid Coach at Notre Dame: Great Record as Coach Set by Layden|newspaper=Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph|date=December 8, 1933|page=44|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-sun-telegraph-layden-named-gr/166337404/}}
Guard George Rado was chosen by the Associated Press (AP) as a first-team player on the 1933 All-Eastern football team.{{cite news|title=Undefeated Army Places Three Men On All-Eastern Team|newspaper=Wilmington Morning News|date=November 29, 1933|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106026640/undefeated-army-places-three-men-on/|via=Newspapers.com}} Other key players included tackles Steve Sinko{{cite news|title=Sinko, Star Tackle, Returns To Duke Lineup|newspaper=The PIttsburgh Press|date=September 26, 1933|page=25|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pittsburgh-press-sinko-star-tackle/166337865/|via=Newspapers.com}} and Armand Niccolai, halfback Howard O'Dell, and Isadore Weinstock.{{cite news|title=Niccolai! Rado! O'Dell! Weinstock! -- Quartet of Stars!|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press|date=November 12, 1933|page=3 (sports)|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pittsburgh-press-niccolai-rado-od/166338486/|via=Newspapers.com}}
Layden left Duquesne in December 1933 to become head coach at Notre Dame.
The team played its home games at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Schedule
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|September 15||{{cfb link|year=1933|team=Waynesburg Yellow Jackets|title=Waynesburg}}|Forbes Field|Pittsburgh, PA|W 18-6|12,000|{{cite news|title=Dukes Get In Shape Early, Show Promise Of Big Year|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press|date=September 16, 1933|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53048025/dukes-get-in-shape-early/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|September 22||West Virginia Wesleyan|Forbes Field|Pittsburgh, PA|W 25-0|7,500|{{cite news|author=Jack Sell|title=Bluffmen Chase Bobcat Jinx For Second Triumph|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date=September 23, 1933|page=14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94053631/bluffmen-chase-bobcat-jinx-for-second-tr/|access-date=February 2, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
|September 29||West Virginia|Forbes Field|Pittsburgh, PA|W 19-7|22,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-sun-telegraph-dukes-line-shi/151720754/|work=Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph|title=Dukes' line shines in win over West Va.|date=September 30, 1933|accessdate=July 20, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 6||Bucknell|Forbes Field|Pittsburgh, PA|W 6-0|> 18,000|{{cite news|title=Dukes Score Brilliant Win Over Bisons|newspaper=Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph|date=October 7, 1933|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53051883/dukes-score-brilliant-win-over-bisons/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 13||Western Maryland|Forbes Field|Pittsburgh, PA|W 13-0|10,000|{{cite news|title=Dukes Overpower Western Maryland|newspaper=Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph|date=October 14, 1933|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53052221/dukes-overpower-western-maryland/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 20||Detroit|Forbes Field|Pittsburgh, PA|W 14-0|> 25,000|{{cite news|title=Duquesne Scores Twice in Last Period to Give U. of D. First Defeat, 14-0|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=W. W. Edgar|date=October 21, 1933|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23939280/duquesne_scores_twice_in_last_period_to/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 27||{{cfb link|year=1933|team=Westminster Titans|title=Westminster (PA)}}|Forbes Field|Pittsburgh, PA|W 31-0|2,500|
|November 4|at|Washington & Jefferson|College Field|Washington, PA|W 21-6|12,000|{{cite news|title=Duquesne Defeats W. & J., 21 to 6|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press|date=November 5, 1933|pages=Sports 1, 3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53049989/duquesne-defeats-w-j-21-to-6/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 11|at|Pittsburgh|Pitt Stadium|Pittsburgh, PA|L 0-7|60,000|{{cite news|title=60,000 Fans Shiver in Rain To See Pitt Defeat Duquesne, 7-0|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press|date=November 12, 1933|page=1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53051502/60000-fans-shiver-in-rain-to-see-pitt/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 25||{{cfb link|year=1933|team=Geneva Covenanters|title=Geneva}}|Forbes Field|Pittsburgh, PA|W 26-0|5,000|{{cite news|title=Duquesne Ends Most Successful Season With 26-0 Victory Over Geneva|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press |date=November 26, 1933 |pages=Sports 1, 5 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53049584/duquesne-ends-most-successful-season/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|January 1, 1934|at|Miami (FL) |Moore Park|Miami, FL (Festival of Palms Bowl)|W 33-7|10,000|{{cite news|title=Duquesne Smothers Miami By 33 to 7|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date=January 2, 1934|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53051232/duquesne-smothers-miami-by-33-to-7/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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