1933 Morgan Bears football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1933
| team = Morgan Bears
| sport = football
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| conference = Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association
| short_conf = CIAA
| record = 9–0
| conf_record = 8–0
| head_coach = Edward P. Hurt
| hc_year = 5th
| captain =
| stadium =
| champion = Black college national champion
CIAA champion
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{{1933 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings}}
The 1933 Morgan Bears football team was an American football team that represented Morgan College in the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) during the 1933 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Edward P. Hurt, the Bears compiled a 9–0 record, won the CIAA championship, shut out eight of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 319 to 6.{{cite web|title=Morgan State Yearly Results (1930-1934)|publisher=College Football Data Warehouse|accessdate=November 25, 2019|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/m/morgan_state/1930-1934_yearly_results.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906032551/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/m/morgan_state/1930-1934_yearly_results.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 6, 2015}} The Bears were recognized as the 1933 black college national champion.
Morgan players receiving first-team All-CIAA honors included Howard K. Wilson at quarterback, Troupe at fullback, Tom Conrad at left halfback, Crawford at right end, Williams at left tackle, and Hill at center.{{cite news|title=Union Scribe Picks C.I.A.A. 11|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Courier|date=December 23, 1933|page=14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39681207/union_scribe_picks_ciaa_11/|via=Newspapers.com}}
Schedule
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|September 30|at|{{cfb link|year=1933|team=Cheyney Wolves|title=Cheyney}}
|October 7||{{cfb link|year=1933|team=North Carolina A&T Aggies|title=North Carolina A&T}}||Baltimore, MD|W 37-0||
|October 14|at|{{cfb link|year=1933|team=Virginia Union Panthers|title=Virginia Union}}||Richmond, VA|W 25-0||
|October 21|at|{{cfb link|year=1933|team=Lincoln Lions|title=Lincoln (PA)}}|P.R.R.'s YMCA Field|Philadelphia, PA|W 45-0||{{cite news|title=Morgan Bears Trample Feeble Lion Eleven To Worst Defeat in Years|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Courier|date=October 28, 1933|page=II-4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39679664/morgan_bears_trample_feeble_lion_eleven/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Morgan Collegemen Down Lincoln Lions|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|date=October 22, 1933|page=4S|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39681466/morgan_collegemen_down_lincoln_lions/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 28||{{cfb link|year=1933|team=Bluefield State Big Blues|title=Bluefield State}}||Baltimore, MD|W 60-0||{{cite news|title=Morgan College Grid Team Swamps Blues 60-0 in Baltimore|newspaper=Bluefield Daily Telegraph|date=October 29, 1933|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39679490/morgan_college_grid_team_swamps_blues/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 4||{{cfb link|year=1933|team=Howard Bison|title=Howard}}|Bugle Field|Baltimore, MD|W 27-0||{{cite news|title=Morgan Beats Howard Eleven in Night Game|newspaper=The New York Age|date=November 11, 1933|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39679337/morgan_beats_howard_eleven_in_night_game/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 11|at|{{cfb link|year=1933|team=North Carolina College Eagles|title=North Carolina College}}||Durham, NC|W 47-0||{{cite news|title=Morgan Eleven Defeats Carolina Football Host|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=November 12, 1933|page=Sports 3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39679138/morgan_eleven_defeats_carolina_football/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 18|at|{{cfb link|year=1933|team=Hampton Pirates|title=Hampton}}|Armstrong Field|Hampton, VA|W 13-6||{{cite news|title=Morgan Overcomes Another Hurdle For C.I.A.A. Championship By Defeating Hampton Eleven, 13-6|newspaper=The New York Age|date=November 25, 1933|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39679949/morgan_overcomes_another_hurdle_for/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 30||{{cfb link|year=1933|team=Virginia State Trojans|title=Virginia State}}||Baltimore, MD|W 40-0||{{cite news|title=Morgan Wins C.I.A.A. Championship With Defeat of Va. State|newspaper=The New York Age|date=December 9, 1933|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39680302/morgan_wins_ciaa_championship_with/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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References
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{{Morgan State Bears football navbox}}
{{Black college football national champion navbox}}
Category:Morgan State Bears football seasons
Category:Black college football national champions
Category:Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football champion seasons