1933 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1933
| team = West Virginia Mountaineers
| sport = football
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| conference = Independent
| record = 3–5–3
| head_coach = Greasy Neale
| hc_year = 3rd
| captain = Arthur Swisher
| stadium = Mountaineer Field
}}
{{1933 Southern college football independents records}}
The 1933 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1933 college football season. In its third season under head coach Greasy Neale, the team compiled a 3–5–3 record and was outscored by opponents by a total of 145 to 87.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/west-virginia/1933-schedule.html|title=1933 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=October 11, 2017}}{{cite web|title=2017 West Virginia Football Media Guide|year=2017|publisher=West Virginia University|page=176|url=https://issuu.com/wvusportspub/docs/2017_wvu_football_guide}} The team played its home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. Arthur Swisher was the team captain.2017 WVU Football Guide, p. 169.
Schedule
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|September 23|vs|Washington and Lee|Laidley Field|Charleston, WV|T 0–0||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107953655/west-virginia-washlee-in-scoreless-tie/|work=The Pittsburgh Press|title=West Virginia, Wash–Lee in scoreless tie|date=September 24, 1933|accessdate=July 20, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|September 29|at|Duquesne|Forbes Field|Pittsburgh, PA|L 7–19|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 7|at|Pittsburgh|Pitt Stadium|Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)|L 0–21|10,000|{{cite news|author=Jess Carver|title=Panthers Bag 21–0 Triumph|newspaper=Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph|date=October 8, 1933|page=Part 2-1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93385512/panthers-bag-210-triumph/|access-date=January 24, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 14|at|Fordham|Polo Grounds|New York, NY|L 0–20|18,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/times-union-fordham-batters-west-virgini/151720888/|work=Brooklyn Times Union|title=Fordham batters West Virginia, 20–0|date=October 15, 1933|accessdate=July 20, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 20|at|Temple|Temple Stadium|Philadelphia, PA|L 7–13|15,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-temple-defeats/151721171/|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|title=Temple defeats West Virginia, 13–7|date=October 21, 1933|accessdate=July 20, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 28||{{cfb link|year=1933|team=Davis & Elkins Scarlet Hurricane |title=Davis & Elkins}}|Mountaineer Field|Morgantown, WV|T 7–7|8,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-raleigh-register-west-va-u-and-d/151721321/|work=The Raleigh Register|title=West Va. U. and D.-E. in tie contest|date=October 29, 1933|accessdate=July 20, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 4||Marquette|Mountaineer Field|Morgantown, WV|T 13–13||{{cite news|title=Marquette in 13-13 Tie with West Virginia|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=November 5, 1933|page=II-5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121297830/marquette-in-13-13-tie-with-west/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 11|at|Wisconsin|Camp Randall Stadium|Madison, WI|L 6–25|11,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-capital-times-badgers-rout-west-virg/151721477/|work=The Capital Times|title=Badgers rout West Virginia, 25 to 6|date=November 12, 1933|accessdate=July 20, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 18||West Virginia Wesleyan|Mountaineer Field|Morgantown, WV|W 26–13|4,000|{{cite news |author= |title=West Virginia Wins First Game of Season |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pittsburgh-press/127283025/ |newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press |location=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |date=November 19, 1933 |page=3, sports section |access-date=June 27, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
|November 25|at|Georgetown|Griffith Stadium|Washington, DC|W 14–12||{{cite news|title=Hoyas Beaten in Heartbreaker: Two Late Scores Win for West Va.|newspaper=The Sunday Star|date=November 26, 1933|page=V-1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53390896/hoyas-beaten-in-heartbreaker-two-late/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 30||Washington & Jefferson|Mountaineer Field|Morgantown, WV|W 7–2|7,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-post-herald-west-virginia-is/151721602/|work=Birmingham Post-Herald|title=West Virginia is victor, 7–2, over W.J.|date=December 1, 1933|accessdate=July 20, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
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