1933 Stanford Indians football team

Schedule

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Season summary

In head coach Claude E. Thornhill's first season, the Indians allowed only 36 points during the entire regular season and logged four shutout victories. The team was Pacific Coast Conference co-champions with Oregon and was selected to represent the conference in the Rose Bowl.{{cite web |access-date = November 11, 2011 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120302170746/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/pac10/stanford/yearly_results.php?year=1933 |archive-date = 2012-03-02 |url-status = dead

Vow Boys

After the prior season's devastating loss to rival USC, Stanford's freshmen football players, led by quarterback Frank Alustiza, vowed never again to lose to the Trojans. The "Vow Boys", as they and their team were called, kept the vow for their three varsity seasons, beginning with a 13–7 road victory over the 1933 USC team. The game was USC's first loss in 27 contests, and Stanford's victory paved their way to the Rose Bowl.

1934 Rose Bowl

Heavy favorites in the Rose Bowl against Columbia, the Indians, led by quarterback Alustiza and fullback Grayson, dominated the line of scrimmage, with Grayson rushing for 152 yards on 28 carries, more than the entire Columbia team. However, eight fumbles and a stiff goal line defense by Columbia kept Stanford from scoring, and the lone score, in a hidden ball play, gave the Lions the upset.

References

References

1. (September 24, 1933). "Stanford shows strength beating San Jose State, 27–0". The San Francisco Examiner.
2. (October 1, 1933). "Bill Corbus' place-kick wins for Stanford over U.C.L.A.". The Fresno Bee.
3. Curley Grieve. (October 8, 1933). "Stanford Cards Defeat Broncos, 7–0: Bobby Grayson Scores Cardinal Touchdown; Santa Clara Makes Uphill Battle With Spectacular Aerial Attack". The San Francisco Examiner.
4. (October 15, 1933). "N.U. Ties Stanford, 0–0". Chicago Tribune.
5. (October 22, 1933). "Stanford Rally Routs Dons, 20 to 13". Los Angeles Times.
6. (October 29, 1933). "Cards lose to Huskies, 6–0". The Sacramento Union.
7. (November 5, 1933). "Stanford beats Olympic Club in closing periods". Santa Cruz Daily Sentinel.
8. (November 12, 1933). "Stanford upsets U.S.C. 13–7". The San Bernardino Daily Sun.
9. (November 19, 1933). "Cardinals of Stanford win easily, 33–7". The Salt Lake Tribune.
10. (November 26, 1933). "Long pass gives Stanford 7–3 victory over California in final period of Big Game". The San Francisco Examiner.
11. (January 2, 1934). "Red team fumbles to defeat". Long Beach Sun.
12. . ["1933 Stanford Cardinal Schedule and Results"](https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/stanford/1933-schedule.html). *[[Sports Reference]]*.
13. (December 1, 2006). "Tradition: Great Moments in the First Fifty Years of Cardinal Football". The Stanford Review.
14. "1934: Columbia, 7 vs. Stanford, 0". Pasadena Tournament of Roses.