1933 Football Team

Overall Record: 7-0-1 Conference Record: 5-0-1
Conference Finish: 1st place tie
National Ranking: National Champions
Coach: Harry G. Kipke
Captain: Stanley Fay
All-Americans: Charles Bernard, Francis (Whitey) Wistert, Ted Petoskey
All-Conference: Francis Wistert, Charels Bernard, Ted Petoskey, Herman Everhardus
Most Valuable Player: Herman Everhardus
Meyer Morton Award: Mike Savage
Trainer: Ray Roberts
Assistant coaches: Jack Blott, Franklin Cappon, Ray Courtwright, Clifford Keen, Bennie Oosterbaan, Walter Weber
Manager: Raymond Fiske, George Duffy (ass't), Gale Sterling (ass't), Jack Dudley (ass't), Val R. Saph (ass't)

OpponentDateSiteResult Attend.
Michigan State 10/07 H W 20-6 22,090
Cornell 10/14 H W 40-0 27,431
Ohio State (HC) 10/21 H W 13-0 82,606
Chicago 10/28 A W 28-0 19,458
Illinois 11/04 A W 7-6 20,405
Iowa 11/11 H W 10-6 22,130
Minnesota 11/18 H T 0-0 52,137
Northwestern 11/25 A W 13-0 23,940
Totals131-18 270,197

Starting Lineups                  
PositionPlayer
left end Fred Petoskey (8)
left tackle Francis Wistert (8)
left guard Carl Savage (4)
Willard Hildebrand (3)
William Borgmann
center Charles Bernard (8)
right guard John Kowalik (7)
William Borgmann
right tackle Thomas Austin (8)
right end Willis Ward (8)
quarterback Stanley Fay (6)
Louis Westover
William Renner
fullback John Regeczi (8)
left halfback Herman Everhardus (8)
right halfback John Heston (6)
Stanley Fay (2)

View full 1933 roster (from all-time roster database, includes non-lettermen and freshmen)


1933 Team Photo
1933 team photo
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[Note: photo includes only varsity letter winners]

Back Row
Russ Oliver, Harvey Chapman, Michael Savage, manager Raymond Fiske, Trainer Ray Roberts
Fourth Row
John Viergever, Gerald Ford, Russell Fuog, Willis Ward, John Kowalik, Chester Beard, Bill Borgmann
Third Row
Tage Jacobson, Tom Austin, Charles Bernard, Francis Wistert, Willard Hildebrand, Carl Savage, Oscar Singer
Second Row
William Renner, John Heston, Coach Charles Kipke, capt. Stan Fay, Dir. Fielding Yost, Fred Pestoskey, John Regeczi, Herman Everhardus
Front Row
Estel Tessmer, Louis Westover

1933 Full Squad Photo
1933 team photo
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