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1933 Stanford Indians football
1933 Stanford Indians football
	Head coach Tiny Thornhill
PCC co-champion
Rose Bowl, L 0–7 vs. Columbia
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	8–2–1 (4–1 PCC)
Head coach	Tiny Thornhill (1st season);
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium
	Seasons ← 1932 1934 →

1933 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 11 Stanford ^ +	4	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	1
No. 8 Oregon +	4	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
No. 6 USC	4	–	1	–	1	10	–	1	–	1
Oregon State	2	–	1	–	1	6	–	2	–	2
Washington State	3	–	3	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
California	2	–	2	–	2	6	–	3	–	2
Washington	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
UCLA	1	–	3	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
Idaho	1	–	4	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Montana	0	–	4	–	0	3	–	4	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1933 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1933 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Tiny Thornhill, the Indians compiled an overall record of 8–2–1 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, sharing the PCC title with Oregon. Stanford was invited to the Rose Bowl, where Indians lost to Columbia. The team played home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	San Jose State*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	W 27–0
September 30	UCLA	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 3–0	25,000
October 7	Santa Clara*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 7–0	35,000	^[1]
October 14	vs. Northwestern*	Soldier Field Chicago, IL	T 0–0	28,000	^[2]
October 21	San Francisco*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 20–13		^[3]
October 28	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 0–6	12,158
November 4	Olympic Club*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 21–0
November 11	at USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	W 13–7	95,000
November 18	Montana	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 33–7
November 25	California	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (Big Game)	W 7–3
January 1, 1934	vs. Columbia*	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	L 0–7	35,000
*Non-conference game

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.^[4]

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.^[5]

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.^[6]