1933 Portsmouth Spartans Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Potsy Clark (6-5)
Location: Portsmouth, Ohio
1933 Portsmouth Spartans StatisticsTeam Record: 6-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Potsy Clark (6-5)
Location: Portsmouth, Ohio
1933 Portsmouth Spartans Results
The Portsmouth Spartans of the National Football League ended the 1933 season with a record of 6 wins and 5 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division.
The Spartans netted 128 points, and the defensive squad conceded 87. Glenn Presnell carried the ball for a team-best 522 yards for Portsmouth, while Elmer Schaake also buoyed the ground attack.
Glenn Presnell passed for 774 yards. Father Lumpkin grabbed 10 passes for 191 yards.
Potsy Clark coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Gene Alford | K | April 3, 1905 | 5'9" | 190 | Sul Ross St. | Rising Star, TX USA | 10 | 0 |
| 38 | Maury Bodenger | LG | July 31, 1909 | 5'10" | 214 | Tulane | New Orleans, LA USA | 11 | 9 |
| Ben Boswell | T | March 4, 1910 | 6'0" | 245 | TCU | Fort Worth, TX USA | 1 | 0 | |
| 46 | Jim Bowdoin | G | January 15, 1904 | 6'1" | 227 | Alabama | Coffee Springs, AL USA | 7 | 2 |
| 47 | John Burleson | T-G | August 21, 1909 | 6'2" | 237 | SMU | Albany, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | Ernie Caddel | WB | March 12, 1911 | 6'2" | 199 | Stanford | Granite, OK USA | 11 | 10 |
| 50 | John Cavosie | LE | January 6, 1908 | 6'0" | 207 | Wisconsin | Shenandoah, PA USA | 9 | 8 |
| 48 | George Christensen | RT | December 13, 1909 | 6'2" | 238 | Oregon | Pendleton, OR USA | 11 | 11 |
| 17 | Ray Davis | C-G-T-E | September 14, 1907 | 6'1" | 198 | Samford | Birmingham, AL USA | 4 | 0 |
| Red Davis | TB | November 14, 1907 | 5'11" | 195 | Geneva | Franks, OH USA | 1 | 0 | |
| 33 | Harry Ebding | RE | September 12, 1906 | 5'11" | 199 | St. Mary's (CA) | Walla Walla, WA USA | 11 | 8 |
| 49 | Earl Elser | T | March 21, 1908 | 6'1" | 229 | Butler | , IL USA | 4 | 0 |
| 45 | Ox Emerson | RG | December 18, 1907 | 5'11" | 203 | Texas | Douglass, TX USA | 11 | 10 |
| 55 | Ace Gutowsky | FB | August 2, 1909 | 5'11" | 201 | Oklahoma City | Komolty, Russia | 10 | 6 |
| 39 | Ramey Hunter | E | August 26, 1910 | 6'0" | 178 | Marshall | Huntington, WV USA | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | Father Lumpkin | BB | January 27, 1907 | 6'2" | 211 | Georgia Tech | Jefferson, TX USA | 11 | 10 |
| 42 | Buster Mitchell | LT | February 16, 1906 | 6'0" | 205 | Davis & Elkins | Irene, TX USA | 11 | 9 |
| 60 | Glenn Presnell | TB | July 28, 1905 | 5'10" | 195 | Nebraska | Gilead, NE USA | 11 | 9 |
| 43 | Clare Randolph | C | May 2, 1907 | 6'2" | 204 | Indiana | Chicago, IL USA | 10 | 9 |
| 66 | Elmer Schaake | FB | February 7, 1911 | 5'11" | 207 | Kansas | Lawrence, KS USA | 10 | 7 |
| 30 | John Schneller | LE | November 1, 1911 | 6'2" | 204 | Wisconsin | Neenah, WI USA | 9 | 6 |
| 41 | Harry Thayer | T | March 21, 1907 | 6'1" | 215 | Tennessee | Charleston, WV USA | 9 | 4 |
| 44 | John Wager | C | April 28, 1905 | 5'11" | 203 | Carthage | Massillon, OH USA | 10 | 3 |
| 56 | Mule Wilson | WB-HB | August 10, 1903 | 5'11" | 192 | Texas A&M | Red Oak, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
