1933 NFL season
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The 1933 NFL season marked a pivotal year in professional American football, featuring the introduction of divisional play, a championship game, and significant rule changes that helped modernize and popularize the sport.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NFL season
ⓘ
sports season ⓘ |
| champion | Chicago Bears ⓘ |
| championshipGame | 1933 NFL Championship Game ⓘ |
| championshipGameCity |
City of Chicago
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
|
| championshipGameDate | 1933-12-17 ⓘ |
| championshipGameFinalScore | Chicago Bears 23–21 New York Giants ⓘ |
| championshipGameVenue | Wrigley Field ⓘ |
| commissionerEquivalent | Joe F. Carr ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| EasternDivisionChampion | New York Giants ⓘ |
| endTime | 1933-12-17 ⓘ |
| era | early professional football era ⓘ |
| featuredTeam |
Washington Commanders
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston Redskins
Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) ⓘ Chicago Bears ⓘ Arizona Cardinals ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds (NFL) ⓘ Green Bay Packers ⓘ New York Giants ⓘ Philadelphia Eagles ⓘ Pittsburgh Steelers ⓘ
surface form:
Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL)
Portsmouth Spartans ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1934 NFL season ⓘ |
| hadDivision |
NFL Eastern Conference
ⓘ
surface form:
NFL Eastern Division
NFL Western Division ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
first NFL season with a scheduled championship game
ⓘ
first NFL season with divisions ⓘ |
| introducedFeature |
NFL Championship
ⓘ
surface form:
NFL Championship Game
divisional play ⓘ hash marks ⓘ modern forward-pass rules ⓘ playoff championship format ⓘ |
| league | National Football League ⓘ |
| MVP | Bronko Nagurski ⓘ |
| numberOfDivisions | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 10 ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1932 NFL season ⓘ |
| ruleChange |
automatic ball placement between hash marks after out-of-bounds plays
ⓘ
forward pass allowed from anywhere behind line of scrimmage ⓘ goal posts moved to goal line ⓘ hash marks moved ball in from sidelines ⓘ |
| runnerUp | New York Giants ⓘ |
| seasonFormat | regular season followed by championship game ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| startTime | 1933-09-13 ⓘ |
| WesternDivisionChampion | Chicago Bears ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.