1932 Auburn Tigers football team
1932 Auburn Tigers football | |
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SoCon co–champion | |
Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 9–0–1 (6–0–1 SoCon) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Jimmy Hitchcock |
Home stadium | Drake Field Legion Field Cramton Bowl |
Uniform | |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Tennessee + | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn + | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU + | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VPI | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington and Lee | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sewanee | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1932 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1932 Southern Conference football season. Led by head coach Chet A. Wynne, the team went 9–0–1. The Tigers made an undefeated season and were named Southern Conference champions. The team featured Jimmy Hitchcock and Gump Ariail.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 24 | Birmingham–Southern* | W 61–0 | [1] | ||
October 1 | Erskine* | W 77–0 | [2] | ||
October 8 | Duke* | W 18–7 | 9,000 | [3] | |
October 15 | at Georgia Tech | W 6–0 | [4] | ||
October 22 | at Tulane | W 19–7 | 25,000 | [5] | |
October 29 | Ole Miss |
| W 14–7 | [6] | |
November 5 | Howard (AL)* |
| W 25–0 | [7] | |
November 12 | Florida |
| W 21–6 | [8] | |
November 19 | vs. Georgia | W 14–7 | [9] | ||
December 3 | South Carolina* |
| T 20–20 | 10,000 | [10] |
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Game summaries
[edit]Birmingham–Southern
[edit]The season opened with a 61–0 defeat of Birmingham–Southern.
Erskine
[edit]In the second week of play, Erskine was beaten 77–0.
Duke
[edit]Auburn defeated coach Wallace Wade's Duke Blue Devils 18–7. On Jimmy Hitchcock's play, Wade said ""I have never seen a finer all-around back play against one of my teams."[12]
Georgia Tech
[edit]Georgia Tech was beaten 6–0.
Tulane
[edit]Auburn beat the defending SoCon champion Tulane team 19–7. Hitchcock returned an interception 60 yards for a touchdown, and soon after had a 63-yard touchdown run out of a punting formation.[12]
Ole Miss
[edit]Ole Miss was beaten by Auburn 14–7.
Howard
[edit]Howard was beaten 25–0 .
Florida
[edit]Auburn beat Florida 21–6. Hitchcock was taken out of a game for the first time in his career.[13]
Georgia
[edit]In Columbus, Georgia was defeated 14–7 .
South Carolina
[edit]The season closed with a 20–20 tie against coach Billy Laval's South Carolina Gamecocks.[14]
Postseason
[edit]Jimmy Hitchcock was All-American.
References
[edit]- ^ "Auburn rolls up score over Southern by 61–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 24, 1932. Retrieved February 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn races over Seceders". The State. October 2, 1932. Retrieved December 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn defeats Duke, 18–7". The News and Observer. October 9, 1932. Retrieved December 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn upsets Jackets to win in last minute". The Chattanooga Sunday Times. October 16, 1932. Retrieved December 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn lowers championship flag of Tulane by trouncing Greenies 19–7 in furious tilt". Monroe Morning World. October 23, 1932. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers extensed to trim Ole Miss". The Birmingham News. October 30, 1932. Retrieved December 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn's machine shatters Howard". The Chattanooga Sunday Times. November 6, 1932. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn continues championship march by beating Florida". The Commercial Appeal. November 13, 1932. Retrieved December 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn marches to title with win over Georgia". Nashville Banner. November 20, 1932. Retrieved December 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gamecocks shock Auburn, 20–20 tie". The Birmingham News. December 4, 1932. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1932 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
- ^ a b Jimmy Hitchcock at the College Football Hall of Fame
- ^ "Auburn Takes Another Step To Title, 21-6". The Anniston Star. November 13, 1932. p. 12. Retrieved July 30, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ The Associated Press (December 4, 1932). "South Carolina Upsets Auburn In Feature Tilt". Florence Morning News. p. 6. Retrieved December 26, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.