1932 Auburn Tigers football team

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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.

ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record9–0–1 (6–0–1 SoCon)
Headcoach
CaptainJimmy Hitchcock
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1932 Auburn Tigers football
SoCon co–champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record9–0–1 (6–0–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainJimmy Hitchcock
Home stadiumDrake Field
Legion Field
Cramton Bowl
Uniform
Seasons
← 1931
1933 â†’
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1932 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Tennessee +7–0–19–0–1
Auburn +6–0–19–0–1
LSU +4–0–06–3–1
VPI6–1–08–1–0
Vanderbilt4–1–26–1–2
NC State3–1–16–1–2
Alabama5–2–08–2–0
Tulane5–2–16–2–1
Duke5–3–07–3–0
Georgia Tech4–4–14–5–1
Kentucky4–5–04–5–0
Virginia2–3–05–4–0
Ole Miss2–3–05–6–0
Georgia2–4–22–5–2
Maryland2–4–05–6–0
North Carolina2–5–13–5–2
South Carolina1–2–15–4–2
VMI1–4–02–8–0
Washington and Lee1–4–01–9–0
Florida1–6–03–6–0
Clemson0–4–03–5–1
Mississippi State0–4–03–5–0
Sewanee0–6–02–7–1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Birmingham–Southern*
W 61–0[1]
October 1Erskine*dagger
W 77–0[2]
October 8Duke*
W 18–79,000[3]
October 15at Georgia Tech
W 6–0[4]
October 22at Tulane
W 19–725,000[5]
October 29Ole Miss
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, AL (rivalry)
W 14–7[6]
November 5Howard (AL)*
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, AL
W 25–0[7]
November 12Florida
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, AL (rivalry)
W 21–6[8]
November 19vs. Georgia
W 14–7[9]
December 3South Carolina*
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
T 20–2010,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
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Game summaries

Birmingham–Southern

The season opened with a 61–0 defeat of Birmingham–Southern.

Erskine

In the second week of play, Erskine was beaten 77–0.

Duke

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

Georgia Tech was beaten 6–0.

Tulane

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

Ole Miss was beaten by Auburn 14–7.

Howard

Howard was beaten 25–0 .

Florida

Auburn beat Florida 21–6. Hitchcock was taken out of a game for the first time in his career.[13]

Georgia

In Columbus, Georgia was defeated 14–7 .

South Carolina

The season closed with a 20–20 tie against coach Billy Laval's South Carolina Gamecocks.[14]

Postseason

Jimmy Hitchcock was All-American.

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