1932 Florida Gators football team

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The 1932 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1932 college football season. The season was Charlie Bachman's fifth and last as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. In the Gators' final year as members of the Southern Conference, they finished twentieth of twenty-three teams in the conference standings.[1]

ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–6 (1–6 SoCon)
Headcoach
OffensiveschemeNotre Dame Box
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1932 Florida Gators football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–6 (1–6 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive schemeNotre Dame Box
CaptainJoe Jenkins
Home stadiumFlorida Field
Seasons
← 1931
1933 â†’
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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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Before the season

Coach Bachman expected the Gators to win half of their games.[2] The Florida squad was full of sophomores.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 8vs. Sewanee
W 19–09,000[4]
October 15The Citadel*
W 27–76,500[5]
October 22vs. NC State
L 6–1710,072[6]
October 29at Georgia
L 12–33[7]
November 4at North Carolina
L 13–186,000[8]
November 12at Auburn
L 6–21[9]
November 19Georgia Techdagger
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
L 0–6[10]
December 3vs. Tennessee
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)
L 13–32[11]
December 17UCLA*
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
W 12–210,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
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Game summaries

Sewanee

The Gators opened the season with their only conference victory, a 19–0 shutout of the struggling Sewanee Tigers. Hub McAnly ran a school record 91 yards for one score.[14][15]

The Citadel

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Team 1 234Total
The Citadel 0 700 7
• Florida 7 0146 27
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In the second week of play, Florida beat The Citadel in the rain 27–7.[16]

NC State

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Team 1 234Total
• NC State 0 7010 17
Florida 0 060 6
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In Tampa, the Gators lost to the NC State Wolfpack 17–6. An Al Rogero touchdown made the score 7–6, but in the fourth quarter the Wolfpack put the game out of reach.[17]

Georgia

There was little enthusiasm as Florida departed for Athens, battered by injuries and demotions due to rule infractions.[18] Florida lost to the Georgia Bulldogs 12–33.

North Carolina

In Chapel Hill, the Gators were defeated by the Tar Heels 13–18. The Tar Heels' Johnny Daniel returned the opening kickoff 95 yards.[19]

Auburn

SoCon champion Auburn defeated Florida 21–6. Jimmy Hitchcock was taken out of a game for the first time in his career.[20]

Georgia Tech

Florida was the underdog going into the Georgia Tech game,[21] losing 6–0.

Tennessee

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Team 1 234Total
• Tennessee 20 660 32
Florida 7 006 13
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Expected to be the hardest game since the beginning of the season,[2] rival Tennessee beat Florida 13–32. Beattie Feathers scored after the opening kickoff.[22]

UCLA

Notwithstanding the Gators' Depression-era struggles and 3–6 overall win–loss record,[13] Bachman managed to end his tenure on a high note with a 12–2 intersectional upset of the UCLA Bruins in his final game.

Postseason

After the season, Bachman resigned, though left some idea he might still return to Florida.[23] Bachman ultimately accepted an offer to become the head coach of the Michigan State Spartans,[24] and he was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1978.[25]

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