1932 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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The 1932 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1932 Big Ten Conference football season. In their third season under head coach Noble Kizer, the Boilermakers compiled a 7–0–1 record, finished as a co-champion in the Big Ten Conference with a 5–0–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 164 to 42.[1]

ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record7–0–1 (5–0–1 Big Ten)
Headcoach
CaptainJohn W. Oehler
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1932 Purdue Boilermakers football
Big Ten co-champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record7–0–1 (5–0–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainJohn W. Oehler
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 1931
1933 â†’
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1932 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Michigan +6–0–08–0–0
No. 4 Purdue +5–0–17–0–1
No. 11 Wisconsin4–1–16–1–1
No. 6 Ohio State2–1–24–1–3
Northwestern2–3–13–4–1
Minnesota2–3–05–3–0
Illinois2–4–05–4–0
Indiana1–4–13–4–1
Chicago1–4–03–4–1
Iowa0–5–01–7–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System
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End Paul Moss was a consensus first-team selection on the 1932 All-America team.[2] In addition, fullback Roy Horstmann received first-team honors from the All-America Board, Newspaper Enterprise Association, International News Service, The New York Times, and Walter Camp Football Foundation.

Eight Purdue players received honors on the 1932 All-Big Ten Conference football team: Moss (AP-1; UP-1); Horstmann (AP-1; UP-1); quarterback Paul Pardonner (AP-2); halfbacks Duane Purvis (AP-2, UP-2) and Fred Hecker (UP-2); tackle Dutch Fehring (UP-2); guard John Letsinger (AP-2, UP-2); and center John Oehler (AP-2, UP-1).[3][4]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Kansas State*
W 29–13[5]
October 8at Minnesota
W 7–020,000[6]
October 15Wisconsindagger
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 7–617,000–18,000[7]
October 22at Northwestern
T 7–740,000[8]
October 29at NYU*
W 34–9[9]
November 5at Chicago
W 37–018,000[10]
November 12at Iowa
W 18–05,000[11]
November 19Indiana
W 25–715,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
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Roster

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References

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