1932 Auburn Tigers football team explained

Year:1932
Team:Auburn Tigers
Sport:football
Conference:Southern Conference
Short Conf:SoCon
Record:9–0–1
Conf Record:6–0–1
Head Coach:Chet A. Wynne
Hc Year:3rd
Captain:Jimmy Hitchcock
Stadium:Drake Field
Legion Field
Cramton Bowl
Champion:SoCon co–champion
Uniform:30sAuburnuniform.png

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

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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."

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.

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.[2]

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.[3]

Postseason

Jimmy Hitchcock was All-American.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1932 Auburn University Football Schedule. https://web.archive.org/web/20120901133439/http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/aub-m-footbl-sched-1932.html. dead. September 1, 2012. Auburn University Athletics. April 28, 2014.
  2. News: Auburn Takes Another Step To Title, 21-6. 12. The Anniston Star. July 30, 2016. Newspapers.com. November 13, 1932.
  3. News: South Carolina Upsets Auburn In Feature Tilt. The Associated Press. 6. December 4, 1932. Florence Morning News. December 26, 2017. Newspapers.com.