Misplaced Pages

1932 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
American college football season

1932 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–1–2 (4–1–2 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumDudley Field
Seasons← 19311933 →
1932 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1932 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1932 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The Commodores were led by head coach Dan McGugin in his 28th season and finished with a record of six wins, one loss, and two ties (6–1–2 overall, 4–1–2 in the SEC). Pete Gracey was All-American.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Mercer*W 20–75,000
October 1at North CarolinaW 39–710,000
October 8Western Kentucky State Teachers*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 26–010,000
October 15at TulaneT 6–625,000
October 22Georgia
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 12–610,000
October 29Georgia Tech
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 12–025,000
November 5vs. MarylandW 13–0
November 12Tennessee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
T 0–0
November 24at AlabamaL 0–2018,000
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Roberts leads Commodores to victory over Mercer". Nashville Banner. September 25, 1932. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Commodores run wild over Tar Heels, 39 to 7". The Charlotte Observer. October 2, 1932. Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Cops halt fight as Vandy raps Western". The Courier-Journal. October 9, 1932. Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Tulane's three-year reign ends with tie". The Charlotte News. October 16, 1932. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Vanderbilt shows superiority in a 12 to 6 victory over Georgia". The Miami Herald. October 23, 1932. Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Roberts leads Vandy machine to 12–0 victory". The Chattanooga Times. October 30, 1932. Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Maryland holds Vanderbilt to 13–0 win". The Sunday Star. November 6, 1932. Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Vandy and Vols battle to scoreless tie". Nashville Tennessean. November 13, 1932. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Vanderbilt suffers worst defeat in twelve years, bowing to Alabama, 20–0". Nashville Banner. November 25, 1932. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "1932 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
Vanderbilt Commodores football
Venues
Bowls & rivalries
Culture & lore
People
Seasons
National championships in bold


Stub icon

This college football 1932 season article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: