1932 Southern Conference football season
| 1932 Southern Conference football season |
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| League |
NCAA |
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| Sport |
College football |
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| Duration |
September 17, 1932 through December 17, 1932 |
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| Number of teams |
23 |
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| Regular Season |
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| Season champions |
Tennessee Auburn LSU |
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The 1932 Southern Conference football season began on September 17.
This is the last season before many teams leave to form the Southeastern Conference, which still exists today.
Regular season
| Index to colors and formatting |
| Non-conference matchup; SoCon member won |
| Non-conference matchup; SoCon member lost |
| Non-conference matchup; tie |
| Conference matchup |
SoCon teams in bold.
Week One
Week Two
| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
| September 23 | Birmingham-Southern | Auburn | Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL | W 61–0 | | |
| September 23 | Presbyterian | Clemson | Riggs Field • Calhoun, SC | W 13–0 | | |
| September 24 | Rhodes | Alabama | Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 45–6 | | |
| September 24 | Davidson | Duke | Duke Stadium • Durham, NC | W 13–0 | | |
| September 24 | VMI | Kentucky | McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY | UK 23–0 | | |
| September 24 | TCU | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | T 3–3 | | |
| September 24 | Southern Miss | Ole Miss | Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS | W 49–0 | | |
| September 24 | Appalachian State | North Carolina State | Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, NC | W 38–0 | | |
| September 24 | Sewanee | South Carolina | Columbia, SC | SCAR 7–3 | | |
| September 24 | Tennessee | Chattanooga | Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TN | W 13–0 | | |
| September 24 | Mercer | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 20–7 | | |
| September 24 | Hampden-Sydney | Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | W 32–0 | | |
| September 24 | Roanoke | Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, VA | W 32–7 | | |
| September 24 | George Washington | Washington & Lee | Wilson Field • Lexington, VA | L 18–0 | | |
| September 25 | Washington (MD) | Maryland | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD | W 63–0 | | |
Week Three
| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
| October 1 | Mississippi State | Alabama | Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | ALA 53–0 | | |
| October 1 | Erskine | Auburn | Drake Field • Auburn, AL | W 77–0 | | |
| October 1 | Clemson | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | GT 32–14 | | |
| October 1 | Duke | VMI | Lexington, VA | DUKE 44–0 | | |
| October 1 | Virginia Tech | Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | VT 7–6 | | |
| October 1 | Sewanee | Kentucky | McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY | UK 18–0 | | |
| October 1 | LSU | Rice | Houston, TX | L 10–8 | | |
| October 1 | North Carolina | Richmond | Richmond, VA | W 9–0 | | |
| October 1 | Maryland | Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | UVA 7–6 | | |
| October 1 | Ole Miss | Tennessee | Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN | TENN 33–0 | | |
| October 1 | Texas A&M | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | W 26–14 | | |
| October 1 | Vanderbilt | North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | VAN 39–7 | | |
| October 1 | Washington & Lee | Davidson | Davidson, NC | L 7–0 | | |
Week Four
| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
| October 8 | Alabama | George Washington | Griffith Stadium • Washington, D. C. | W 28–6 | | |
| October 8 | Duke | Auburn | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL | AUB 18–7 | | |
| October 8 | Clemson | North Carolina State | Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, NC | NCST 13–0 | | |
| October 8 | Sewanee | Florida | Fairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, FL | FLA 19–0 | | |
| October 8 | Kentucky | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | UK 12–6 | | |
| October 8 | Spring Hill | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | W 80–0 | | |
| October 8 | Virginia Tech | Maryland | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD | VT 23–0 | | |
| October 8 | Howard | Ole Miss | Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS | W 26–6 | | |
| October 8 | Mississippi College | Mississippi State | Jackson, MS | W 18–7 | | |
| October 8 | South Carolina | Wake Forest | Charlotte, NC | L 6–0 | | |
| October 8 | North Carolina | Tennessee | Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN | TENN 20–7 | | |
| October 8 | Georgia | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | TUL 34–25 | | |
| October 8 | Western Kentucky | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field Nashville, TN | W 26–0 | | |
| October 8 | Roanoke | Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | W 12–0 | | |
| October 8 | Washington & Lee | Navy | Annapolis, MD | L 33–0 | | |
Week Five
| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
| October 14 | Erskine | Clemson | Riggs Field • Calhoun, SC | W 19–0 | | |
| October 14 | Wofford | South Carolina | Columbia, SC | W 19–0 | | |
| October 15 | Tennessee | Alabama | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL | TENN 7–3 | | |
| October 15 | Auburn | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | AUB 6–0 | | |
| October 15 | The Citadel | Florida | Florida Field • Gainesville, FL | W 27–7 | | |
| October 15 | Georgia | North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | T 6–6 | | |
| October 15 | Ole Miss | Centenary | Shreveport, LA | L 13–6 | | |
| October 15 | Mississippi State | LSU | Monroe, LA | LSU 24–0 | | |
| October 15 | Maryland | Duke | Duke Stadium • Durham, NC | DUKE 34–0 | | |
| October 15 | North Carolina State | Wake Forest | Wake Forest, NC | T 0–0 | | |
| October 15 | Sewanee | Rhodes | Memphis, TN | W 8–6 | | |
| October 15 | Tulane | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | T 6–6 | | |
| October 15 | Virginia | Columbia | | L 22–6 | | |
| October 15 | Davidson | VMI | Lexington, VA | L 12–0 | | |
| October 15 | William & Mary | Virginia Tech | City Stadium • Richmond, VA | W 7–0 | | |
| October 15 | Washington & Lee | Kentucky | McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY | UK 53–7 | | |
Week Six
| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
| October 20 | Clemson | South Carolina | Columbia, SC | SCAR 14–0 | | |
| October 21 | Wake Forest | Duke | Duke Stadium • Durham, NC | W 9–0 | | |
| October 22 | Ole Miss | Alabama | Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | ALA 24–13 | | |
| October 22 | Auburn | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | AUB 19–7 | | |
| October 22 | North Carolina State | Florida | Tampa, FL | NCST 17–6 | | |
| October 22 | Georgia | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | VAN 12–6 | | |
| October 22 | Georgia Tech | North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | GT 43–14 | | |
| October 22 | Arkansas | LSU | State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA | W 14–0 | | |
| October 22 | St. John's | Maryland | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD | W 24–7 | | |
| October 22 | Millsaps | Mississippi State | Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS | W 9–8 | | |
| October 22 | Sewanee | Tennessee Tech | | T 0–0 | | |
| October 22 | Maryville | Tennessee | Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN | W 60–0 | | |
| October 22 | Virginia | VMI | Lexington, VA | VMI 6–4 | | |
| October 22 | Kentucky | Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, VA | VT 7–0 | | |
| October 22 | Washington & Lee | William & Mary | Norfolk, VA | L 7–0 | | |
Week Seven
| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
| October 27 | Mississippi State | Indiana | Bloomington, IN | L 19–0 | | |
| October 29 | Alabama | Kentucky | McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY | ALA 12–7 | | |
| October 29 | Ole Miss | Auburn | Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL | AUB 14–7 | | |
| October 29 | Davidson | Clemson | Riggs Field • Calhoun, SC | T 7–7 | | |
| October 29 | Duke | Tennessee | Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN | TENN 16–13 | | |
| October 29 | Florida | Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | UGA 33–12 | | |
| October 29 | Sewanee | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | LSU 38–0 | | |
| October 29 | Maryland | VMI | Richmond, VA | MD 12–7 | | |
| October 29 | North Carolina State | North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | UNC 13–0 | | |
| October 29 | South Carolina | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | TUL 6–0 | | |
| October 29 | Georgia Tech | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | VAN 12–0 | | |
| October 29 | St. John's | Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | W 20–6 | | |
| October 29 | Virginia Tech | Washington & Lee | Lexington, VA | VT 32–6 | | |
Week Eight
| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
| November 2 | Sewanee | Penn State | | L 18–6 | | |
| November 4 | Florida | North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | UNC 18–13 | | |
| November 5 | Virginia Tech | Alabama | Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | ALA 9–6 | | |
| November 5 | Howard | Auburn | Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL | W 25–0 | | |
| November 5 | Clemson | The Citadel | Charleston, SC | W 18–6 | | |
| November 5 | Georgia | NYU | Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY | L 13–7 | | |
| November 5 | Kentucky | Duke | Duke Stadium • Durham, NC | DUKE 13–0 | | |
| November 5 | LSU | South Carolina | Columbia, SC | LSU 6–0 | | |
| November 5 | Ole Miss | Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | L 26–0 | | |
| November 5 | Davidson | North Carolina State | Charlotte, NC | W 7–3 | | |
| November 5 | Mississippi State | Tennessee | Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN | TENN 31–0 | | |
| November 5 | Tulane | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | TUL 20–14 | | |
| November 5 | Vanderbilt | Maryland | Washington, D. C. | VAN 13–0 | | |
| November 5 | Washington & Lee | Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | W&L 7–0 | | |
| November 5 | VMI | William & Mary | Richmond, VA | L 20–7 | | |
Week Nine
| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
| November 11 | Georgia | Clemson | Riggs Field • Calhoun, SC | UGA 32–18 | | |
| November 12 | Alabama | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | GT 6–0 | | |
| November 12 | Florida | Auburn | Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL | AUB 21–6 | | |
| November 12 | LSU | Centenary | Fair Grounds Field • Shreveport, LA | L 6–0 | | |
| November 12 | Sewanee | Ole Miss | Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS | MISS 27–6 | | |
| November 12 | Rhodes | Mississippi State | Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS | W 6–0 | | |
| November 12 | Maryland | Navy | Baltimore, MD | L 28–7 | | |
| November 12 | North Carolina | Davidson | Davidson, NC | W 12–0 | | |
| November 12 | Duke | North Carolina State | Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, NC | NCST 6–0 | | |
| November 12 | South Carolina | Furman | Manly Field • Greenville, SC | L 14–0 | | |
| November 12 | Tulane | Kentucky | McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY | TUL 6–3 | | |
| November 12 | Vanderbilt | Tennessee | Shields-Watkins Field v Knoxville, TN | T 0–0 | | |
| November 12 | VMI | Richmond | Richmond, VA | L 7–0 | | |
| November 12 | Virginia | Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, VA | VT 13–0 | | |
| November 14 | Washington & Lee | West Virginia | Charleston, WV | L 19–0 | | |
Week Ten
Week Eleven
| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
| November 24 | Vanderbilt | Alabama | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL | ALA 20–0 | | |
| November 24 | Clemson | Furman | Manly Field • Greenville, SC | L 7–0 | | |
| November 24 | Maryland | Johns Hopkins | Baltimore, MD | W 23–0 | | |
| November 24 | Ole Miss | Mississippi State | Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS | MISS 13–0 | | |
| November 24 | North Carolina State | South Carolina | Columbia, SC | T 7–7 | | |
| November 24 | Kentucky | Tennessee | Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN | TENN 26–0 | | |
| November 24 | North Carolina | Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | UVA 14–7 | | |
| November 24 | VMI | Virginia Tech | Roanoke, VA | VT 26–0 | | |
| November 24 | Washington & Lee | Duke | Duke Stadium • Durham, NC | DUKE 13–0 | | |
| November 26 | Georgia | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | T 0–0 | | |
| November 26 | Tulane | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | LSU 14–0 | | |
Week Twelve
Week Fourteen
Awards and honors
All-Americans
- E - David Ariail, Auburn (NEA-2; CP-1)
- E - Virgil Rayburn, Tennessee (NYS-2)
- T - Fred Crawford, Duke (AP-2; UP-2; CP-3)
- G - Thomas Hupke, Alabama (CP-2)
- C - Pete Gracey, Vanderbilt (AP-2; UP-1; NEA-2; INS-2; NYS-2; NYT-1; TR-1, CP-3; LIB; PD)
- HB - Jimmy Hitchcock, Auburn (AP-1; UP-2; CO-1; AAB-1; NEA-1; INS-1; CP-2; NYS-2; NYT-1; WC-1; FWAA; TR-1; PD; PM)
- HB - Don Zimmerman, Tulane (AP-1 [fb]; UP-1; CO-1; NEA-3; INS-2; CP-1; LIB; NYT-1)
- FB - Johnny Cain, Alabama (NEA-3 [as qb], INS-2 [as hb])
All-Southern team
The composite All-Southern team of coaches and sports writers compiled by the Associated Press included:[1]
| Position |
Name |
Height |
Weight (lbs.) |
Class |
Hometown |
Team |
| QB |
Jimmy Hitchcock |
5'11" |
172 |
Sr. |
Union Springs, Alabama |
Auburn |
| HB |
Don Zimmerman |
5'11" |
191 |
Sr. |
Lake Charles, Louisiana |
Tulane |
| HB |
Beattie Feathers |
5'10" |
180 |
Jr. |
Bristol, Virginia |
Tennessee |
| FB |
Johnny Cain |
5'10" |
183 |
Sr. |
Montgomery, Alabama |
Alabama |
| E |
Virgil Rayburn |
6'1" |
180 |
Sr. |
Pulaski, Tennessee |
Tennessee |
| T |
Tex Leyendecker |
6'1" |
235 |
Sr. |
Columbus, Texas |
Vanderbilt |
| G |
Thomas Hupke |
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181 |
Jr. |
East Chicago, Indiana |
Alabama |
| C |
Pete Gracey |
6'0" |
188 |
Sr. |
Franklin, Tennessee |
Vanderbilt |
| G |
John Scafide |
6'0" |
220 |
Sr. |
Bay St. Louis, Mississippi |
Tulane |
| T |
Fred Crawford |
6'2" |
190 |
Jr. |
Waynesville, North Carolina |
Duke |
| E |
David Ariail |
6'1" |
182 |
Sr. |
Birmingham, Alabama |
Auburn |
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