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1932 LSU Tigers football team

The 1932 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) in the 1932 Southern Conference football season. This was LSU's final season as a member of the Southern Conference, and it won a share of the conference title. After the first two games, all the rest were shutouts either by LSU or the opponent.

1932 LSU Tigers football
SoCon co-champion
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record6–3–1 (4–0 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
← 1931
1933 →
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

Before the season edit

After attempting to hire Robert Neyland, another Army alum, Biff Jones, succeeded coach Russ Cohen.[1]

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24TCU*
T 3–3[2]
October 1at Rice*
L 8–10[3]
October 7Spring Hill*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 80–0[4]
October 15vs. Mississippi State
W 24–0[5]
October 22vs. Arkansas*
W 14–0[6]
October 29Sewanee 
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 38–0[7]
November 5at South Carolina
W 6–0[8]
November 12at Centenary*
  • Centenary Stadium
  • Shreveport, LA
L 0–6[9]
November 26Tulane
W 14–020,000[10]
December 17Oregon*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 0–121,200[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

Game summaries edit

TCU edit

The season opened with a 3–3 tie against Johnny Vaught and Southwest Conference champion TCU.

Rice edit

Beginning a series that ran until 1952, LSU faced Rice. Huey Long led a 150-cadet formation through the streets of Houston.[12] A field goal decided the game, and LSU was defeated 10–8.

Spring Hill edit

Spring Hill at LSU
1 234Total
Spring Hill 0 000 0
• LSU 27 71333 80

LSU swamped Spring Hill 80–0.[13] The starting lineup was Fleming (left end), J. Skidmore (left tackle), Wilson (left guard), Stovall (center), Mitchell (right guard), Torrance (right tackle), Moore (right end), Lobdell (quarterback), Keller (left halfback), Sullivan (right halfback), and Yates (fullback).[13]

Mississippi A&M edit

LSU then proceeded to win five straight shut-out victories. In Monroe, LSU defeated Mississippi A&M 24–0.

Arkansas edit

In Shreveport, against Arkansas, LSU won 14–0.

Sewanee edit

At homecoming, rival Sewanee was beat 38–0.[14]

South Carolina edit

In Columbia, LSU defeated South Carolina 6–0.

Centenary edit

LSU at Centenary
1 234Total
LSU 0 000 0
• Centenary 0 060 6

Despite being undefeated, Centenary upset LSU when it won 6–0. Paul Geisler played for Centenary. It has been said it was Centenary's greatest football win in the school's history.[15]

Tulane edit

LSU beat rival and defending SoCon champion Tulane 14–0. Don Zimmerman and others were sidelined by a flu epidemic.[16]

Oregon edit

Against Oregon, LSU was upset 12–0.

Postseason edit

LSU subsequently joined the Southeastern Conference.[17]

References edit

  1. ^ "Lawrence "Biff" Jones".
  2. ^ "2 field goals in Frog–L.S.U. fray". Austin American-Statesman. September 25, 1932. Retrieved December 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Rice noses out L.S.U. in last minute, 10–8". The Birmingham News. October 2, 1932. Retrieved December 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Louisiana swamps Spring Hill team". The Monroe News-Star. October 8, 1932. Retrieved April 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Louisiana State Tigers crush Mississippi State team, 24–0, on soggy grid at Brown Field". Monroe Morning World. October 16, 1932. Retrieved December 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Louisiana State University Tigers score two touchdowns in first quarter to defeat Razorbacks". The Shreveport Times. October 23, 1932. Retrieved December 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Old Lou swamps Tigers of Sewanee". The Shreveport Times. October 30, 1932. Retrieved August 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Long pass brings L.S.U. victory, 6–0". Chattanooga Daily Times. November 6, 1932. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Centenary trims Louisiana State by 6 to 0 margin". The Birmingham News. November 13, 1932. Retrieved December 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "L.S.U. takes to air and vanquish crippled Tulane team, 14–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 27, 1932. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Ralph Wheatley (December 18, 1932). "Louisiana State Tigers Defeated by Oregon in Intersectional Grid Battle at Baton Rouge". The Shreveport Times. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Greatest Moments in Lsu Football History. Sports Publishing LLC. December 25, 2017. ISBN 9781582615103 – via Google Books.
  13. ^ a b "Louisiana Swamps Spring Hill Team". The Monroe News-Star. October 8, 1932. p. 5. Retrieved December 25, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.  
  14. ^ History | LSU Homecoming
  15. ^ "Remembering Nov. 12, 1932: Centenary 6, LSU 0".
  16. ^ "Don Zimmerman".
  17. ^ "SEC History".
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