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1932 Florida Gators football team

The 1932 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1932 college football season. The season was Charlie Bachman's fifth and last as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. In the Gators' final year as members of the Southern Conference, they finished twentieth of twenty-three teams in the conference standings.[1]

1932 Florida Gators football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–6 (1–6 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive schemeNotre Dame Box
CaptainJoe Jenkins
Home stadiumFlorida Field
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

Coach Bachman expected the Gators to win half of their games.[2] The Florida squad was full of sophomores.[3]

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 8vs. Sewanee
W 19–09,000[4]
October 15The Citadel*
W 27–76,500[5]
October 22vs. NC State
L 6–1710,072[6]
October 29at Georgia
L 12–33[7]
November 4at North Carolina
L 13–186,000[8]
November 12at Auburn
L 6–21[9]
November 19Georgia Tech 
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
L 0–6[10]
December 3vs. Tennessee
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)
L 13–32[11]
December 17UCLA*
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
W 12–210,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

[13]

Game summaries edit

Sewanee edit

The Gators opened the season with their only conference victory, a 19–0 shutout of the struggling Sewanee Tigers. Hub McAnly ran a school record 91 yards for one score.[14][15]

The Citadel edit

1 234Total
The Citadel 0 700 7
• Florida 7 0146 27
  • Source:

In the second week of play, Florida beat The Citadel in the rain 27–7.[16]

NC State edit

1 234Total
• NC State 0 7010 17
Florida 0 060 6
  • Source:

In Tampa, the Gators lost to the NC State Wolfpack 17–6. An Al Rogero touchdown made the score 7–6, but in the fourth quarter the Wolfpack put the game out of reach.[17]

Georgia edit

There was little enthusiasm as Florida departed for Athens, battered by injuries and demotions due to rule infractions.[18] Florida lost to the Georgia Bulldogs 12–33.

North Carolina edit

In Chapel Hill, the Gators were defeated by the Tar Heels 13–18. The Tar Heels' Johnny Daniel returned the opening kickoff 95 yards.[19]

Auburn edit

SoCon champion Auburn defeated Florida 21–6. Jimmy Hitchcock was taken out of a game for the first time in his career.[20]

Georgia Tech edit

Florida was the underdog going into the Georgia Tech game,[21] losing 6–0.

Tennessee edit

1 234Total
• Tennessee 20 660 32
Florida 7 006 13
  • Source:

Expected to be the hardest game since the beginning of the season,[2] rival Tennessee beat Florida 13–32. Beattie Feathers scored after the opening kickoff.[22]

UCLA edit

Notwithstanding the Gators' Depression-era struggles and 3–6 overall win–loss record,[13] Bachman managed to end his tenure on a high note with a 12–2 intersectional upset of the UCLA Bruins in his final game.

Postseason edit

After the season, Bachman resigned, though left some idea he might still return to Florida.[23] Bachman ultimately accepted an offer to become the head coach of the Michigan State Spartans,[24] and he was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1978.[25]

References edit

  1. ^ 2009 Southern Conference Football Media Guide, Year-by-Year Standings, Southern Conference, Spartanburg, South Carolina, p. 74 (2009). Retrieved August 30, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Here In Florida". The Evening Independent. August 27, 1932.
  3. ^ "First Year Men Slated For Varsity". The Evening Independent. October 5, 1932.
  4. ^ "Sewanee blasted by Florida outfit". The Chattanooga Times. October 9, 1932. Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Florida beats Citadel on rain-soaked field". The State. October 16, 1932. Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Game draws 2nd biggest crowd here". The Tampa Tribune. October 23, 1932. Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Georgia trounces Florida by 33–12". Bristol Herald Courier. October 30, 1932. Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Florida falls before North Carolina, 18–13". Birmingham Post-Herald. November 5, 1932. Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Auburn continues championship march by beating Florida". The Commercial Appeal. November 13, 1932. Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tech cashes in on fumble to beat Florida, 6–0". The Miami News. November 20, 1932. Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Vols override Florida to win battle, 32–13". The Anniston Star. December 4, 1932. p. 14. Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Gators Rise From Depths To Trim U.C.L.A., 12 to 2: Henderson Stands Out In Triumph". Miami Daily News. December 18, 1932. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ a b 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  14. ^ "Tigers Lose To Florida Gators By Score of 19-0". The Sewanee Purple. October 12, 1932. p. 2. hdl:11005/1354.
  15. ^ McEwen 1974, p. 106
  16. ^ "Florida Crushes Citadel, 27 to 7, After Bad Start". Kingsport Times. October 16, 1932. p. 4. Retrieved July 30, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.  
  17. ^ "N. Carolina State Is Victor Over Florida". The Monroe Morning World. October 23, 1932. p. 8. Retrieved July 30, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.  
  18. ^ "Along Southern Sidelines". The Monroe News Star. October 28, 1932. p. 11. Retrieved July 30, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.  
  19. ^ "Carolina Turns In Second Victory of Season Over Powerful Florida Eleven". The Daily Tar Heel. November 5, 1932. p. 3. Retrieved July 30, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.  
  20. ^ "Auburn Takes Another Step To Title, 21-6". The Anniston Star. November 13, 1932. p. 12. Retrieved July 30, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.  
  21. ^ "Gators Facing Tech Game As Underdogs". The Evening Independent. November 15, 1932.
  22. ^ "Vols Override Florida To Win Battle, 32-13". The Anniston Star. December 4, 1932. p. 14. Retrieved July 30, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.  
  23. ^ "Bachman Likely To Receive Offer". The Index-Journal. December 25, 1932. p. 14. Retrieved July 30, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.  
  24. ^ McEwen 1974, p. 108
  25. ^ College Football Hall of Fame, Hall of Famers, Charlie Bachman Member Biography. Retrieved August 30, 2010.

Bibliography edit

  • McEwen, Tom (1974). The Gators: A Story of Florida Football. Huntsville, Alabama: The Strode Publishers. ISBN 0-87397-025-X.
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