1932 Duquesne Dukes football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2–1
Head coach
Home stadiumForbes Field
Seasons
← 1931
1933 →
1932 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Colgate   –   9 – 0 – 0
Brown   –   7 – 1 – 0
Columbia   –   7 – 1 – 1
Pittsburgh   –   8 – 1 – 2
No. 8 Army   –   8 – 2 – 0
Drexel   –   5 – 1 – 1
Massachusetts State   –   7 – 2 – 0
Villanova   –   7 – 2 – 0
Duquesne   –   7 – 2 – 1
Fordham   –   6 – 2 – 0
Penn   –   6 – 2 – 0
Temple   –   5 – 1 – 2
Tufts   –   5 – 1 – 2
Cornell   –   5 – 2 – 1
Franklin & Marshall   –   4 – 2 – 1
Boston College   –   4 – 2 – 2
La Salle   –   4 – 2 – 2
Harvard   –   5 – 3 – 0
NYU   –   5 – 3 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   5 – 3 – 1
Manhattan   –   6 – 3 – 2
Carnegie Tech   –   4 – 3 – 2
Bucknell   –   4 – 4 – 1
Syracuse   –   4 – 4 – 1
Princeton   –   2 – 2 – 3
Yale   –   2 – 2 – 3
Boston University   –   2 – 3 – 2
Vermont   –   2 – 4 – 1
CCNY   –   2 – 5 – 0
Penn State   –   2 – 5 – 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1932 Duquesne Dukes football team was an American football team that represented Duquesne University as an independent during the 1932 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Elmer Layden, Duquesne compiled a 7–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 132 to 58.[1] The team played its home games at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Westminster (PA)
W 20–0
September 23West Virginia
  • Forbes Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 3–0
September 30Grove City
  • Forbes Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 26–0
October 8at Pittsburgh
L 0–3330,000[2]
October 14Oglethorpe
  • Forbes Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 21–6[3]
October 218:15 p.m.West Virginia Wesleyan
  • Forbes Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 6–77,000[4][5]
November 5Washington & Jefferson
  • Forbes Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 19–0
November 11South Dakota State
  • Forbes Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 34–125,000[6]
November 18at Catholic University
T 0–08,000[7]
November 24Geneva
  • Forbes Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 3–0

References

  1. ^ "Duquesne Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 18, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  2. ^ Chester L. Smith (October 9, 1932). "Panthers Put On Steam In Final Half". The Pittsburgh Press. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Dukes generate power in last period to win". The Pittsburgh Press. October 15, 1930. Retrieved February 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Walsh, Volney (October 21, 1932). "Bobcats Battle Duke Eleven Tonight". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 43. Retrieved June 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Sell, Jack (October 22, 1932). "W. Va. Wesleyan Upsets Duquesne, 7 to 6". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 16. Retrieved June 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Dukes Defeat South Dakota State, 34-12: McDonald Scores Four Touchdowns in Holiday Tilt". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 12, 1932. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Thomas, R. D. (November 19, 1932). "C. U. Eleven Sure Of Great Record". The Evening Star. Washington, D.C. p. A10. Retrieved May 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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