1932 Haskell Indians football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–5–1
Head coach
CaptainOrien Crow
Home stadiumHaskell Stadium
Seasons
← 1931
1933 →
1932 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western State Teachers (MI)   –   6 – 0 – 1
Michigan State   –   7 – 1 – 0
Western Reserve   –   7 – 1 – 0
Detroit   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 7 Notre Dame   –   7 – 2 – 0
DePaul   –   5 – 1 – 2
Michigan State Normal   –   5 – 2 – 0
Saint Louis   –   5 – 2 – 0
Marquette   –   4 – 3 – 1
Bowling Green   –   3 – 3 – 1
Central State (MI)   –   3 – 4 – 1
Haskell   –   2 – 5 – 1
Detroit City   –   1 – 6 – 0

The 1932 Haskell Indians football team was an American football that represented the Haskell Institute (now known as Haskell Indian Nations University) during the 1932 college football season. In its fourth and final year under head coach William Henry Dietz, the team compiled a 2–5–1 record. Louis Weller, John Levi, and Egbert Ward were assistant coaches.[1]

Orien Crow, a Cherokee Indian, was the team captain.[2] Crow was also selected as the first-team center on the 1932 All-Kansas football team. Halfback Robert Holmes was named to the second team.[3]

Prior to the start of the 1932 season, the school announced that it would limit the football team to eight game in order to allow players to focus on classroom work. In addition, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) terminated junior college offerings at Haskell, with the result that many players were unable to return to the school.[4] After the 1932 season, the BIA announced its opposition to Haskell's "commercialized inter-institutional athletics."[5] Thereafter, Haskell never again reached the heights of big-time college football.[5]

Dietz resigned his Haskell position in March 1933 to accept a job in the National Football League as the head coach of the Boston Redskins (later renamed the Washington Redskins).[1] Assistant coach Weller also left Haskell and played for Dietz's 1933 Boston Redskins.[6]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Ottawa
W 12–6> 3,000[7]
October 1at Creighton
L 0–6[8]
October 8at Notre Dame
L 0–7310,000[9]
October 14Baker
  • Haskell Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
W 25–05,000[10]
October 21Washburn
  • Haskell Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
L 6–7[11]
November 4at Temple
T 14–14[12]
November 11at Saint Louis
L 7–204,000[13]
November 24at Xavier
L 7–2012,000[14]

References

  1. ^ a b "Not To Name Haskell Coach For Some Time: Successor to "Lone Star" Dietz to Be Selected Later -- Dietz to Boston". The Morning Chronicle (Manhattan, Kansas). March 14, 1933. p. 3.
  2. ^ "Haskell Captain". Miami News-Record. October 13, 1932. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Kansas State Stars Chosen". The Manhattan Mercury. November 29, 1932. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Keith A. Sculle. ""The New Carlisle of The West": Haskell Institute and Big-Time Sports, 1920-1932" (PDF). Kansas History: 207. ((cite journal)): Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ a b Sculle, The New Carlisle of The West, p. 208.
  6. ^ "Rabbit Weller". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  7. ^ "Haskell Wins, 12 to 6: Robert Holmes Leads Drive Against Ottawa Eleven". Council Grove Republican. September 24, 1932. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Creighton Wins From Haskell Indians 6-0". The Lincoln Journal and Star. October 2, 1932. p. 7A – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Jack Ledden (October 9, 1932). "N.D. Wins First Game, 73 to 0: Haskell Fails To Halt Race Over Goal Line". The South Bend Tribune. pp. 1, 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Haskell Runs Up Good Score: Indians Batter Away at Baker Line For Good Gains in Scoring 25 to 0 Victory". The Manhattan Mercury. October 15, 1932. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Washburn College Beats Haskell By a Close Score". The Hutchinson News. October 22, 1932. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Holmes' Brilliant Runs Give Haskell 14-14 Tie With Temple Grid Foes". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 5, 1932. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ James M. Gould (November 12, 1932). "St. Louis U's Victory Over Haskell Eleven Is Featured by Long Runs". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Lou Smith (November 25, 1932). "Xavier Team Carries Fight To Indians and Wins, 20-7". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
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