1932 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2
Head coach
CaptainPaul Host
Home stadiumNotre Dame 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 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1932 college football season. In its second season under head coach Hunk Anderson, the team compiled a 7–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 255 to 31.[1] Paul Host was the team captain. The team played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 8Haskell
W 73–08,369[2]
October 15Drake
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 62–06,663[3]
October 22Carnegie Tech
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 42–016,015–30,000[4]
October 29at Pittsburgh
L 0–1255,616–60,000[5]
November 5at Kansas
W 24–617,818–18,062[6]
November 12Northwestern
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 21–031,853–42,000[7]
November 19vs. Navy
W 12–061,122[8]
November 26vs. Army
W 21–078,115–80,000[9]
December 10at USC
L 0–1393,924–100,000[10]

References

  1. ^ "1932 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Jack Ledden (October 16, 1932). "Notre Dame Crushes Drake, 62-0". The South Bend Tribune. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Jack Ledden (October 23, 1932). "Notre Dame Crushes Carnegie, 42-0". The South Bend Tribune. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Chester L. Smith (October 30, 1932). "Pitt Eleven Upsets Notre Dame, 12 To 0". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Charles A. Grumich (November 6, 1932). "Kansas Routed By Notre Dame, 24-6". The South Bend Tribune. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Harvey Woodruff (November 13, 1932). "Notre Dame Crushes Northwestern, 21-0". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ James L. Renick (November 20, 1932). "Notre Dame Sinks Navy Crew, 12-0". The South Bend Tribune. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Francis Wallace (November 27, 1932). "Nomads Capture Army, 21-0!". New York Daily News. p. 64 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Braven Dyer (December 11, 1932). "Troy Grids Trim Irish; Notre Dame Loses 13-to-0 Game; Crowd of 100,000 Spectators Sees Trojan Eleven Score Impressive Victory". Los Angeles Times. pp. I-1, VIa-1 – via Newspapers.com.


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