1932 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–4–2 (1–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainHarry Freeman, Bill Gilmore
Home stadiumMelton 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

The 1932 South Carolina Gamecocks football team was an American football team that represented the University of South Carolina during the 1932 Southern Conference football season. In its fifth season under head coach Billy Laval, the team compiled a 5–4–2 record (1–2–1 in conference) and outscored opponents by a total of 93 to 68.[1] Harry Freeman and Bill Gilmore were the team captains.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Sewanee
W 7–38,000[2]
October 1at Villanova*
W 7–67,500[3]
October 8vs. Wake Forest
L 0–66,000[4]
October 14Wofford*
W 19–0[5]
October 20Clemson
W 14–013,000[6]
October 29at Tulane
L 0–610,000[7]
November 5LSU
  • State Fairgrounds
  • Columbia, SC
L 0–67,000[8]
November 12at Furman*
L 0–14[9]
November 19The Citadel*
  • Melton Field
  • Columbia, SC
W 19–04,000[10]
November 24at NC State
T 7–79,000[11]
December 3at Auburn
T 20–2010,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1932 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  2. ^ "South Carolina defeats Sewanee". Monroe Morning World. September 25, 1932. Retrieved August 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Gamecocks victors by one-point margin". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 2, 1932. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Ison, Wade (October 9, 1932). "Wake Forest upsets South Carolina, 6 To 0". The Charlotte News. p. 10. Retrieved May 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Tigers and Birds win by same score, 19 to 0". The Greenville News. October 15, 1932. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Birds beat Tigers in stubborn battle". The State. October 21, 1932. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Punchless Wave reveals pitiful edge on Carolina". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 30, 1932. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – 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. ^ "Hurricane coops Gamecocks by 14 to 0 score". The Greenville News. November 13, 1932. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Gamecocks smother Citadel Bulldogs by 19 to 0". The Index-Journal. November 20, 1932. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "State and Gamecocks tie". The News and Observer. November 25, 1932. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Gamecocks shock Auburn, 20–20 tie". The Birmingham News. December 4, 1932. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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