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1932 Auburn Tigers football team


1932 Auburn Tigers football
Southern Conference
9–0–1 (6–0–1 SoCon)
Chet A. Wynne (3rd season)
Jimmy Hitchcock
Drake FieldLegion FieldCramton Bowl

The 1932 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1932 Southern Conference football season. Led by head coach Chet A. Wynne, the team went 9–0–1. The Tigers made an undefeated season and were named Southern Conference champions. The team featured Jimmy Hitchcock and Gump Ariail.

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Birmingham–Southern*Cramton BowlMontgomery, ALW 61–0
October 1Erskine*Drake FieldAuburn, ALW 77–0
October 8Duke*Legion FieldBirmingham, ALW 18–79,000
October 15at Georgia TechGrant FieldAtlanta, GA (rivalry)W 6–0
October 22at TulaneTulane StadiumNew Orleans, LA (rivalry)W 19–725,000
October 29Ole MissCramton BowlMontgomery, AL (rivalry)W 14–7
November 5Howard (AL)*Cramton BowlMontgomery, ALW 25–0
November 12FloridaCramton BowlMontgomery, AL (rivalry)W 21–6
November 19vs. GeorgiaMemorial StadiumColumbus, GA (rivalry)W 14–7
December 3South Carolina*Legion FieldBirmingham, ALT 20–2010,000
*Non-conference gameHomecoming

The season opened with a 61–0 defeat of Birmingham–Southern.

In the second week of play, Erskine was beaten 77–0.

Auburn defeated coach Wallace Wade's Duke Blue Devils 18–7. On Jimmy Hitchcock's play, Wade said ""I have never seen a finer all-around back play against one of my teams."

Georgia Tech was beaten 6–0.

Auburn beat the defending SoCon champion Tulane team 19–7. Hitchcock returned an interception 60 yards for a touchdown, and soon after had a 63-yard touchdown run out of a punting formation.

Ole Miss was beaten by Auburn 14–7.

Howard was beaten 25–0 .

Auburn beat Florida 21–6. Hitchcock was taken out of a game for the first time in his career.

In Columbus, Georgia was defeated 14–7 .

The season closed with a 20–20 tie against coach Billy Laval's South Carolina Gamecocks.

Jimmy Hitchcock was All-American.

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