Duke at Auburn

Saturday, October 8, 1932

Auburn beat Duke 18–⁠7. It was their first meeting; after it, Auburn led the series 1–⁠0.

AwayDuke7–⁠3 in 1932
7
HomeAuburn9–⁠0–⁠1 in 1932
18

FinalHigh 78°F, low 47°FAttendance 9,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Foot Ball Results LOCAL TEAMS.

    Evening star, District of Columbia, October 9, 1932, page 51 (results column)

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    Foot Ball Results LOCAL TEAMS. LOCAL TEAMS. Alabama, %; George Washington, s. “ P. l., %; Maryland. 0. Washington College. 6; Gallaudet, o, Hampden-Sydney, 81; American u, 20. Institute. 0. Navy Plebes, Al; Dewitt. O. Newport News. 13; Western High, 7. Howard u, IA; 81. Paul, l3, EAST. Navy. 80; Washington and Lee, 0. Chicago. Z; Yale, 7. New York u, 81; Rutgers. o. Pennsylvania, 54: Swarthmore, 0. Pittsburgh, -33; Duquesne, 0. Dartmouth, 6; Lafayette, O. Cornell. 27; Richmond, 0. Columbia, 20; Princeton, 7. Boston u, Z; Rhode Island, 0. Fordham, 80; Bucknell, 0. Colgate At; Niagara, 0. Army. ST; Carleton. 0. Harvard, 40; New Hampshire, 0. Brown. 13; Springfield, 6. Johns Hopkins, Is; st. Johns AN napolis). 0. VllldIlONd, Ol 1tlIySDQls, “ Waynesburg 7; Penn State. 6. Manhattan, 81; Seton Hall 0. Western Maryland, 13: Marshall. l3. Lehigh. 7; Penn Military College, 0. Holy Cross. 80; Maine, 6. Bowdoin. Z: Williams. O. Wesleyan. “a; Connecticut Aggies, 2. University of Baltimore, SO; Cooper Union. 0. Ursinus 7: Dickinson, o. Colby 81: Coast Guard Academy, 0. Worcester Tech, 7; Trinity, 0, Upsala, “a Montclair Normal, 2. Lowell Textile, 7; City College of New York. o. Hamilton. IA; Rochester. 7. st. Lawrence, 6; Arnold, 0. Providence. l3; Vermont. 0. Shepherd College 10: Shenandoah, 6. Ohio Wesleyan, 10; Syracuse, IL. Massachusetts State, 13; Middle bury, 6. st. Vincents. 10; Mount st. Mary’s, 0. Amherst. 10; Union. 0. Clarkson. 18; Rensselaer, Polytech- Hartwick College, I; New York Asgies, 6. westminster, 10: California (Pa), o. West Virginia Wesleyan, 43; Beth any, 6. La Sale, “a; Moravian. o. Drexel. 10; Delaware, 10. Yale Freshmen. 12 Exeter, 6. Edinboro. z Allegheny. 0. West Chester Teachers, g. st. Jcsephs. 0. s.. Laurence U. frosh, 70; Morrisvillc Aggics. o.. Hobart, 10; Kenyon, 13. Grove City. 0; Slippery Rock, 0. Indiana Teachers, 49, Claricn, 7. Buffalo. 6; Alfred. 6. Bluefeld. II; Morris Harvey, 6. Appalachian, II; Concord, 0. SOUTH. Virginia, 12; Roanoke, 0. Kentucky. 12; Georgia Tech, 6. Vanderbilt. 20; Western Kentucky, o. Tulane. “a: Georgia. 25. Citadel. IL; V. M. l.. 6. Wake Forest, 6; South Carolina. 0. North Carolina State, l3; Clemson, 0 Auburn, 18; Duke, 7. Tennessee, 20; North Carolina, 7. Rice 13: Southern Methodist, 0. Texas Christian. “a; Arkansas, 6. Florida. 10; SeWanee, 0. University of Mississippi, 26 How ard, g. Southwestern. 20; Millsaps. O. Mississippi State, 18; Mississippi Col lege. 7. Centre, 81; Transylva. 7. Mercer, So; Presbyterian College. o. Murray College, los; University OF Louisville, 0. sunfower Aggies, 26; Lambuth Gel lege. 0. Centenary, Al; Louisiana State Nor NAL, 7. Louisiana Tech, 46; Union, 7. Catawba %; High Point, 0. Texas, 65; Missouri, O. Texas A. & M. IA: Texas A. & I. O. Furmsn. So; Erskine, o. Harris Military Academy, II; Ran do. .ph-Macon. 7. New Mexico, 6; Northern Arizona Teacher, 0. Staunton Military Academy, IA; Hargrave Military School, H. New Mexico Normal, g.; Panhandle Aggies, Z. Mcrehead Teachers, IL; Armstrong, o. State Teachers College, IL; Union. 6. Tusculum College, Z; Maryville Col lege, o. MIDWEST. Notre Dame. 10; Haskell. o. Purdue, T. Minnesota. 0. Wisconsin, “a: Iowa, O. Indiana, 7: Ohio Stats. 7. Michigan. Is: Northwestern. g. Michi9an Statc. 81; Grinner, 6. Ohio University. &C.: I’rsnklin, 0. Carnegie Tech, 19; Western Reserve, 0. Nebraska. 10: Iowa State, 6. Illinois. 20; Bradley, 0. Oklahoma, 81; Kanas, 6. Case, 10; Akron, o. Lake Forest, 10; Northwestern 3D.” 0.

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Duke 53% to win. Auburn won as Elo’s underdog.

Auburn leads 3–⁠2 in five meetings, counting the four since this game.

Recent meetings
1980Auburn 35, Duke 28
1935Auburn 7, Duke 0
1934Duke 13, Auburn 6
1933Duke 13, Auburn 7
1932Auburn 18, Duke 7

Around this game

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