The 1932 season
662 games on file. The AP poll didn’t exist yet. Michigan and USC claim the national title. Share
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Conference champions
Major college
- Big Six
- Nebraska
- Missouri Valley Conference
- Oklahoma State
- Pacific Coast Conference
- USC
- Rocky Mountain Conference
- Utah
- Southwest Conference
- TCU
- Virginia Conference
- Richmond
Small college
- Big Four
- Tulsa
- Buckeye Conference
- Miami (OH)
- Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
- Morgan State
- Far Western Conference
- Nevada and San José State (shared)
- North Central Conference
- North Dakota State
- Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
- Western Kentucky
From each program’s Wikipedia article, with the conference’s name that season. Titles come from the articles of today’s FBS and FCS programs, so a title shared with a school outside them lists only one champion.
Consensus All-Americans
- EPaul Moss, Purdue
- EJoe Skladany, Pittsburgh
- OTJoe Kurth, Notre Dame
- OTErnie Smith, USC
- OGMilton Summerfelt, Army
- OGBill Corbus, Stanford
- CClarence Gracey, Vanderbilt
- RBHarry Newman, Michigan
- RBWarren Heller, Pittsburgh
- RBJimmy Hitchcock, Auburn
- RBDon Zimmerman, Tulane
Players picked by enough of the major selectors to count as consensus, shown in bold in Wikipedia’s 1932 All-America article. Every selector’s teams, first to last, are on the 1932 All-America teams page.
From the newspapers
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TROJANS OUT.SMART NOTRE DAME TO WIN 1870 VICTORY Quick Kicks, Great Line Play and Effective Passes Are Utilized Are Utilized Los Angeles, Dec. 12-(P)-Southern California outplayed Notre Dame for three periods and outsmarted the visitors all the way Saturday to win the annual football battle between the Trojans and Ramblers, Is to O. A record crowd of 100000 saw the home team win its 10Th straight game and move step closer to q second national championship in two years. The crowd set new attendance mark for football games this season and was the biggest assembly ever to witness q game in Los Angeles. The record crowd saw a record performance. The TrojanS made his tory for their seven-year football war with Notre Dame for this was the first time the Howard Jones team has won twice in successive seasons from its rival. Notre Dame, however, continued to hold a one-game margin for the series, four to three. Southern California rose to victory on the flying feet Of Irvine (Cotton) Warburton, a pint-sized quarterback, a sensational catch of a forward pass by Bob McNeich and a series of we’ll placed quick kicks. Warburton, little but fast, started his team on the road to the first score in the second period by return ing a Notre Dame punt 80 yards to the visitors 44-yard line. The little fellow dashed to the 30-yard line on the next play, Notre Dame called a halt through the line then, but HON. er Griffith on fourth down, with the ball on the 31-yard line, tossed a pass to McNeish, who made sensational catch over his head two yards from the goal line and stepped over. A quick kick in the third period was fumbled by Chuck Jaskwhich, Bob Erskine recovering for the Trojams on Notre Danes 26-yard line. Southern California moved on to q second touchdown by successive run ming plays. Used Quick Kick AAAS AAOA1kN OCoSAl uoCSX VIC QulCA AlCA to advantage throughout the game, booting the ball over the heads Of the Notre Dame safety men and three times grounding the ball inside the visitors 5-yard line. Once the ball came to rest less than a yard from the goal. Notre Danes offense failed to function during the first three Pc RODS but came to life with a bang in the closing quarter, when it was too late. Notre Dame was not In Southern California territory during the first period, assuming the role Of invader for the first time in the second quarter when the elusive Mike Koken sidestepped his way to the 43-yard line. The visitors did not get past the center of the field again until the final period. Then, Jashwhich, finding no available pass receiver, ran with the ball and was brought down on Southern CALIFORNIA; 49, yard line. A few minutes later Notre Dame uncovered passing attack which for while had the Trojans running around in circles. After Smith miss ed field goal from the 4O-yard line, the visitors took the ball on their own 20-yard line and Ray Brancheau passed to Hugh Devore on Notre Danes 48-yard line. Lukats passed to George Melinkovich on Southern CALIFORNIA; 41-yard line and the same combination work. ed the ball to the 23-yard line. Laurie Vejar, a Hollywood boy, then shot one to Sheeketski on the 5-yard line. The drive was stopped when Griffifth intercepted pass on his own g. yard line. The Trojans kicked out but Notre Dame was right back knocking at the door with another long pass from Lukats to Melinkovich, winding UP on the 13-yard line. An incomplete pass over the goal line foiled this, the last effort of the South Bend contingent. Gain 13l Yards in Air Notre Dame gained 13l yards on seven completed passes from II at tempted. Southern California COM pleted only one pass Of eight, but this toss was good for a touchdown. The visitors outgained the home team and scored twice as many first downs, but the Ramblers carried the ball more. Notre Dame never kicked on third down while Southern Cali fornia consistently punted when two plays had failed to negotiate q first down. The game was rough, tough affair. marked by hard line play. Larry Stevens, Southern California guard and Steve Banas, Notre Dame full back, were elected from the game just before 1t was completed for hit ting in the clinches. Orvtlle Mohler, Southern Califor- MAS star quarterback, injured in midseason and forced to retire from competition, was permitted to hold the ball for the opening kickoff, trotting from the field as Emmett Muir ply caught it and brought it back seven yards. The comedy relief to a very serious game was furnished by Nick Lukats in the final period when he lost his trousers IN a melee. He was hurried. ~ escorted to the sidelines. holding his apparel and the Notre Dame players on the bench made up q ring around the embarrassed player and | In this froc1 a.,
Bowls and playoff
Scoreboard| Jan 2, 1933 | USC 35, Pittsburgh 0Rose Bowl |