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1932 Alabama

8–⁠2 (5–⁠2 Southern Conference), coached by Frank Thomas.

Schedule and results

Alabama in 1932, game by game: won vs. Rhodes 45–6; won vs. Mississippi State 53–0; won at George Washington 28–6; lost vs. Tennessee 3–7; won vs. Ole Miss 24–13; won at Kentucky 12–7; won vs. Virginia Tech 9–6; lost at Georgia Tech 0–6; won vs. Vanderbilt 20–0; won at Saint Mary’s (CA) 6–0+53−6Won 45–6 vs. Rhodes+39RhodesWon 53–0 vs. Mississippi State+53Mississippi Sta…Won 28–6 at George Washington+22George Washingt…Lost 3–7 vs. Tennessee-4TennesseeWon 24–13 vs. Ole Miss+11Ole MissWon 12–7 at Kentucky+5KentuckyWon 9–6 vs. Virginia Tech+3Virginia TechLost 0–6 at Georgia Tech-6Georgia TechWon 20–0 vs. Vanderbilt+20VanderbiltWon 6–0 at Saint Mary’s (CA)+6Saint Mary’s (C…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsRhodesW 45–⁠694%
Oct 1vsMississippi StateW 53–⁠090%
Oct 8atGeorge WashingtonW 28–⁠688%
Oct 15vsTennesseeL 3–⁠754%
Oct 22vsOle MissW 24–⁠1386%
Oct 29atKentuckyW 12–⁠753%
Nov 5vsVirginia TechW 9–⁠671%
Nov 12atGeorgia TechL 0–⁠674%
Nov 24vsVanderbiltW 20–⁠057%
Dec 5atSaint Mary’s (CA)W 6–⁠059%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Saint Mary’s (CA) 6–⁠0; tied for 5th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 54th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1932.

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
5–⁠2 tied for 5th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
200–⁠51
Coach
Frank Thomas
Elo
1703 +39 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
14.1 No. 16 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Johnny Cain

1932 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
LSU4–⁠06–⁠3–⁠1
Tennessee7–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠1
Auburn6–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠1
Virginia Tech6–⁠18–⁠1
Alabama5–⁠28–⁠2
Vanderbilt4–⁠1–⁠26–⁠1–⁠2
NC State3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠2
Tulane5–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Duke5–⁠37–⁠3
Georgia Tech4–⁠4–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
South Carolina2–⁠2–⁠25–⁠4–⁠2
Kentucky4–⁠54–⁠5
Virginia2–⁠35–⁠4
Ole Miss2–⁠35–⁠6
Georgia2–⁠4–⁠22–⁠5–⁠2
Maryland2–⁠45–⁠6
North Carolina2–⁠5–⁠13–⁠5–⁠2
VMI1–⁠42–⁠8
Washington and Lee1–⁠41–⁠9
Florida1–⁠63–⁠6
Clemson0–⁠43–⁠5–⁠1
Mississippi State0–⁠43–⁠5
Sewanee0–⁠62–⁠7–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.