1932 Minnesota
5–3 (2–3 Western Conference), coached by Bernie Bierman. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Ole Miss 26–0Nov 5
By 26 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | vs South Dakota State | W 12–0 | 95% |
| Oct 8 | vs Purdue | L 0–7 | 43% |
| Oct 15 | vs Nebraska | W 7–6 | 49% |
| Oct 22 | at Iowa | W 21–6 | 61% |
| Oct 29 | vs Northwestern | W 7–0 | 48% |
| Nov 5 | vs Ole Miss | W 26–0 | 80% |
| Nov 12 | at Wisconsin | L 13–20 | 47% |
| Nov 19 | vs Michigan | L 0–3 | 42% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Michigan 3–0; 6th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 61st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 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
- 5–3
- Conference
- 2–3 6th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 86–42
- Coach
- Bernie Bierman
- Elo
- 1562 +16 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 13.6 No. 21 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Walter Hass
- Most valuable player
- Ray Oen
- Offense
- Single-wing
All-Big Ten
1 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Marshall WellsOTAP-1; UP-1
Second team
- Bradbury N. Robinson IIIEAP-2
Pug LundQBUP-2- Jack MandersFBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1932 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1932 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 6–0 | 8–0 | |
| Purdue | 5–0–1 | 7–0–1 | |
| Wisconsin | 4–1–1 | 6–1–1 | |
 Ohio State | 2–1–2 | 4–1–3 | |
| Northwestern | 2–3–1 | 3–4–1 | |
| Minnesota | 2–3 | 5–3 | |
 Illinois | 2–4 | 5–4 | |
 Indiana | 1–4–1 | 3–4–1 | |
| Chicago | 1–4 | 3–4–1 | |
| Iowa | 0–5 | 1–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.