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1932 Mississippi State

3–⁠5 (0–⁠4 Southern Conference), coached by Ray Dauber.

Schedule and results

Mississippi State in 1932, game by game: lost at Alabama 0–53; won vs. Mississippi College 18–7; lost at LSU 0–24; won vs. Millsaps 9–8; lost at Indiana 0–19; lost at Tennessee 0–31; won vs. Rhodes 6–0; lost vs. Ole Miss 0–13+11−53Lost 0–53 at Alabama-53AlabamaWon 18–7 vs. Mississippi College+11Mississippi Col…Lost 0–24 at LSU-24LSUWon 9–8 vs. Millsaps+1MillsapsLost 0–19 at Indiana-19IndianaLost 0–31 at Tennessee-31TennesseeWon 6–0 vs. Rhodes+6RhodesLost 0–13 vs. Ole Miss-13Ole Miss
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 1atAlabamaL 0–⁠5310%
Oct 8vsMississippi CollegeW 18–⁠772%
Oct 15atLSUL 0–⁠2423%
Oct 22vsMillsapsW 9–⁠875%
Oct 27atIndianaL 0–⁠1929%
Nov 5atTennesseeL 0–⁠317%
Nov 12vsRhodesW 6–⁠072%
Nov 24vsOle MissL 0–⁠1346%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ole Miss 13–⁠0; tied for 21st in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 121st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
3–⁠5
Conference
0–⁠4 tied for 21st in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
33–⁠155
Coach
Ray Dauber
Elo
1309 −38 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−12.8 No. 99 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

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.