1932 South Carolina

5–⁠4–⁠2 (2–⁠2–⁠2 Southern Conference), coached by Billy Laval.

Schedule and results

South Carolina in 1932, game by game: won vs. Sewanee 7–3; won at Villanova 7–6; lost at Wake Forest 0–6; won vs. Wofford 19–0; won vs. Clemson 14–0; lost at Tulane 0–6; lost vs. LSU 0–6; lost at Furman 0–14; won vs. The Citadel 19–0; tied at NC State 7–7; tied vs. Auburn 20–20+19−14Won 7–3 vs. Sewanee+4SewaneeWon 7–6 at Villanova+1VillanovaLost 0–6 at Wake Forest-6Wake ForestWon 19–0 vs. Wofford+19WoffordWon 14–0 vs. Clemson+14ClemsonLost 0–6 at Tulane-6TulaneLost 0–6 vs. LSU-6LSULost 0–14 at Furman-14FurmanWon 19–0 vs. The Citadel+19The CitadelTied 7–7 at NC State0NC StateTied 20–20 vs. Auburn0Auburn
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsSewaneeW 7–⁠362%
Oct 1atVillanovaW 7–⁠647%
Oct 8atWake ForestL 0–⁠653%
Oct 14vsWoffordW 19–⁠094%
Oct 20vsClemsonW 14–⁠069%
Oct 29atTulaneL 0–⁠626%
Nov 5vsLSUL 0–⁠651%
Nov 12atFurmanL 0–⁠1441%
Nov 19vsThe CitadelW 19–⁠073%
Nov 24atNC StateT 7–⁠738%
Dec 3vsAuburnT 20–⁠2037%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Auburn 20–⁠20; tied for 10th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 65th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
5–⁠4–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠2–⁠2 tied for 10th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
93–⁠68
Coach
Billy Laval
Elo
1486 −14 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−0.5 No. 70 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Harry Freeman and Bill Gilmore

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.