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1932 Vanderbilt

6–⁠1–⁠2 (4–⁠1–⁠2 Southern Conference), coached by Dan McGugin.

Schedule and results

Vanderbilt in 1932, game by game: won vs. Mercer 20–7; won at North Carolina 39–7; won vs. Western Kentucky 26–0; tied at Tulane 6–6; won vs. Georgia 12–6; won vs. Georgia Tech 12–0; won at Maryland 13–0; tied vs. Tennessee 0–0; lost at Alabama 0–20+32−20Won 20–7 vs. Mercer+13MercerWon 39–7 at North Carolina+32North CarolinaWon 26–0 vs. Western Kentucky+26Western KentuckyTied 6–6 at Tulane0TulaneWon 12–6 vs. Georgia+6GeorgiaWon 12–0 vs. Georgia Tech+12Georgia TechWon 13–0 at Maryland+13MarylandTied 0–0 vs. Tennessee0TennesseeLost 0–20 at Alabama-20Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsMercerW 20–⁠776%
Oct 1atNorth CarolinaW 39–⁠748%
Oct 8vsWestern KentuckyW 26–⁠097%
Oct 15atTulaneT 6–⁠633%
Oct 22vsGeorgiaW 12–⁠663%
Oct 29vsGeorgia TechW 12–⁠078%
Nov 5atMarylandW 13–⁠065%
Nov 12vsTennesseeT 0–⁠048%
Nov 24atAlabamaL 0–⁠2043%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Alabama 20–⁠0; tied for 5th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 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.

Consensus All-AmericanClarence Gracey, C

Record
6–⁠1–⁠2
Conference
4–⁠1–⁠2 tied for 5th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
128–⁠46
Coach
Dan McGugin
Elo
1642 +70 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
10.0 No. 29 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.