1932 Florida Gators football team

The 1932 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1932 college football season. The season was Charlie Bachman's fifth and last as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. In the Gators' final year as members of the Southern Conference, they finished twentieth of twenty-three teams in the conference standings.[2]

1932 Florida Gators football
Conference	Southern Conference
1932 record	3–6 (1–6 SoCon)
Head coach	Charlie Bachman (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Notre Dame Box
Captain	Joe Jenkins
Home stadium	Florida Field (Capacity: 22,000)[1]

1932 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Tennessee +	7	–	0	–	1			9	–	0	–	1
Auburn +	6	–	0	–	1			9	–	0	–	1
LSU +	4	–	0	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
VPI	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Vanderbilt	4	–	1	–	2			6	–	1	–	2
NC State	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	2
Alabama	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Tulane	5	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Duke	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Georgia Tech	4	–	4	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Kentucky	4	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Virginia	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Ole Miss	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Georgia	2	–	4	–	2			2	–	5	–	2
Maryland	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
North Carolina	2	–	5	–	1			3	–	5	–	2
South Carolina	1	–	2	–	1			5	–	4	–	2
VMI	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Washington and Lee	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Florida	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Clemson	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Mississippi State	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Sewanee	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions

Before the season

Coach Bachman expected the Gators to win half of their games.[3] The Florida squad was full of sophomores.[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 8	vs. Sewanee	Fairfield Stadium Jacksonville, FL	W 19–0	10,000
October 15	The Citadel*	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	W 27–7	6,500
October 22	vs. NC State	Plant Field Tampa, FL	L 6–17
October 29	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	L 12–33
November 4	at North Carolina	Kenan Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 13–18	6,000
November 12	at Auburn	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL (rivalry)	L 6–21
November 19	Georgia Tech	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	L 0–6
December 3	vs. Tennessee	Fairfield Stadium Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)	L 13–32
December 17	UCLA*	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	W 12–2	10,000	[5]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide.[6]

Season summary

Sewanee

The Gators opened the season with their only conference victory, a 19–0 shutout of the struggling Sewanee Tigers. Hub McAnly ran a school record 91 yards for one score.[7][8]

The Citadel

1 2 3 4 Total The Citadel 0 7 0 0 7 • Florida 7 0 14 6 27 Date: October 15 Location: Gainesville, Florida Game attendance: 6,500 Source:

In the second week of play, Florida beat The Citadel in the rain 27–7.[9]

North Carolina State

1 2 3 4 Total • NC State 0 7 0 10 17 Florida 0 0 6 0 6 Date: October 22 Location: Plant Field Tampa, Florida Source:

In Tampa, the Gators lost to the NC State Wolfpack 17–6. An Al Rogero touchdown made the score 7–6, but in the fourth quarter the Wolfpack put the game out of reach.[10]

Georgia

There was little enthusiasm as Florida departed for Athens, battered by injuries and demotions due to rule infractions.[11] Florida lost to the Georgia Bulldogs 12–33.

North Carolina

In Chapel Hill, the Gators were defeated by the Tar Heels 13–18. The Tar Heels' Johnny Daniel returned the opening kickoff 95 yards.[12]

Auburn

SoCon champion Auburn defeated Florida 21–6. Jimmy Hitchcock was taken out of a game for the first time in his career.[13]

Georgia Tech

Florida was the underdog going into the Georgia Tech game,[14] losing 6–0.

Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total • Tennessee 20 6 6 0 32 Florida 7 0 0 6 13 Date: December 3 Location: Fairfield Stadium Jacksonville, Florida Source:

Expected to be the hardest game since the beginning of the season,[3] rival Tennessee beat Florida 13–32. Beattie Feathers scored after the opening kickoff.[15]

UCLA

Notwithstanding the Gators' Depression-era struggles and 3–6 overall win-loss record,[6] Bachman managed to end his tenure on a high note with a 12–2 intersectional upset of the UCLA Bruins in his final game.

Postseason

After the season, Bachman resigned, though left some idea he might still return to Florida.[16] Bachman ultimately accepted an offer to become the head coach of the Michigan State Spartans,[17] and he was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1978.[18]

References

1. University of Florida Sports Information Department. "Florida 2006 Media Guide" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
2. 2009 Southern Conference Football Media Guide, Year-by-Year Standings, Southern Conference, Spartanburg, South Carolina, p. 74 (2009). Retrieved August 30, 2010.
3. "Here In Florida". The Evening Independent. August 27, 1932.
4. "First Year Men Slated For Varsity". The Evening Independent. October 5, 1932.
5. "Gators Rise From Depths To Trim U.C.L.A., 12 to 2: Henderson Stands Out In Triumph". Miami Daily News. December 18, 1932. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
6. 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.
7. "Tigers Lose To Florida Gators By Score of 19-0". The Sewanee Purple. October 12, 1932. p. 2. hdl:11005/1354.
8. McEwen 1974, p. 106
9. "Florida Crushes Citadel, 27 to 7, After Bad Start". Kingsport Times. October 16, 1932. p. 4. Retrieved July 30, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "N. Carolina State Is Victor Over Florida". The Monroe Morning World. October 23, 1932. p. 8. Retrieved July 30, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Along Southern Sidelines". The Monroe News Star. October 28, 1932. p. 11. Retrieved July 30, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Carolina Turns In Second Victory of Season Over Powerful Florida Eleven". The Daily Tar Heel. November 5, 1932. p. 3. Retrieved July 30, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Auburn Takes Another Step To Title, 21-6". The Anniston Star. November 13, 1932. p. 12. Retrieved July 30, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Gators Facing Tech Game As Underdogs". The Evening Independent. November 15, 1932.
15. "Vols Override Florida To Win Battle, 32-13". The Anniston Star. December 4, 1932. p. 14. Retrieved July 30, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
16. "Bachman Likely To Receive Offer". The Index-Journal. December 25, 1932. p. 14. Retrieved July 30, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
17. McEwen 1974, p. 108
18. College Football Hall of Fame, Hall of Famers, Charlie Bachman Member Biography. Retrieved August 30, 2010.

Bibliography

• McEwen, Tom (1974). The Gators: A Story of Florida Football. Huntsville, Alabama: The Strode Publishers. ISBN 0-87397-025-X.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)