1932 Kentucky Wildcats football team

The 1932 Kentucky Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1932 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Harry Gamage, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 4–5 with an identical mark against conference opponents, finished 11th in the SoCon, and outscored opponents by a total of 116 to 77.[1] The team played its home games at McLean Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky.

1932 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–5 (4–5 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainBud Davidson
Home stadiumMcLean Stadium
Seasons
← 1931
1933 →
1932 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 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
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24VMIW 23–0[2]
October 1Sewanee
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 18–0[3]
October 8at Georgia TechW 12–6[4]
October 15Washington & Lee
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 53–77,000[5]
October 22at VPIL 0–78.000[6][7]
October 29Alabama
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 7–1210,000[8]
November 5at DukeL 0–13[9]
November 12Tulane
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 3–68,000[10]
November 24at TennesseeL 0–2620,000[11]

References

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  1. ^ "1932 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "Kentucky crushes V.M.I., 23–0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 25, 1932. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wildcats have big edge on Sewanee". The Lexington Leader. October 2, 1932. Retrieved August 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Alert Wildcats lick Tornado, 12–6". The Birmingham News. October 9, 1932. Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cats stampede toward crown". The Kentucky Post. October 16, 1930. Retrieved August 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "'Cats Drop First Conference Tilt To Va. Gobblers". The Kentucky Kernel. University of Kentucky. October 25, 1932. p. 1. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  7. ^ "Virginia Poly Halts Victorious March of the Kentucky Wildcats With a Smashing 7-to-0 Score". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 23, 1932. p. 55. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  8. ^ "Tide wind 12 to 7". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. October 30, 1932. p. 8. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
  9. ^ "Blue Devils win bitterly fought game from Wildcats, 13–0". The Knoxville Journal. November 6, 1932. Retrieved December 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cats bow to Tulane 6–3 after leading in last minutes". The Courier-Journal. November 13, 1932. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Vols submerge Cats, 26–0". The Lexington Herald. November 25, 1932. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.