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1932 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1932 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–1–3 (2–1–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
Seasons
← 1931
1933 →
1932 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Michigan + 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
No. 4 Purdue + 5 – 0 – 1 7 – 0 – 1
No. 11 Wisconsin 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
No. 6 Ohio State 2 – 1 – 2 4 – 1 – 3
Northwestern 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Minnesota 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Illinois 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Indiana 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Chicago 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
Iowa 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1932 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team that represented Ohio State University in the 1932 Big Ten Conference football season. In its fourth season under head coach Sam Willaman, the team compiled a 4–1–3 record (2–1–2 in conference), finished in fourth place in the Big Ten Conference, and outscored its opponents by a total of 90 to 41.[1] In the Dickinson System ratings released at the end of the 1932 season, Ohio State was ranked No. 6.[2]

Five Ohio State players received honors on the 1932 All-Big Ten Conference football team: halfback Lew Hinchman (AP-1, UP-1); end Sid Gillman (UP-1); tackle Ted Rosequist (AP-1; UP-2); and guards Joseph T. Gailus (AP-1, UP-2) and Martin D. Varner (AP-2).[3][4]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Ohio Wesleyan*
W 34–717,113[5]
October 8Indiana
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
T 7–717,183[6]
October 15Michigan
L 0–1442,038[7]
October 22at Pittsburgh*
T 0–030,000[8]
October 29Wisconsin
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
T 7–717,000[9]
November 5at Northwestern
W 20–6>25,000[10]
November 12Penn*
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 19–019,301[11]
November 19at Illinois
W 3–014,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1932 Ohio State Buckeyes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  2. ^ "Michigan Will Get the Rockne Award: Dickinson Rates Wolverine Eleven Ahead of S. California by Two Points; Pitt Picked for Third". The New York Times. December 11, 1932.
  3. ^ "Associated Press Names Berry on All-Conference Team". Daily Illini. November 22, 1932. p. 6.
  4. ^ George Kirksey (November 23, 1932). "Big Ten Team Named by U.P. Sports Critic". Berkeley Daily Gazette (UP story). p. 6.
  5. ^ "State Wins But Finds Going Rough In Two Quarters". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 2, 1932. p. 44 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Indiana Blasts Buckeyes' Championship Hopes With Tie In Big Ten Inaugural". The Coshocton Tribune. October 9, 1932. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Tod Rockwell (October 16, 1932). "Michigan Uses Overhead Game to Beat Ohio State, 14-0". Detroit Free Press. p. Sport 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ William G. Lytle Jr. (October 23, 1932). "Pitt-and-Ohio Scoreless Tie Is Thriller". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Badgers Tie Buckeyes 7-7". The Capital Times. October 30, 1932. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Edward Burns (November 6, 1932). "Ohio State Hammers N.U. for 20-6 Victory". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Buckeyes Maintain Scoring Stride To Down Penn 19-0". The Register (Sandusky, Ohio). November 13, 1932. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ French Lane (November 20, 1932). "Vuchinich Goes In and Buckeyes Whip Illinois, 3-0". Chicago Tribune. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com.