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1932 Duke Blue Devils football team

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1932 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–3 (5–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainLowell Mason
Home stadiumDuke 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

The 1932 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University during the 1932 Southern Conference football season. In its second season under head coach Wallace Wade, the team compiled a 7–3 record (5–3 against conference opponents), shut out seven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 153 to 40. Lowell Mason was the team captain.[1][2] The team played its home games at Duke Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

This would be the last season until 2023 that the Blue Devils didn't play rival Georgia Tech.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24 Davidson* W 13–0 [3]
October 1 at VMI
W 44–0 [4]
October 8 at Auburn L 7–18 9,000 [5]
October 15 Marylanddagger
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 34–0 [6]
October 21 Wake Forest*
W 9–0 [7]
October 29 at Tennessee L 13–16 13,000 [8][9]
November 5 Kentucky
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 13–0 [10]
November 12 at NC State L 0–6 [11]
November 19 at North Carolina W 7–0 20,000 [12]
November 26 Washington and Lee
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 13–0 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "1932 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "Duke Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Duke University. 2016. p. 96. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  3. ^ "Duke wins over Davidson, 13–0". The News and Observer. September 25, 1932. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Duke crushes V.M.I. eleven". The Baltimore Sun. October 2, 1932. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Auburn defeats Duke, 18–7". The News and Observer. October 9, 1932. Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Duke smothers Maryland; Score is 34 to 0". The Charlotte News. October 16, 1932. Retrieved December 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Devils blanch Demon Deacons". The State. October 22, 1932. Retrieved December 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Wynn's last period field goal beats Duke for Vols 16 to 13". The Charlotte News. October 30, 1932. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wynn boots field goal to win game in last 3 minutes". The Kingsport Times. October 30, 1932. p. 2. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Blue Devils win bitterly fought game from Wildcats, 13–0". The Knoxville Journal. November 6, 1932. Retrieved December 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Duke loses to Wolfpack by 6–0 score". The Knoxville Journal. November 13, 1932. Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Duke conquers Carolina, 7 to 0". The Virginian-Pilot. November 20, 1932. Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Duke humbles Washington and Lee by 13 to 0". The Charlotte News. November 27, 1930. Retrieved August 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.