1932 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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1932 Tennessee Volunteers football
SoCon co-champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record9–0–1 (7–0–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainMalcolm Aitken
Home stadiumShields–Watkins Field
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 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1932 Southern Conference football season. Playing as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his seventh year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee.

The 1932 Vols won nine, lost zero and tied one game (9–0–1 overall, 7–0–1 in the SoCon) and were Southern Conference champions. It was their last year in the conference before moving to the newly formed Southeastern Conference.[1] The team was led by its backfield with Deke Brackett and Beattie Feathers.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Chattanooga*
W 13–03,635[2]
October 1Ole Miss
W 33–0[3]
October 8North Carolina
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 20–7[4]
October 15at Alabama
W 7–320,000[5]
October 22Maryville (TN)*
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 60–0[6]
October 29Dukedagger
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 16–1313,000[7][8]
November 5Mississippi State
  • Shields–Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN
W 31–0[9]
November 12at
Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
    		• T 0–0[10]
    November 24Kentucky
    • Shields–Watkins Field
    • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
    		W 26–020,000[11]
    December 3at Florida
    		W 32–13[12]
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming

    Game summaries

    Chattanooga

    In the season opener, the Vols defeated Chattanooga 13–0.[2]

    Ole Miss

    In the second week of play, Tennessee beat Ole Miss 33–0.[3]

    North Carolina

    The Volunteers defeated the Tar Heels 20–7.[4]

    Alabama

    Third Saturday in October
    1 234Total
    • Tennessee 0 007 7
    Alabama 0 300 3
    • Date: October 15
    • Location: Legion Field
      Birmingham, Alabama
    • Game attendance: 20,000

    Against

    field goal in the second quarter to take a 3–0 lead.[5] Alabama held their lead through the fourth quarter when Johnny Cain had a punt of only 12-yards from his own endzone to give Tennessee the ball at the 12-yard line.[5] Three plays later, Beattie Feathers scored on a seven-yard touchdown run and with the extra point, the Volunteers took a 7–3 lead that they would not relinquish.[5] Due to the poor weather conditions, the game was noted for both Alabama head coach Thomas and Tennessee head coach Robert Neyland calling for punt after punt, often on first and second down, in an attempt to gain field position advantage.[13] As a result, Feathers punted 21 times for Tennessee, and Cain punted 19 times for Alabama.[13] Cain's 19 punts and 914 total yards still stand as the single game school records for punts and punting yardage.[14]

    Maryville

    Maryville was swamped 60–0.[6]

    Duke

    1 234Total
    Duke 0 076 13
    • Tennessee 0 673 16

    In a game deemed a "thriller", the Vols beat Wallace Wade's Duke Blue Devils 16–13.[15] Feathers ran through Duke's line time and again. The highlight of the contest came when Fred Crawford intercepted a pass and raced 72 yards for a touchdown. Wynn kicked Tennessee's winning field goal.[8]

    The starting lineup was Rayburn (left end), Franklin (left tackle), Ellis (left guard), Maples (center), Frank (right guard), Aitken (right tackle), Warmath (right end), Robinson (quarterback), Vaughn (left halfback), Feathers (right halfback), Middletown (fullback).[8]

    Mississippi State

    Mississippi State was beaten 31–0.[9]

    Vanderbilt

    1 234Total
    Tennessee 0 000 0
    Vanderbilt 0 000 0

    Clyde Roberts and Vanderbilt fought the Vols to a scoreless tie. The game's only score was called back in the second half. Feathers caught a pass but was called out of bounds at the 27-yard line, right in front of the Vanderbilt bench.[16]

    Kentucky

    The Volunteers beat the Wildcats of Kentucky 26–0.[11]

    Florida

    1 234Total
    • Tennessee 20 660 32
    Florida 7 006 13

    The Vols defeated Charlie Bachman's Florida Gators 32–13. Beattie Feathers scored after the opening kickoff.[12]

    Players

    Line

    Number Player Position Games
    started     		Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
    11 Malcolm Aitken tackle
    54 Alfred Austele tackle
    25 Howard Bailey tackle
    13 Bert Bibee center
    51 Thomas Bounds tackle
    22 J. Molden Butcher tackle
    20 James O. Claxton center
    68 Vincent Cox end
    53 Jesse Cullum guard
    40 Hewell Duncan guard
    21 J. B. Ellis guard
    30 Milton Frank tackle
    37 John Franklin tackle
    45 Fooshee tackle
    57 Guinn B. Goodrich guard
    42 Ralph Hatley guard
    31 Alton Mark end
    46 Talmadge Maples center
    35 C. L. McPherson end
    34 Kenneth Needham end
    56 Ben Ottinger center
    52 Louis Pounders end
    39 Virgil Rayburn end
    33 Roy Rose end
    49 Francis Shull end
    60 Boyd Smith end
    23 Gordon Smith guard
    14 Robert Stafford tackle
    64 H. L. Stewart guard
    58 Sam Venable guard
    26 Murray Warmath end

    Backfield

    Number Player Position Games
    started     		Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
    32 Malcolm Anderson fullback
    15 John D. Bayless quarterback
    43 Deke Brackett quarterback
    37 Joseph D. Cohen fullback
    28 Richard T. Dorsey halfback
    48 Beattie Feathers halfback
    69 Wade Kever halfback
    41 Henry Krouse halfback
    16 Albert Middleton halfback
    19 Harvey Robinson quarterback
    38 Leo Petruzze quarterback
    18 Charles Vaughan halfback
    24 Herman Wynn fullback

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    14. ^ 2011 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Record Book (PDF). Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 16, 2012. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
    15. ^ Jeff Moshier (September 29, 1941). "Playing Square". The Evening Independent.
    16. ^ Bill Traughber. Vanderbilt Football. p. 94.
    17. ^ "The Tennessee Football Programs: 1932 Football Program - UT vs Kentucky". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
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