# 1932 Southern Conference football season

The 1932 Southern Conference football season was the college football games played by the member schools of the Southern Conference as part of the 1932 college football season. The season began on September 17.
This is the last season before many teams leave to form the Southeastern Conference, which still exists today.

## Regular season

* Index to colors and formatting
* Non-conference matchup; SoCon member won
* Non-conference matchup; SoCon member lost
* Non-conference matchup; tie
* Conference matchup
SoCon teams in bold.

### Week One

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
| September 17 | Middle Tennessee State Teachers | Sewanee | McGee Field • Sewanee, Tennessee | W 12–0 | | |
| September 17 | King (TN) | VMI | Alumni Field • Lexington, Virginia | W 6–0 | | |

### Week Two

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 23 | Birmingham–Southern | Auburn | Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, Alabama | W 61–0 | |
| September 23 | Presbyterian | Clemson | Riggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina | W 13–0 | |
| September 24 | Southwestern (TN) | Alabama | Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama | W 45–6 | 6,000 |
| September 24 | Davidson | Duke | Duke Stadium • Durham, North Carolina | W 13–0 | |
| September 24 | VMI | Kentucky | McLean Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky | UK 23–0 | |
| September 24 | TCU | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana | T 3–3 | |
| September 24 | Mississippi State Teachers | Ole Miss | Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi | W 49–0 | |
| September 24 | Appalachian State | NC State | Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina | W 38–0 | |
| September 24 | Sewanee | South Carolina | State Fairgrounds • Columbia, South Carolina | SCAR 7–3 | 8,000 |
| September 24 | Tennessee | Chattanooga | Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, Tennessee | W 13–0 | 3,635 |
| September 24 | Mercer | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee | W 20–7 | 5,000 |
| September 24 | Hampden–Sydney | Virginia | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia | W 32–0 | |
| September 24 | Roanoke | VPI | Miles Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia | W 32–7 | |
| September 24 | George Washington | Washington & Lee | Wilson Field • Lexington, Virginia | L 18–0 | 3,000 |
| September 25 | Washington College | Maryland | Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland | W 63–0 | |

### Week Three

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 1 | Mississippi State | Alabama | Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, Alabama | ALA 53–0 | |
| October 1 | Erskine | Auburn | Drake Field • Auburn, Alabama | W 77–0 | |
| October 1 | Clemson | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | GT 32–14 | 15,000 |
| October 1 | Duke | VMI | Alumni Field • Lexington, Virginia | DUKE 44–0 | |
| October 1 | VPI | Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia | VPI 7–6 | |
| October 1 | Sewanee | Kentucky | McLean Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky | UK 18–0 | |
| October 1 | LSU | Rice | Rice Field • Houston, Texas | L 10–8 | |
| October 1 | NC State | Richmond | City Stadium • Richmond, Virginia | W 9–0 | |
| October 1 | Maryland | Virginia | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia | UVA 7–6 | |
| October 1 | Ole Miss | Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee | TENN 33–0 | |
| October 1 | Texas A&M | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana | W 26–14 | |
| October 1 | Vanderbilt | North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina | VAN 39–7 | 10,000 |
| October 1 | Washington & Lee | Davidson | Richardson Field • Davidson, North Carolina | L 7–0 | |

### Week Four

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 8 | Alabama | George Washington | Griffith Stadium • Washington, D. C. | W 28–6 | 26,000 |
| October 8 | Duke | Auburn | Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama | AUB 18–7 | 9,000 |
| October 8 | Clemson | NC State | Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina | NCST 13–0 | |
| October 8 | Sewanee | Florida | Fairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida | FLA 19–0 | 9,000 |
| October 8 | Kentucky | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia | UK 12–6 | |
| October 8 | Spring Hill | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana | W 80–0 | |
| October 8 | VPI | Maryland | Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland | VPI 23–0 | |
| October 8 | Howard (AL) | Ole Miss | Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi | W 26–6 | |
| October 8 | Mississippi College | Mississippi State | Municipal Stadium • Jackson, Mississippi | W 18–7 | |
| October 8 | South Carolina | Wake Forest | Central Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina | L 6–0 | 6,000 |
| October 8 | North Carolina | Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee | TENN 20–7 | |
| October 8 | Georgia | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana | TUL 34–25 | |
| October 8 | Western Kentucky State Teachers | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee | W 26–0 | 10,000 |
| October 8 | Roanoke | Virginia | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia | W 12–0 | |
| October 8 | Washington & Lee | Navy | Thompson Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland | L 33–0 | |

### Week Five

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 14 | Erskine | Clemson | Riggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina | W 19–0 | |
| October 14 | Wofford | South Carolina | Melton Field • Columbia, South Carolina | W 19–0 | |
| October 15 | Tennessee | Alabama | Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama | TENN 7–3 | 20,000 |
| October 15 | Auburn | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia | AUB 6–0 | |
| October 15 | The Citadel | Florida | Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida | W 27–7 | 6,500 |
| October 15 | North Carolina | Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia | T 6–6 | 3,000 |
| October 15 | Ole Miss | Centenary | Centenary Stadium • Shreveport, Louisiana | L 13–6 | 5,000 |
| October 15 | Mississippi State | LSU | Brown Field • Monroe, Louisiana | LSU 24–0 | |
| October 15 | Maryland | Duke | Duke Stadium • Durham, North Carolina | DUKE 34–0 | |
| October 15 | Wake Forest | NC State | Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina | T 0–0 | 11,000 |
| October 15 | Sewanee | Southwestern (TN) | Fargason Field • Memphis, Tennessee | W 8–6 | |
| October 15 | Tulane | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee | T 6–6 | 25,000 |
| October 15 | Virginia | Columbia | Baker Field • New York City, New York | L 22–6 | |
| October 15 | Davidson | VMI | Alumni Field • Lexington, Virginia | L 12–0 | |
| October 15 | William & Mary | VPI | City Stadium • Richmond, Virginia | W 7–0 | |
| October 15 | Washington & Lee | Kentucky | McLean Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky | UK 53–7 | 7,000 |

### Week Six

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 20 | Clemson | South Carolina | State Fairgrounds • Columbia, South Carolina | SCAR 14–0 | 13,000 |
| October 21 | Wake Forest | Duke | Duke Stadium • Durham, North Carolina | W 9–0 | |
| October 22 | Ole Miss | Alabama | Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama | ALA 24–13 | 5,000 |
| October 22 | Auburn | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana | AUB 19–7 | 25,000 |
| October 22 | NC State | Florida | Plant Field • Tampa, Florida | NCST 17–6 | 10,072 |
| October 22 | Georgia | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee | VAN 12–6 | 10,000 |
| October 22 | Georgia Tech | North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina | GT 43–14 | 15,000 |
| October 22 | Arkansas | LSU | State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, Louisiana | W 14–0 | |
| October 22 | St. John's (MD) | Maryland | Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland | W 24–7 | 3,500 |
| October 22 | Millsaps | Mississippi State | Scott Field • Starkville, Mississippi | W 9–8 | |
| October 22 | Sewanee | Tennessee Tech | Hardee Field • Sewanee, Tennessee | T 0–0 | |
| October 22 | Maryville (TN) | Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee | W 60–0 | |
| October 22 | Virginia | VMI | Alumni Field • Lexington, Virginia | VMI 6–4 | |
| October 22 | Kentucky | VPI | Miles Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia | VPI 7–0 | 17,000 |
| October 22 | Washington & Lee | William & Mary | Bain Field • Norfolk, Virginia | L 7–0 | |

### Week Seven

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 27 | Mississippi State | Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana | L 19–0 | 3,500 |
| October 29 | Alabama | Kentucky | McLean Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky | ALA 12–7 | 10,000 |
| October 29 | Ole Miss | Auburn | Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, Alabama | AUB 14–7 | |
| October 29 | Clemson | Davidson | Richardson Field • Davidson, North Carolina | T 7–7 | 5,000 |
| October 29 | Duke | Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee | TENN 16–13 | 13,000 |
| October 29 | Florida | Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia | UGA 33–12 | |
| October 29 | Sewanee | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana | LSU 38–0 | |
| October 29 | Maryland | VMI | City Stadium • Richmond, Virginia | MD 12–7 | |
| October 29 | NC State | North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina | UNC 13–0 | |
| October 29 | South Carolina | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans | TUL 6–0 | 10,000 |
| October 29 | Georgia Tech | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee | VAN 12–0 | 25,000 |
| October 29 | St. John's (MD) | Virginia | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia | W 20–6 | |
| October 29 | VPI | Washington & Lee | Wilson Field • Lexington, Virginia | VPI 32–6 | 4,000 |

### Week Eight

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 2 | Sewanee | Penn State | New Beaver Field •State College, PA | L 18–6 | 5,500 |
| November 4 | Florida | North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina | UNC 18–13 | 6,000 |
| November 5 | VPI | Alabama | Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama | ALA 9–6 | 11,000 |
| November 5 | Howard (AL) | Auburn | Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, Alabama | W 25–0 | |
| November 5 | Clemson | The Citadel | Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, South Carolina | W 18–6 | 3,000 |
| November 5 | Georgia | NYU | Yankee Stadium • Bronx, New York | L 13–7 | 15,000 |
| November 5 | Kentucky | Duke | Duke Stadium • Durham, North Carolina | DUKE 13–0 | |
| November 5 | LSU | South Carolina | State Fairgrounds • Columbia, South Carolina | LSU 6–0 | |
| November 5 | Ole Miss | Minnesota | Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota | L 26–0 | 12,000 |
| November 5 | Davidson | NC State | Central High School Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina | W 7–3 | |
| November 5 | Mississippi State | Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee | TENN 31–0 | |
| November 5 | Tulane | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia | TUL 20–14 | |
| November 5 | Vanderbilt | Maryland | Griffith Stadium • Washington, D. C. | VAN 13–0 | |
| November 5 | Washington & Lee | Virginia | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia | W&L 7–0 | |
| November 5 | VMI | William & Mary | Bain Field • Norfolk, Virginia | L 20–7 | |

### Week Nine

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 11 | Georgia | Clemson | Riggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina | UGA 32–18 | 4,500 |
| November 12 | Alabama | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia | GT 6–0 | |
| November 12 | Florida | Auburn | Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, Alabama | AUB 21–6 | |
| November 12 | LSU | Centenary | Centenary Stadium • Shreveport, Louisiana | L 6–0 | |
| November 12 | Sewanee | Ole Miss | Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi | MISS 27–6 | 5,000 |
| November 12 | Southwestern (TN) | Mississippi State | Scott Field • Starkville, Mississippi | W 6–0 | 1,500 |
| November 12 | Maryland | Navy | Municipal Stadium • Baltimore, Maryland | L 28–7 | |
| November 12 | North Carolina | Davidson | Richardson Field • Davidson, North Carolina | W 12–0 | |
| November 12 | Duke | NC State | Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina | NCST 6–0 | |
| November 12 | South Carolina | Furman | Manly Field • Greenville, South Carolina | L 14–0 | |
| November 12 | Tulane | Kentucky | McLean Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky | TUL 6–3 | 8,000 |
| November 12 | Vanderbilt | Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee | T 0–0 | |
| November 12 | Richmond | VMI | Alumni Field • Lexington, Virginia | L 7–0 | |
| November 12 | Virginia | VPI | Miles Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia | VPI 13–0 | |
| November 14 | Washington & Lee | West Virginia | Laidley Field • Charleston, West Virginia | L 19–0 | |

### Week Ten

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 19 | Auburn | Georgia | Memorial Stadium • Columbus, Georgia | AUB 14–7 | |
| November 19 | Georgia Tech | Florida | Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida | GT 6–0 | |
| November 19 | Duke | North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina | DUKE 7–0 | |
| November 19 | Maryland | Washington & Lee | Wilson Field • Lexington, VA | MD 6–0 | |
| November 19 | Ole Miss | Southwestern (TN) | Fargason Field • Memphis, Tennessee | W 7–0 | |
| November 19 | The Citadel | South Carolina | Melton Field • Columbia, South Carolina | W 19–0 | 4,000 |
| November 19 | Sewanee | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana | TUL 26–0 | 7,000 |

### Week Eleven

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 24 | Vanderbilt | Alabama | Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama | ALA 20–0 | 18,000 |
| November 24 | Clemson | Furman | Manly Field • Greenville, South Carolina | L 7–0 | |
| November 24 | Maryland | Johns Hopkins | Municipal Stadium • Baltimore, Maryland | W 23–0 | 9,100 |
| November 24 | Ole Miss | Mississippi State | Scott Field • Starkville, Mississippi | MISS 13–0 | |
| November 24 | South Carolina | NC State | Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina | T 7–7 | 9,000 |
| November 24 | Kentucky | Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee | TENN 26–0 | 20,000 |
| November 24 | North Carolina | Virginia | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia | UVA 14–7 | 12,000 |
| November 24 | VMI | VPI | Maher Field • Roanoke, Virginia | VPI 26–0 | 15,000 |
| November 24 | Washington & Lee | Duke | Duke Stadium • Durham, North Carolina | DUKE 13–0 | |
| November 26 | Georgia | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia | T 0–0 | 20,000 |
| November 26 | Tulane | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana | LSU 14–0 | 20,000 |

### Week Twelve

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| December 3 | South Carolina | Auburn | Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama | T 20–20 | 10,000 |
| December 3 | Tennessee | Florida | Fairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida | TENN 32–13 | |
| December 3 | Western Maryland | Maryland | Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland | L 39–7 | 7,000 |
| December 3 | Ole Miss | Tulsa | Skelly Field • Tulsa, Oklahoma | L 26–0 | |
| December 5 | Alabama | Saint Mary's | Kezar Stadium • San Francisco, California | W 6–0 | 20,000 |

### Week Fourteen

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| December 17 | Georgia Tech | California | Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California | L 27–7 | 10,000 |
| December 17 | UCLA | Florida | Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida | W 12–2 | 10,000 |
| December 17 | Oregon | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana | L 12–0 | |

## Awards and honors
### All-Americans

* E – David Ariail, Auburn (NEA-2; CP-1)
* E – Virgil Rayburn, Tennessee (NYS-2)
* T – Fred Crawford, Duke (AP-2; UP-2; CP-3)
* G – Thomas Hupke, Alabama (CP-2)
* C – Pete Gracey, Vanderbilt (AP-2; UP-1; NEA-2; INS-2; NYS-2; NYT-1; TR-1, CP-3; LIB; PD)
* HB – Jimmy Hitchcock, Auburn (AP-1; UP-2; CO-1; AAB-1; NEA-1; INS-1; CP-2; NYS-2; NYT-1; WC-1; FWAA; TR-1; PD; PM)
* HB – Don Zimmerman, Tulane (AP-1 [fb]; UP-1; CO-1; NEA-3; INS-2; CP-1; LIB; NYT-1)
* FB – Johnny Cain, Alabama (NEA-3 [as qb], INS-2 [as hb])

### All-Southern team

The following includes the composite All-Southern team of coaches and sports writers compiled by the Associated Press.
| Position | Name | First-team selectors | Team |
| QB | Jimmy Hitchcock | AP | Auburn |
| HB | Don Zimmerman | AP | Tulane |
| HB | Beattie Feathers | AP | Tennessee |
| FB | Johnny Cain | AP | Alabama |
| E | Virgil Rayburn | AP | Tennessee |
| T | Tex Leyendecker | AP | Vanderbilt |
| G | Thomas Hupke | AP | Alabama |
| C | Pete Gracey | AP | Vanderbilt |
| G | John Scafide | AP | Tulane |
| T | Fred Crawford | AP | Duke |
| E | David Ariail | AP | Auburn |