1932 Alabama Crimson Tide football team The 1932 Alabama Crimson Tide football team ( variously " Alabama " , " UA " or " Bama " ) represented the University of Alabama in the 1932 college football season . It was the Crimson Tide ' s 39th overall and 11th season as a member of the Southern Conference ( SoCon ) . The team was led by head coach Frank Thomas , in his second year , and played their home games at Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa , at Legion Field in Birmingham and at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery , Alabama . They finished the season with a record of eight wins and two losses ( 8 – 2 overall , 5 – 2 in the SoCon ) . After opening the season with consecutive home victories over and , Alabama traveled to and defeated the Colonials before the largest crowd to ever witness a football game in Washington , D . C . to that point . After a loss to Tennessee , Alabama rebounded with victories over , and ( Virginia Tech ) on homecoming . Following their second loss against , the Crimson Tide completed their season with an upset victory over and an intersectional win over at San Francisco . Game notes . Southwestern Presbyterian . In the first game of the 1932 season , Alabama defeated the Southwestern Presbyterian Lynx ( now the Rhodes Lynx ) , 45 – 6 before 6 , 000 fans at Denny Stadium . In the game , Johnny Cain scored two touchdowns and Foy Leach , Larry Hughes , Bob Seawall , Dixie Howell and McDaniel each scored one touchdown in the victory . The victory improved Alabama ' s all - time record against Southwestern Presbyterian to 2 – 0 . Mississippi State . Against their long - time rival , the Mississippi State Maroons , Alabama was victorious in their conference opener 53 – 0 at the Cramton Bowl . In the game , Johnny Cain scored three touchdowns and Hillman Holley , Howard Chappell , Erskine Walker , Larry Hughes and Bob Turner each scored one touchdown in the victory . The Maroons only crossed midfield one in the game . The victory improved Alabama ' s all - time record against Mississippi State 15 – 4 – 2 . George Washington . In what was the first road game of the season , Alabama defeated the George Washington Colonials 28 – 6 at Griffith Stadium . In the game , Johnny Cain scored a rushing touchdown in each of the four quarters , with Hillman Holley successfully converting all four extra point attempts . Clarence McCarver scored the only points of the game for the Colonials with his second quarter touchdown run . The 26 , 000 fans that attended the game marked the largest to attend a football game in Washington . Tennessee . Against the rival Tennessee , Alabama was defeated by the Volunteers , 7 – 3 at Legion Field in rainy conditions . Alabama scored its only points of the game when Hillman Holley connected on a 12 - yard field goal in the second quarter to take a 3 – 0 lead . 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 . 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 . 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 . As a result , Feathers punted 21 times for Tennessee , and Cain punted 19 times for Alabama . Cain ' s 19 punts and 914 total yards still stand as the single game school records for punts and punting yardage . The loss brought Alabama ' s all - time record against Tennessee 9 – 5 – 1 . Ole Miss . Against the rival Ole Miss , Alabama defeated the Rebels , 24 – 13 at Denny Stadium . Alabama scored first on a seven - yard Larry Hughes touchdown run in the second quarter to take a 6 – 0 lead . Johnny Cain extended the Alabama lead to 12 – 0 in the third with his 51 - yard touchdown run only to have Ole Miss respond with an Earl Hudson touchdown run to cut the score to 12 – 7 . Alabama then scored touchdowns on a 53 - yard Erskine Walker touchdown run before Ole Miss scored on a one - yard Larry Hughes touchdown run to give the Crimson Tide an 18 – 13 lead . Alabama then scored on a Don Hutson touchdown run to make the final score 24 – 13 . The victory improved Alabama ' s all - time record against Ole Miss 16 – 2 – 1 . Kentucky . In their first conference road game of the season , Alabama defeated the Kentucky Wildcats , 12 – 7 at McLean Stadium . Alabama scored first on a six - yard Hillman Holley touchdown run to cap a drive that included a 60 - yard Holley run . However , Holley then missed the extra point and Alabama took a 6 – 0 lead . Later in the quarter , Howard Chappell fumble d a Kentucky punt that was recovered by O . L . Davidson at the Wildcats 19 yard line . Ellis T . Johnson scored on the ensuing drive and with his extra point , Kentucky took a 7 – 6 lead . The Wildcats maintained their lead through the fourth quarter when Holley scored the game winning touchdown on a 10 - yard run for the 12 – 7 Alabama win . The victory improved Alabama ' s all - time record against Kentucky 11 – 1 . VPI . Against the Fighting Gobblers of VPI ( now known as the Virginia Tech Hokies ) , Alabama won 9 – 6 on homecoming at Denny Field . After a scoreless first quarter , the Gobblers took a 6 – 0 lead in the second after Ray Mills threw an 18 - yard touchdown pass to Al Casey . In the third , the score was cut to 6 – 2 after a bad snap to Casey from the center resulted in a safety . Later in the quarter Alabama took a 9 – 6 lead that it held to the end of the game when Dixie Howell scored a touchdown on a nine - yard run . The victory improved Alabama ' s all - time record against VPI 1 – 0 . Georgia Tech . Against the Georgia Tech Golden Tornado , Alabama lost 6 – 0 at Grant Field . The only points of the game were scored in the first quarter when Tech ' s C . M . Galloway scored on a 75 - yard touchdown run . The loss brought Alabama ' s all - time record against Georgia Tech to 6 – 10 – 2 . The game is also notable for being the first Alabama football game that was broadcast live by way of telephonic broadcast to an audience at the University Gymnasium . The broadcast was thought to be the first of its type ever made in the Southern United States , and a $ . 25 admission fee ( equivalent to $ in the present day ) was charged for entry to the broadcast . Vanderbilt . In the days that led up to their game against Vanderbilt , many sportswriters did not give Alabama a chance against a favored Commodores squad . However , Alabama went on and defeated Vanderbilt on Thanksgiving Day 20 – 0 at Legion Field before 18 , 000 spectators . After a scoreless first quarter , Jim Dildy recovered a Vanderbilt fumble at their 16 yard line . Alabama then scored a touchdown on the possession that ensued on a short run by Johnny Cain . Later in the quarter , the Crimson Tide extended their lead to 13 – 0 after Dixie Howell threw a seven - yard touchdown pass to Ralph Gandy . Howell then scored the final points of the game in the fourth quarter with his 81 - yard interception returned for a touchdown . The victory improved Alabama ' s all - time record against Vanderbilt to 5 – 8 . St . Mary ' s . In their final game of the 1932 season , Alabama defeated the St . Mary ' s Gaels 6 – 0 before 20 , 000 fans at San Francisco ' s Kezar Stadium . On their second offensive possession , Johnny Cain scored the only points of the game with his 71 - yard touchdown run . With the exception of Cain ' s long run , both defenses were dominant with both the Crimson Tide and Gaels only having allowed 113 yards of total offense . Dixie Howell also starred for Alabama with his average of 45 yards for his total of 16 punts he kicked in the game . The contest was the only ever played between the two schools . References . General Specific