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1932 Clemson Tigers football
Conference Southern Conference
Record3–5–1 (0–4 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainBob Miller
Home stadium Riggs 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 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson College in the Southern Conference during the 1932 college football season. In their second season under head coach Jess Neely, the Tigers compiled a 3–5–1 record (0–4 against conference opponents), finished last in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 111 to 89. [1] [2]

Bob Miller was the team captain. [3] Two Clemson players were selected as first-team players on the 1932 All-Southern Conference football team: back Henry Woodward and guard John Heinemann. [4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23 Presbyterian*
W 13–0 [5]
October 1 at Georgia Tech
L 14–3215,000 [6]
October 8 at NC State
L 0–136,500 [7]
October 14 Erskine*
  • Riggs Field
  • Clemson, SC
W 19–0 [8]
October 20 at South Carolina
L 0–1413,000 [9]
October 29 at Davidson*
T 7–7 [10]
November 5 at The Citadel*
W 18–63,000 [11]
November 11 Georgia
L 18–324,500 [12]
November 24 at Furman*
L 0–7 [13]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide". Clemson University. 1960. pp. 15, 47.
  2. ^ "1932 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ 1960 Clemson Media Guide, p. 15.
  4. ^ 1960 Clemson Media Guide, p. 23.
  5. ^ "Clemson beats Presbyterian". The Atlanta Constitution. September 24, 1932. Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tigers lose to Tech, 32 to 14, despite rally". The Greenville News. October 2, 1932. Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "State beats Clemson, but Tigers look good". The State. October 9, 1932. Retrieved May 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Clemson wins from Erskine team, 19–0". Greensboro Daily News. October 15, 1932. Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Carl Weimer (October 21, 1932). "Gamecocks Down Tigers, 14-0, In Annual Battle". The Greenville News. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Davidson and Clemson battle furiously in 7–7 tie contest". The Asheville Citizen. October 30, 1932. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Clemson's attack subdues Citadel eleven by 18–6". Florence Morning News. November 6, 1932. Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Georgia beats Clemson in good game". The Columbia Record. November 12, 1932. Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Fumble aids Furman to nose out Clemson, 7–0". The Charlotte Observer. November 25, 1932. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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