1932 Auburn Tigers football team


The 1932 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1932 Southern Conference football season. Led by head coach Chet A. Wynne, the team went 9–0–1. The Tigers made an undefeated season and were named Southern Conference champions. The team featured Jimmy Hitchcock and Gump Ariail.

Schedule

Birmingham–Southern

The season opened with a 61–0 defeat of Birmingham-Southern.

Erskine

In the second week of play, Erskine was beaten 77–0.

Duke

Auburn defeated coach Wallace Wade's Duke Blue Devils 18–7. On Jimmy Hitchcock's play, Wade said ""I have never seen a finer all-around back play against one of my teams."

Georgia Tech

was beaten 6-0.

Tulane

Auburn beat the defending SoCon champion Tulane team 19–7. Hitchcock returned an interception 60 yards for a touchdown, and soon after had a 63-yard touchdown run out of a punting formation.

Ole Miss

was beaten by Auburn 14-7.

Howard

was beaten 25–0.

Florida

Auburn beat Florida 21-6. Hitchcock was taken out of a game for the first time in his career.

Georgia

In Columbus, Georgia was defeated 14–7.

South Carolina

The season closed with a 20–20 tie against coach Billy Laval's South Carolina Gamecocks.

Postseason

Jimmy Hitchcock was All-American.