1932 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

American college football season

1932 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	5–4–2 (1–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Billy Laval (5th season)
Captain	Harry Freeman, Bill Gilmore
Home stadium	Melton Field
Seasons← 1931 1933 →

1932 Southern Conference football standings
v t e	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 South Carolina Gamecocks football team was an American football team that represented the University of South Carolina during the 1932 Southern Conference football season. In its fifth season under head coach Billy Laval, the team compiled a 5–4–2 record (1–2–1 in conference) and outscored opponents by a total of 93 to 68. Harry Freeman and Bill Gilmore were the team captains.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 24	Sewanee	State Fairgrounds Columbia, SC	W 7–3	8,000
October 1	at Villanova*	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 7–6	7,500
October 8	vs. Wake Forest	Central Stadium Charlotte, NC	L 0–6	6,000
October 14	Wofford*	Melton Field Columbia, SC	W 19–0
October 20	Clemson	State Fairgrounds Columbia, SC (Palmetto Bowl)	W 14–0	13,000
October 29	at Tulane	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 0–6	10,000
November 5	LSU	State Fairgrounds Columbia, SC	L 0–6	7,000
November 12	at Furman*	Manly Field Greenville, SC	L 0–14
November 19	The Citadel*	Melton Field Columbia, SC	W 19–0	4,000
November 24	at NC State	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	T 7–7	9,000
December 3	at Auburn	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	T 20–20	10,000
*Non-conference game

References

"1932 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
"South Carolina defeats Sewanee". Monroe Morning World. September 25, 1932. Retrieved August 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Gamecocks victors by one-point margin". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 2, 1932. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
Ison, Wade (October 9, 1932). "Wake Forest upsets South Carolina, 6 To 0". The Charlotte News. p. 10. Retrieved May 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
"Tigers and Birds win by same score, 19 to 0". The Greenville News. October 15, 1932. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Birds beat Tigers in stubborn battle". The State. October 21, 1932. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Punchless Wave reveals pitiful edge on Carolina". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 30, 1932. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Long pass brings L.S.U. victory, 6–0". Chattanooga Daily Times. November 6, 1932. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Hurricane coops Gamecocks by 14 to 0 score". The Greenville News. November 13, 1932. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Gamecocks smother Citadel Bulldogs by 19 to 0". The Index-Journal. November 20, 1932. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"State and Gamecocks tie". The News and Observer. November 25, 1932. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Gamecocks shock Auburn, 20–20 tie". The Birmingham News. December 4, 1932. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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Venues	Old State Fairgrounds (1894, 1896–1898) Shandon Park (1895) College Park/Davis Field (1899–1925) Melton Field (1926–1934) Williams–Brice Stadium (1934–present)
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Culture & lore	Spurrier Cocky "The Fighting Gamecocks Lead the Way" Mighty Sound of the Southeast "Sandstorm" The Brawl University of South Carolina steroid scandal
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
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