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1932 Texas Longhorns football team

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1932 Texas Longhorns football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record8–2 (5–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1931
1933 →
1932 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 TCU $ 6 0 0 10 0 1
Texas 5 1 0 8 2 0
Rice 3 3 0 7 3 0
Texas A&M 1 2 2 4 4 2
Baylor 1 4 1 3 5 1
SMU 1 4 1 3 7 2
Arkansas 1 4 0 1 6 2
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1932 Texas Longhorns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas (now known as the University of Texas at Austin) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1932 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Clyde Littlefield, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 8–2, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished second in the SWC.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Daniel Baker*W 26–0[2]
October 1Centenary*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
L 6–13[3]
October 8at Missouri*W 65–0[4]
October 15vs. Oklahoma*W 17–10[5]
October 22at RiceW 18–615,000[6]
October 29SMU
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 14–620,000[7]
November 5at BaylorW 19–0[8]
November 11at TCUL 0–14[9]
November 18at ArkansasW 34–02,000[10]
November 24Texas A&M
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 21–030,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1932 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  2. ^ "Longhorns beat Hill Billies, 26–0, on heavy gridiron". Sunday American-Statesman. September 25, 1932. Retrieved April 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Gents outplay Texas, win 13–6". The Shreveport Times. October 2, 1932. Retrieved April 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Texas Longhorns pile up 65 points to crush Missouri U." St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 9, 1932. Retrieved April 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Texas overpowers Sooners, 17 to 10". The Oklahoma News. October 16, 1932. Retrieved April 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Texas outplays Rice Owls to win, 18–6". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 23, 1932. Retrieved April 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Stafford leads Texas to 14 to 6 win over Ponies". Sunday American-Statesman. October 30, 1932. Retrieved April 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Texas beats Bears 19–0". The Brownsville Herald. November 6, 1932. Retrieved April 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Mighty Christians stop Steers". The Austin Statesman. November 12, 1932. Retrieved April 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Texas runs away from Arkansas, 34–0". The Commercial Appeal. November 19, 1932. Retrieved April 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Longhorns down ancient grid foes, Aggies, 21 to 0". Tyler Morning Telegraph. November 25, 1932. Retrieved April 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.