1932 Indiana Hoosiers football team

The 1932 Indiana Hoosiers football team was an American football team that represented the Indiana University in the 1932 Big Ten Conference football season. In its second season under head coach Earl C. Hayes, the team compiled a 3–4–1 record (1–4–1 against conference opponents), finished in eighth place in the Big Ten Conference, and was outscored by a total of 76 to 65. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana.

1932 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Michigan +	6	–	0	–	0	8	–	0	–	0
No. 4 Purdue +	5	–	0	–	1	7	–	0	–	1
No. 11 Wisconsin	4	–	1	–	1	6	–	1	–	1
No. 6 Ohio State	2	–	1	–	2	4	–	1	–	3
Northwestern	2	–	3	–	1	3	–	4	–	1
Minnesota	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Illinois	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Indiana	1	–	4	–	1	3	–	4	–	1
Chicago	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	4	–	1
Iowa	0	–	5	–	0	1	–	7	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1	Ohio*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 7–6	9,000	^[1]
October 8	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	T 7–7	17,183	^[2]
October 15	Iowa	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 12–0	10,000	^[3]
October 22	at Chicago	Stagg Field Chicago, IL	L 7–13	22,000	^[4]
October 29	Mississippi State*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 19–0	3,500	^[5]
November 5	Michigan	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 0–7	15,000	^[6]
November 12	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	L 6–18	8,400	^[7]
November 19	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	L 7–25	15,000	^[8]
*Non-conference game

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^ Charles Bartlett (October 23, 1932). "Chicago Beats Indiana, 13-7: Air's Full of Footballs, but Maroons Win". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ T.E. Applegate (October 30, 1932). "Southern Rival Bows To Indiana". The Indianapolis Star. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Michigan Downs I.U.: Wolverines Grab 7-0 Edge". The Indianapolis Star. November 6, 1932. p. 1.
^ French Lane (November 13, 1932). "Illinois Comes From Behind To Turn Back Indiana, 18 to 6". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ W. Blaine Patton (November 20, 1932). "Boilermakers Drub Indiana, 25-7". The Indianapolis Star. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1932 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
^ "1932 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 13. Retrieved December 31, 2023.