1932 BYU Cougars football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1932

| team = BYU Cougars

| sport = football

| image =

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| conference = Rocky Mountain Conference

| short_conf = RMC

| record = 8–1

| conf_record = 5–1

| head_coach = G. Ott Romney

| hc_year = 5th

| captain = Lloyd Shields

| stadium = BYU Stadium

}}

The 1932 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1932 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach G. Ott Romney, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 8–1 with a mark of 5–1 against conference opponents, finished second in the RMC, and outscored opponents by a total of 188 to 50. The team's only loss was to rival Utah.{{cite web|title=1932 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=December 26, 2018|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/brigham-young/1932-schedule.html}}{{cite web|title=BYU Football 2015 Almanac|publisher=Brigham Young University|year=2015|page=166|accessdate=December 26, 2018|url=https://byucougars.com/dl/sites/default/files/files/webalmanac.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903141005/https://byucougars.com/dl/sites/default/files/files/webalmanac.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 3, 2019}}

Lloyd Shields was the team captain.{{cite news|title=Husky Cougars Expect To Down Bobcats: Romney Names Starters for Ogden Contest|newspaper=The Salt Lake Telegram|date=September 22, 1932|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26550286/husky_cougars_expect_to_down_bobcats/|via=Newspapers.com}} Four BYU players received honors on the 1932 All-Rocky Mountain Conference football teams selected by the United Press (UP) and The Salt Lake Telegram (SLT): Shields (UP 1st-team guard); Vernon Richardson (SLT 1st-team tackle; UP 2nd-team guard); Burle Robison (UP and SLT second-team end); and George Bertotti (UP and SLT second-team halfback).{{cite news|title=United Press Selects Five Utes On Team|newspaper=The Ogden Standard-Examiner|date=November 25, 1932|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26550128/united_press_selects_five_utes_on_team/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Tribune All-Rocky Mountain Conference Honor Roll|newspaper=The Salt Lake Telegram|date=November 21, 1932|page=18|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26550212/tribune_allrmc_football_honor_roll/|via=Newspapers.com}}

Vice President Charles Curtis attended the annual rivalry game with Utah.

Schedule

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|September 23|vs|Montana State|Ogden Stadium|Ogden, UT|W 6-0|> 4,000|{{cite news|title="Y" Trims Cats, 6-0, In Ogden Combat: Cougars Make Touchdown By Aerial Route|newspaper=The Salt Lake Telegram|date=September 24, 1932|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26549837/y_trims_cats_60_in_ogden_combat/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 1|at|{{cfb link|year=1932|team=Western State Mountaineers|title=Western State (CO)}}||Gunnison, CO|W 38-6||{{cite news|title=BYU Defeats Teachers In Easy Contest: Cougars Display Power; Provoans Run Loco In Closing Period|newspaper=The Ogden Standard-Examiner|date=October 2, 1932|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26549811/byu_defeats_teachers_in_easy_contest/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 7|at|{{cfb link|year=1932|team=Occidental Tigers|title=Occidental}}|Rose Bowl|Pasadena, CA|W 46-0|5,000|{{cite news|title=Oxy Smothered by B.Y.U., 46-0: Tigers Routed in Rose Bowl|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|author=Bob Ray|date=October 8, 1932|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26546719/oxy_smothered_by_byu_460_tigers/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 15|at|Utah|Ute Stadium|Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)|L 0-29|> 15,000|{{cite news|title=Utes Scalp Cougars By 29-0 Score: Indians Score Twice In First Quarter To Upset "Y" Defense; Cougars Brace On Defense In Final Canto|newspaper=Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah)|author=J.R. Paulson|date=October 16, 1932|page=1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26550384/utes_scalp_cougars_by_290_score/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 22||{{cfb link|year=1932|team=Colorado Teachers Bears|title=Colorado Teachers}}|BYU Stadium|Provo, UT|W 20-2|2,500|{{cite news|title=Cougars Repulse Teachers, 20-2|newspaper=The Salt Lake Tribune|date=October 23, 1932|page=16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26550624/cougars_repulse_teachers_202/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 29|at|Wyoming|Corbett Field|Laramie, WY|W 25-0||{{cite news|title=Brigham Young Cougars Play Brilliantly To Trounce Cowboy Eleven By 25-0 Score|newspaper=The Casper Tribune-Herald|date=October 30, 1932|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26550551/brigham_young_cougars_play_brilliantly/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 4|at|{{cfb link|year=1932|team=Idaho Southern Branch Bengals|title=Idaho Southern Branch}}||Pocatello, ID|W 32-0||{{cite news|title=Cougars Whip Tigers 32 to 0: Brigham Young Takes Idahoan Crew Easily|newspaper=The Salt Lake Telegram|date=November 5, 1932|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26550484/cougars_whip_tigers_32_to_0_brigham/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 19||Utah State|BYU Stadium|Provo, UT (rivalry)|W 18-6|6,500|{{cite news|title=Cougars Take Measure Of Logan Gridders: Farmers Pass Up Scoring Chances With Loose Play|newspaper=The Ogden Standard-Examiner|author=Al Warden|date=November 20, 1932|page=15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26549989/cougars_take_measure_of_logan_gridders/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=6,500 Watch Cougars Beat Aggies, 18-6: Coach Ott Romney's Charges Finish Grid Season Next To Utes in R.M.C. Play; New Attendance Records Set Here|newspaper=Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah)|author=J.R. Paulson|date=November 20, 1932|pages=1, 6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26550044/6500_watch_cougars_beat_aggies_186/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 24|vs|South Dakota|Ogden Stadium|Ogden, UT|W 13-7|2,000|{{cite news|title=Cougar Gridders Defeat South Dakota, 13 to 7: Coyotes Fall Before Superior Attack Of Fast B.Y.U. Eleven|newspaper=The Ogden Standard-Examiner|date=November 25, 1932|pages=10–11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26546591/cougar_gridders_defeat_south_dakota_13/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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