1932 Big Ten Conference football season
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| season_champs = Michigan, Purdue
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| MVP = Harry Newman{{cite news|title=Newman Voted Most Valuable Big 10 Player|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=December 25, 1932|page=2-1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8008041/newman_voted_most_valuable_big_10_player/}}
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{{1932 Big Ten football standings}}
The 1932 Big Ten Conference football season was the 37th season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference (also known as the Western Conference) and was a part of the 1932 college football season.
Big Ten co-champion Michigan compiled a perfect 8–0 record, outscored opponents 123 to 12, shut out six of eight opponents, and allowed an average of only 1.6 points per game. Michigan quarterback Harry Newman was a consensus first-team All-American and won the Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophy as the most valuable player in the conference. Michigan was awarded the Knute K. Rockne Trophy, narrowly prevailing over USC as the national champion under the Dickinson System.
Co-champion Purdue compiled a 7–0–1 record, had the conference's leading scoring offense with an average of 20.5 points per game, and was ranked No. 4 under the Dickinson System. Fullback Roy Horstmann was Purdue's most valuable player and was selected as a first-team All-American by several selectors. End Paul Moss was a consensus first-team All-American.
Season overview
=Results and team statistics=
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|1 (tie) | Michigan | Harry Kipke | #1 | 8–0 | 6–0 | 15.4 | 1.6 | Harry Newman |
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|1 (tie) | Purdue | Noble Kizer | #4 | 7–0–1 | 5–0–1 | 20.5 | 5.3 | Roy Horstmann |
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|3 | Wisconsin | Clarence Spears | #11 | 6–1–1 | 4–1–1 | 18.9 | 6.0 | Mickey McGuire |
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|4 | Ohio State | Sam Willaman | #5 | 4–1–3 | 2–1–2 | 11.3 | 5.1 | Lewis Hinchman |
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|5 | Northwestern | Dick Hanley | NR | 3–4–1 | 2–3–1 | 14.5 | 9.5 | Pug Rentner |
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|6 | Minnesota | Bernie Bierman | NR | 5-3 | 2-3 | 10.8 | 5.3 | Roy Oen |
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|7 | Illinois | Robert Zuppke | NR | 5–4 | 2–4 | 10.7 | 11.2 | Gil Berry |
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|8 | Indiana | Earl C. Hayes | NR | 3–4–1 | 1–4–1 | 8.1 | 9.5 | John Keckich |
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|9 | Chicago | Amos A. Stagg | NR | 3–4–1 | 1–4 | 11.9 | 11.8 | William Cassels |
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|10 | Iowa | Ossie Solem | NR | 1–7 | 0–5 | 7.8 | 21.4 | Joe Laws |
Key
DS = Ranking in the Dickinson System, a system used at the time to rank the country's best college football teams and to award the Knute Rockne Trophy to the national champion{{cite news|title=Trojans Beat Irish But Michigan Gets Title: Kipke Eleven Rated at Top by Dickinson|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=December 11, 1932|page=39|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8007521/trojans_beat_irish_but_michigan_gets/}}
PPG = Average of points scored per game
PAG = Average of points allowed per game{{cite web|title=1932 Big Ten Conference Year Summary|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=December 26, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/western/1932.html}}
MVP = Most valuable player as voted by players on each team as part of the voting process to determine the winner of the Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophy{{cite news|title=Board Begins Vote On Big Ten Most Valuable Player Award|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=December 4, 1932|page=2-1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8007637/board_begins_vote_on_big_ten_most/}}
All-conference players
{{For|the complete All-Big Ten selections|1932 All-Big Ten Conference football team}}
The following players received first-team honors from either the Associated Press (AP) or United Press (UP) on the 1932 All-Big Ten Conference football team:
- Paul Moss, end, Purdue (AP, UP)
- Ivy Williamson, end, Michigan (AP)
- Sid Gillman, end, Ohio State (UP)
- Marshall Wells, tackle, Minnesota (AP, UP)
- Whitey Wistert, tackle, Michigan (UP)
- Ted Rosequist, tackle, Ohio State (AP)
- Greg Kabat, guard, Wisconsin (AP, UP)
- Joseph T. Gailus, guard, Ohio State (AP)
- John Oehler, guard, Purdue (UP)
- Chuck Bernard, center, Michigan (AP, UP)
- Harry Newman, quarterback, Michigan (AP, UP)
- Gil Berry, halfback, Illinois (AP, UP)
- Lew Hinchman, halfback, Ohio State (AP, UP)
- Roy Horstmann, fullback, Purdue (AP, UP)
All-Americans
{{For|the complete All-America selections|1932 College Football All-America Team}}
Two Big Ten players were consensus first-team picks on the 1932 College Football All-America Team:{{cite web|title=2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)|year=2014|access-date=August 16, 2014|page=5|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/Awards.pdf|archive-date=December 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222163944/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/Awards.pdf|url-status=dead}}
- Paul Moss, end, Purdue (AP, UP, CO, AAB, NEA, INS, CP, NYS, NYT, WC, FWAA, LIB, TR, PD, PM)
- Harry Newman, quarterback, Michigan (AP, UP, CO, AAB, NEA, INS, CP, NYS, NYT, WC, FWAA, LIB, TR, PD, PM)
Other Big Ten players receiving first-team All-American honors from at least one selector were:
- Ted Petoskey, end, Michigan (AAB, WC)
- Sid Gillman, end, Ohio State (PD)
- Joseph Gailus, guard, Ohio State (PM)
- Chuck Bernard, center, Michigan (NEA, INS, FWAA)
- Roy Horstmann, fullback, Purdue (AAB, NEA, INS, NYS, NYT, WC, TR, PM)
- Jack Manders, Minnesota (CP)