1932 Michigan State Spartans football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1932

| team = Michigan State Spartans

| sport = football

| image = 1932 Michigan State Spartans football team.png

| image_size = 285

| conference = Independent

| record = 7–1

| head_coach = Jim Crowley

| hc_year = 4th

| mvp = Bob Monnett

| captain = Abe Eliowitz

| captain2 = Bob Monnett

| stadium = College Field

}}

The 1932 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State College as an independent during the 1932 college football season. In their fourth and final season under head coach Jim Crowley, the Spartans compiled a 7–1 record. The team's only loss came in their annual rivalry game with Michigan by a 26 to 0 score. In inter-sectional play, the team defeated Fordham (19-13), Syracuse (27-13), and South Dakota (20-6).{{cite news|title=2016 Football Media Guide|publisher=Michigan State University|pages=146, 153|access-date=June 16, 2017|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/msu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/msu-media-guide-history-145-19.pdf|archive-date=January 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170117203046/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/msu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/msu-media-guide-history-145-19.pdf|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=1932 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=June 16, 2017|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/michigan-state/1932-schedule.html}}

Quarterback Bob Monnett was selected by the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) as a second-team player on the 1932 College Football All-America Team.{{cite news|author=Bill Braucher|title=NEA Names Its All-American Football Team for 1932 Season|work=The Daily News|location=Frederick, MD|date=1932-12-02}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| attend = y

| source = y

|September 24||{{cfb link|year=1932|team=Alma Scots|title=Alma}}|College Field|East Lansing, MI|W 93-0||

|October 1|at|Michigan|Michigan Stadium|Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)|L 0-26|33,786|

|October 8||{{cfb link|year=1932|team=Grinnell Pioneers|title=Grinnell}}|College Field|East Lansing, MI|W 27-6||

|October 15||{{cfb link|year=1932|team=Illinois Wesleyan Titans|title=Illinois Wesleyan}}|College Field|East Lansing, MI|W 27-0||

|October 22|at|Fordham|Polo Grounds|New York, NY|W 19-13|20,000|

|October 29|at|Syracuse|Archbold Stadium|Syracuse, NY|W 27-13||

|November 5||South Dakota|College Field|East Lansing, MI|W 20-6||

|November 19||Detroit|College Field|East Lansing, MI|W 7-0||{{cite news|title=Collapse of Pass Attack Causes Defeat of Titans|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=W. W. Edgar|date=November 20, 1932 |page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15772234/collapse_of_pass_attack_causes_defeat/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

Game summaries

=Michigan=

{{AFB game box start

| Title = Week 1: Michigan State at Michigan

| Visitor = Michigan St.

| Host = Michigan

| V1 = 0| V2 =0| V3 =0| V4 =0

| H1 = 7| H2 =7| H3 =6| H4 =6

| Date = October 1, 1932

| Location = Michigan Stadium
Ann Arbor, MI

| StartTime =

| ElapsedTime =

| Attendance = 33,786

| Weather =

| Referee = F. A. Lambert (Ohio St.)

}}

On October 1, 1932, the Spartans played Michigan in Ann Arbor. Michigan won the game, 26–0. Fullback John Regeczi ran for a touchdown in the first quarter following a long drive. Additional touchdowns were scored by Stanley Fay, John Heston, and Herman Everhardus. Quarterback Harry Newman had a 35-yard punt return and successfully kicked two point after touchdown (PAT) attempts.{{cite news|title=Michigan Eleven Triumphs, 26 to 0: Shows Unexpected Power in Defeating Michigan State in Opening Game|newspaper=The New York Times|date=October 2, 1932|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1932/10/02/archives/michigan-eleven-triumphs-26-to-0-shows-unexpected-power-in.html}}1933 Michiganensian, Michigan State game summary, p. 112.

References

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