1932 San Francisco Dons football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1932

| team = San Francisco Dons

| sport = football

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| conference = Independent

| record = 2–6

| head_coach = Spud Lewis

| hc_year = 1st

| captain =

| stadium = Kezar Stadium

| prev = 1931

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The 1932 San Francisco Dons football team was an American football team that represented the University of San Francisco as an independent during the 1932 college football season. In their first season under head coach Spud Lewis, the Dons compiled a 2–6 record and were outscored by a combined total of 90 to 77.{{cite web|title=San Francisco Yearly Results|publisher=David DeLassus|work=College Football Data Warehouse|accessdate=August 20, 2018|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/s/san_francisco/yearly_results.php?year=1930|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310115749/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/s/san_francisco/yearly_results.php?year=1930|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 10, 2016}}

Spud Lewis was hired as the team's head football coach in January 1932. He had been a star football player at Stanford and had most recently served as an assistant coach under Dick Hanley at Northwestern. Lewis replaced Jimmy Needles, who coached the football team from 1924 to 1931.{{cite news|title=Lewis Gets S.F.U. Post|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=January 22, 1932|page=II-9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22988420/lewis_gets_sfu_post/|via=Newspapers.com}}

Schedule

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|September 24||Stanford|Kezar Stadium|San Francisco, CA|L 7-20||{{Cite news|title=Stanford Passes Trounce Fighting U.S.F. Eleven, 20-7: Indians Fail To Show Punch Expected; Sim, Caddel Stars|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|author=Jim McGinnis|date=September 25, 1932|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22988128/stanford_passes_trounce_fighting_usf/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 2||West Coast Navy|Kezar Stadium|San Francisco, CA|L 14-21||{{cite news|title=Hamilton Gives Navy 21-14 Triumph Over U.S.F. Eleven|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|author=Milt Phinney|date=October 3, 1932|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22987819/hamilton_gives_navy_2114_triumph_over/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 9||West Coast Army|Kezar Stadium|San Francisco, CA|L 7-13||{{cite news|title=Army Passes Hand Dons Third Straight Defeat|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|date=October 10, 1932|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22987929/army_passes_hand_dons_third_straight/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 16||Saint Mary's|Kezar Stadium|San Francisco, CA|L 7-16|25,000|{{cite news|title=Gaels Defeat Dons Through Defensive Play|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|author=Milt Phinney|date=October 17, 1932|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22987625/gaels_defeat_dons_through_defensive_play/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 23||Olympic Club|Kezar Stadium|San Francisco, CA|W 16-0||{{cite news|title=San Francisco Dodges Jinx To Beat Club Eleven|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|author=Milt Phinney|date=October 24, 1932|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22988026/san_francisco_dodges_jinx_to_beat_club/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 30|at|Loyola (CA)|Wrigley Field|Los Angeles, CA|W 26-7|15,000|{{cite news|title=San Francisco Gridders Upset Surprised Loyola Boys, 26 to 7|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=October 31, 1932|pages=11, 13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22906921/san_francisco_gridders_upset_surprised/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 6||Gonzaga|Kezar Stadium|San Francisco, CA|L 0-6|15,000|{{cite news|title=Gonzaga Defeats U.S.F. Dons, 6 to 0|newspaper=Nevada State Journal|date=November 7, 1932|page=4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22987463/gonzaga_defeats_usf_dons_6_to_0/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 13||Santa Clara|Kezar Stadium|San Francisco, CA|L 0-7||{{cite news|title=Santa Clara Defeats San Francisco, 7 to 0|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=November 14, 1932|page=II-9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22987360/santa_clara_defeats_san_francisco_7_to/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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References

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