1932 Washington University Bears football team

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| year = 1932

| team = Washington University Bears

| sport = football

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| conference = Missouri Valley Conference

| short_conf = MVC

| record = 4–4

| conf_record = 1–2

| head_coach = Jimmy Conzelman

| hc_year = 1st

| captain =

| stadium = Francis Field

}}

The 1932 Washington University Bears football team represented Washington University in St. Louis as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1932 college football season. In its first season under head coach Jimmy Conzelman, the team compiled a 4–4 record (1–2 against conference opponents), finished fourth in the MVC, and was outscored by a total of 92 to 80.{{cite web|title=1932 Washington (MO) Bears Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=June 20, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/washington-mo/1932-schedule.html}}{{citation |title=Washington University in St. Louis Football Record Book |url=http://bearsports.wustl.edu/Sports/Documents/Football-Record-Book.pdf |page=16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204100010/http://bearsports.wustl.edu/Sports/Documents/Football-Record-Book.pdf |access-date=June 20, 2019|archive-date=2013-12-04 }} The team played its home games at Francis Field in St. Louis.

Schedule

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|October 1||Illinois College|Francis Field|St. Louis, MO|W 6-0|3,500|{{cite news|title=Bears Win, 6-0, In Last Period After 'Boner' By Illinois College|newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|author=James M. Gould|date=October 2, 1932|page=1D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33085830/bears_win_60_in_last_period_after/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 8||{{cfb link|year=1932| team=Drury Panthers |title=Drury}}|Francis Field|St. Louis, MO|W 39-7|4,000|{{cite news|title=Washington U. Scores In Every Period and Defeats Drury, 39-7|newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|author=James M. Gould|date=October 9, 1932|page=1D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33085411/washington_u_scores_in_every_period/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 15||{{cfb link|year=1932| team=McKendree Bearcats |title=McKendree}}|Francis Field|St. Louis, MO|L 6-13|3,500|{{cite news|title=Washington Lacks Punch and McKendree Wins, 13 to 6|newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|author=J. roy Stockton|date=October 16, 1932|page=1D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33085666/washington_lacks_punch_and_mckendree/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 22||{{cfb link|year=1932| team=Grinnell Pioneers |title=Grinnell}}|Francis Field|St. Louis, MO|W 14-7|3,500|{{cite news|title=Washington Wins Conference Game From Grinnell, 14-7|newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|author=J. Roy Stockton|date=October 23, 1932|page=1D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33085519/washington_wins_conference_game_from/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 29|at|Missouri|Memorial Stadium|Columbia, MO|W 14-6||{{cite news|title=100-Yard Run Helps Washington Defeat Missouri, 14 To 6|newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|author=J. Roy Stockton|date=October 30, 1932|page=1D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33085980/washington_wins_conference_game_from/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 5|at|Creighton|Creighton Stadium|Omaha, NE|L 0-40||{{cite news|title=Creighton Shows Power In Defeating Washington, 40-0|newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|date=November 6, 1932|page=1D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33077177/creighton_shows_power_in_defeating/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 12|at|Drake|Drake Stadium|Des Moines, IA|L 0-6||{{cite news|title=Drake Grabs First Circuit Victory, 6-0|newspaper=Des Moines Register|author=Louis Cook|date=November 13, 1932|pages=1S, 5S|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33086115/drake_grabs_first_circuit_victory_60/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 26|at|Saint Louis|Walsh Stadium|St. Louis, MO|L 6-19|17,500|{{cite news|title=Bears Put Up Fine Fight In Losing To Billikens, 19 to 6|newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|date=November 25, 1932|page=2E|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30416094/bears_put_up_fine_fight_in_losing_to/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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{{cite web |author= |title=2020-21 Football Record Book |url=https://washubears.com/documents/2022/7/6/2019FBRecordBook.pdf |publisher=Washington University in St. Louis |page=15 |access-date=January 3, 2023 }}

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