1932 Michigan State Spartans football team

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1932 Michigan State Spartans football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–1
Head coach	Jim Crowley (4th season)
MVP	Bob Monnett
Captain	Abe Eliowitz, Bob Monnett
Home stadium	College Field
Seasons← 1931 1933 →

1932 Midwestern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Western State Teachers (MI)		–		6	–	0	–	1
Michigan State		–		7	–	1	–	0
Western Reserve		–		7	–	1	–	0
Detroit		–		8	–	2	–	0
Michigan Tech		–		4	–	1	–	0
No. 7 Notre Dame		–		7	–	2	–	0
DePaul		–		5	–	1	–	2
Michigan State Normal		–		5	–	2	–	0
Saint Louis		–		5	–	2	–	0
Marquette		–		4	–	3	–	1
Bowling Green		–		3	–	3	–	1
Central State (MI)		–		3	–	4	–	1
Haskell		–		2	–	5	–	1
Detroit City		–		1	–	6	–	0

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).

Quarterback Bob Monnett was selected by the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) as a second-team player on the 1932 College Football All-America Team.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 24	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	Grinnell	College Field East Lansing, MI	W 27–6
October 15	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
Homecoming

Game summaries

Michigan

Week 1: Michigan State at Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan St.	0	0	0	0	0
• Michigan	7	7	6	6	26

Date: October 1, 1932
Location: Michigan Stadium
Ann Arbor, MI
Game attendance: 33,786
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.

References

"2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State University. pp. 146, 153. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
"1932 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
Bill Braucher (December 2, 1932). "NEA Names Its All-American Football Team for 1932 Season". The Daily News. Frederick, MD.
W. W. Edgar (November 20, 1932). "Collapse of Pass Attack Causes Defeat of Titans". Detroit Free Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
"Michigan Eleven Triumphs, 26 to 0: Shows Unexpected Power in Defeating Michigan State in Opening Game". The New York Times. October 2, 1932.
1933 Michiganensian, Michigan State game summary, p. 112.

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