1932 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1932 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football 1932 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football.png 285 Independent 7–2 Hunk Anderson 2nd Paul Host Notre Dame Stadium The 1932 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1932 college football season. In their second season under head coach Hunk Anderson, the Fighting Irish compiled a 7–2 record, shut out six of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 255 to 31. In games against major opponents, they defeated Kansas, Northwestern, Navy, and Army, but lost to Pittsburgh and USC.1932 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football June 25, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/notre-dame/1932-schedule.html Tackle Joe Kurth was a consensus first-team pick on the 1932 All-America college football team.Football Award Winners National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2016 October 21, 2017 7 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/awards.pdf In addition, fullback George Melinkovich received first-team All-America honors from Liberty magazine and Parke H. Davis.ESPN College Football Encyclopedia 1164 ESPN Books 2005 1401337031Parke Davis Picks All-American Team The Hartford Courant 1932-11-26 Paul Host was the team captain. The team played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana. Schedule October 8 w Haskell Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN 73–0 8,369 N.D. Wins First Game, 73 to 0: Haskell Fails To Halt Race Over Goal Line The South Bend Tribune Jack Ledden October 9, 1932 1, 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31810963/nd_wins_first_game_73_to_0_haskell/ Newspapers.com October 15 w Drake Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN 62–0 6,663 Notre Dame Crushes Drake, 62-0 The South Bend Tribune Jack Ledden October 16, 1932 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33087025/notre_dame_crushes_drake_620/ Newspapers.com October 22 w Carnegie Tech Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN 42–0 16,015–30,000 Notre Dame Crushes Carnegie, 42-0 The South Bend Tribune Jack Ledden October 23, 1932 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33253557/notre_dame_crushes_carnegie_420/ Newspapers.com October 29 l y Pittsburgh Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA rivalry 0–12 55,616–60,000 Pitt Eleven Upsets Notre Dame, 12 To 0 The Pittsburgh Press Chester L. Smith October 30, 1932 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33251253/pitt_eleven_upsets_notre_dame_12_to_0/ Newspapers.com November 5 w y Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS 24–6 17,818–18,062 Kansas Routed By Notre Dame, 24-6 The South Bend Tribune Charles A. Grumich November 6, 1932 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33253670/kansas_routed_by_notre_dame_246/ Newspapers.com November 12 w Northwestern Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN rivalry 21–0 31,853–42,000 Notre Dame Crushes Northwestern, 21-0 Chicago Tribune Harvey Woodruff November 13, 1932 II-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20970596/notre_dame_crushes_northwestern_210/ Newspapers.com November 19 w y Navy Municipal Stadium Cleveland OH rivalry 12–0 61,122 Notre Dame Sinks Navy Crew, 12-0 The South Bend Tribune James L. Renick November 20, 1932 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33253785/notre_dame_sinks_navy_crew_120/ Newspapers.com November 26 w y Army Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY rivalry 21–0 78,115–80,000 Nomads Capture Army, 21-0! New York Daily News Francis Wallace November 27, 1932 64 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33248746/nomads_capture_army_210/ Newspapers.com December 10 l y USC Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA rivalry 0–13 93,924–100,000 Troy Grids Trim Irish; Notre Dame Loses 13-to-0 Game; Crowd of 100,000 Spectators Sees Trojan Eleven Score Impressive Victory Los Angeles Times Braven Dyer December 11, 1932 I-1, VIa-1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/380463866/ Newspapers.com Personnel Players right|thumb|130px|Paul Host right|thumb|130px|Heartly "Hunk" Anderson Benjamin Franklin Alexander, center Steve Banas, fullback Frederick Adolph Bardstow, right tackle Raymond Brancheau, right halfback Frank Sturla Canale, left end Albert Thomas Costello, right halfback Hugh Devore, right end John James Flynn, right guard Tom Gorman, center Norm Greeney, right guard James Harris, left guard Paul Anthony Host, captain and right end Chuck Jaskwhich, quarterback and placekicker Mike Koken, left halfback Edwin Kosky, left end Moose Krause, left tackle Joe Kurth, tackle Frank LaBorne, left halfback Michael John Leding, left tackle Jim Leonard, fullback Nick Lukats, left halfback Albert Luke McGuff, left halfback George Melinkovich, fullback Emmett Murphy, quarterback Richard Joseph Pfefferle, right tackle Bill Pierce, right guard Joseph John Pivarnick, right guard Norbert Herman Rascher, right end Thomas Gerard Roach, right tackle Jack Robinson, center Rocco Victor Schiralli, left guard Joe Sheeketski, right halfback John Edward Tobin, right halfback Dominic Vairo, left end Laurie Vejar, quarterback Bernie Witucki Harry Wunsch, left guard Notre Dame Official Football Review 1932 https://archives.nd.edu/Football/Football-1932.pdf Notre Dame Archives Coaching and staff Head coach: Heartly "Hunk" Anderson Assistant coaches: John "Ike" Voedisch, Thomas Yarr, Marchmont Schwartz, F. Nordoff Hoffman Freshman coach: Arthur "Jake" Kline Assistant freshman coaches: Regis McNamara, Norbert Christman, George Kozac Athletic director: Jesse Harper References Notre Dame Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish football seasons Notre Dame Fighting Irish football