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Notre Dame Football Team History


Notre Dame Fighting Irish
University of Notre Dame
 South Bend, IN
Founded: 1842
Stadium: Notre Dame Stadium
Capacity: 80,225
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Heartley Hunk Anderson
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1887  <-- 1931 <- 1932 -> 1933 --> 2024
1932 Season Highlights
 Heartley Hunk Anderson enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.
 
1932 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Haskell  73   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Drake  62   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Carnegie Tech  42   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Pittsburgh  0   12   L       
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ Kansas  24   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Northwestern  21   0   W    @ Chicago, IL   
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. Navy  12   0   W    @ Cleveland, OH   
 Sat., Nov. 26  @ Army  21   0   W    @ Bronx, NY   
 Sat., Dec. 10  @ Southern California  0   13   L       
 
1932 Season Totals
  Record7-2
  Points Scored255
  Scoring Average28.3
  Points Allowed31
  Defense Average3.4
  Opponents Record36-16
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-0
  Away Record3-2
1932 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1932 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Connecticut 0-6-227187   Summer Dole
Army 8-226139   Ralph I. Sasse
Pittsburgh 8-1-218260Lost  0-35  Dr. John B. Jock Sutherland
Michigan State 7-122064   James H. Jim Crowley
Notre Dame 7-225531   Heartley Hunk Anderson
Texas El Paso 7-219782   Mack Saxon
Georgia Southern 6-315077   Crook Smith
Troy 6-313553   Albert Elmore
Western Michigan 6-0-11746   Mitchell Gary
Eastern Michigan 5-214531   Elton J. Rynearson
Massachusetts 7-219464   Mel Taube
Temple 5-1-210553   Henry J. Miller
West Virginia 5-5137115   A. Earle Greasy Neale
Ball State 4-410290   Lawrence McPhee
Boston College 4-2-27359   Joseph Joe McKenney
Syracuse 4-4-113796   Victor A. Vic Hanson
Bowling Green 3-3-13377   Warren Steller
Central Michigan 3-4-19766   George Van Bibber
Jacksonville State 3-1-14433   T.B. Shotts
Navy 2-6-16780   Edgar E. Rip Miller
Penn State 2-582115   Robert A. Bob Higgins
East Carolina 0-50187   Kenneth Beatty

1932 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1932 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.