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1932 Centre Colonels football team

1932 Centre Colonels football
ConferenceDixie Conference, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–3 (2–1 Dixie, 4–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumCheek Field
Seasons
← 1931
1933 →
1932 Dixie Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Mercer $ 3 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Birmingham–Southern 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Centre 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Mississippi College 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
Southwestern (TN) 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Millsaps 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Chattanooga 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Howard (AL) 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Spring Hill 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1932 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western Kentucky State Teachers $ 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Furman 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Southwestern (TN) 3 – 0 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Rollins 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 0 – 1
Loyola (LA) 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Centenary 1 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 1
Louisiana Normal 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Centre 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Mississippi College 4 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Presbyterian 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Mercer 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Murray State 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 3
Georgetown (KY) 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Eastern Kentucky 1 – 1 – 1 2 – 1 – 2
Mississippi State Teachers 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Louisiana Tech 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
The Citadel 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Newberry 1 – 2 – 2 2 – 3 – 3
Millsaps 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
SW Louisiana 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Transylvania 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Wofford 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Louisiana College 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 4 – 1
Chattanooga 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL) 0 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Louisville 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
Erskine 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Union (TN) 0 – 6 – 1 0 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1932 Centre Colonels football team represented Centre College as a member of the Dixie Conference and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) in the 1932 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Ed Kubale, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 6–3 and with a mark of 2–1 in Dixie Conference play and 4–1 against SIAA competition.[1] The team played home games at Cheek Field in Danville, Kentucky.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 243:00 p.m.at Murray State
W 7–04,000[2][3]
September 307:15 p.m.at Xavier*
L 0–77,773[4][5][6]
October 82:30 p.m.Transylvania
  • Cheek Field
  • Danville, KY
W 21–7[7][8]
October 121:00 p.m.at Boston College*
L 0–614,000–16,000[9][10][11]
October 217:45 p.m.Birmingham–Southern
W 2–06,000[12][13]
November 52:00 p.m.Mercerdagger
  • Cheek Field
  • Danville, KY
L 0–85,000[14][15][16]
November 121:15 p.m.at John Carroll*
W 13–76,000[17][18]
November 19Georgetown (KY)
  • Cheek Field
  • Danville, KY
W 21–01,000[19][20]
November 242:00 p.m.at Chattanooga
W 20–62,500[21][22][23]

References

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  1. ^ "Dixie Conference—Standing of the Teams". Chattanooga Daily Times. Chattanooga, Tennessee. November 25, 1932. p. 8. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Centre Colonels Are Prepared for Hard Fight Today". Danville Daily Messenger. Danville, Kentucky. September 24, 1932. p. 1. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Colonels Down Murray 7-0 In Opening Game". Kentucky Advocate. Danville, Kentucky. September 26, 1932. p. 1. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Final Work Fits Xavier Squad For Centre Game". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. September 30, 1932. p. 11. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Smith, Lou (October 1, 1932). "Musketeers Eleven Triumphs Over Centre Colonels". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. pp. 15–16. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Xavier takes tight battle". The Cincinnati Post. October 1, 1932. Retrieved May 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Transylvania Pioneers Play Centre Today". The Lexington Herald. Lexington, Kentucky. October 8, 1932. p. 6. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Plucky Transy Team Holds Centre To 21-7". The Lexington Herald. Lexington, Kentucky. October 9, 1932. p. 6, section 1. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ ""Praying Colonels," Light, Fast Eleven". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 12, 1932. p. 20. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ Webb, Melville E. Jr. (October 13, 1932). "Freitas Is Hero B. C. Victory". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. pp. 1, 9. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "2023 BC Football Media Guide" (PDF). Boston College Athletics. p. 113. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  12. ^ "Southern Open Home Schedule Against Centre Tonight". Birmingham Post. Birmingham, Alabama. October 21, 1932. p. 6. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "Centre noses out Southern on safety, 2 to 0". The Birmingham News. October 22, 1932. Retrieved February 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Mercer Bears Arrive For Game With Centre Colonels". The Lexington Herald. Lexington, Kentucky. November 4, 1932. p. 6. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ "Danville Afraid Of Bears But Has Faith In Centre Colonels". Danville Daily Messenger. Danville, Kentucky. November 4, 1932. p. 1. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  16. ^ "Mercer rolls up 8 to 0 triumph over Centre". The Lexington Herald. November 6, 1932. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Football Today". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. November 12, 1932. p. 20. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  18. ^ Zirin, Alex (November 13, 1932). "Centre's Last Play Wins 13-7". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. pp. 1B, 3B. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  19. ^ "Colonels Meet Tigers Here In Last Home Tilt". Danville Daily Messenger. Danville, Kentucky. November 18, 1932. p. 1. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  20. ^ Durham, Jack G. (November 20, 1932). "Georgetown Loses To Colonels, 21-0". The Lexington Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. p. 7. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  21. ^ "Moccasins Will Close Season With Centre College Today at Chamberlain Field". Chattanooga Daily Times. Chattanooga, Tennessee. November 24, 1932. p. 8. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  22. ^ "Centre Comes From Behind to Lick Chattanooga With Aerial Attack, 20 to 6". Chattanooga Daily Times. Chattanooga, Tennessee. November 25, 1932. pp. 8–9. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  23. ^ "Colonels close great season by 20 to 6 victory". Danville Daily Messenger. November 25, 1932. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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