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
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
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
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

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

  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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