1932 Southwestern Lynx football team

1932 Southwestern Lynx football
Conference	Dixie Conference, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	4–6 (2–2 Dixie, 3–0 SIAA)
Head coach	Jimmy R. Haygood (2nd season)
Home stadium	Fargason Field
Seasons ←  1931 1933  →

1932 Dixie Conference football standings

v t e	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

v t e	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 Southwestern Lynx football team was an American football team that represented Southwestern Presbyterian University (now known as Rhodes College) as a member of the Dixie Conference and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) in the 1932 college football season. Led by Jimmy R. Haygood in his second season as head coach, the Lynx compiled an overall record of 4–6 and with a mark of 2–2 in Dixie Conference play and 3–0 against SIAA competition.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	at Alabama *	Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	L 6–45	6,000	[1]
September 30	Union (TN)	Fargason Field Memphis, TN	W 41–0		[2]
October 8	Millsaps	Fargason Field Memphis, TN	W 20–0	3,500	[3]
October 15	Sewanee *	Fargason Field Memphis, TN (rivalry)	L 6–8	3,000	[4]
October 22	Mississippi State Teachers	Fargason Field Memphis, TN	W 19–0	2,500	[5]
October 29	Howard (AL)	Fargason Field Memphis, TN	L 13–14		[6]
November 5	at Birmingham–Southern	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 6–20		[7]
November 11	at Mississippi State *	Scott Field Starkville, MS	L 0–6	1,500	[8]
November 19	Ole Miss *	Fargason Field Memphis, TN	L 0–7		[9]
November 24	Spring Hill	Fargason Field Memphis, TN	W 41–0	2,000–3,000	[10] [11]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Alabama crushes Lynx, 45 to 6". The Birmingham News. September 25, 1932. Retrieved August 26, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Union is defeated". The Monroe News-Star. October 1, 1932. Retrieved August 26, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Majors are beaten". The Clarion-Ledger. October 9, 1932. Retrieved August 26, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Sewanee wins bitter battle over Lynx, 8–6". The Knoxville Journal. October 16, 1932. Retrieved August 26, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Southwestern wins from Mississippi State Teachers, 19 to 0". The Commercial Appeal. October 23, 1932. Retrieved April 13, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Howard rallies in final period". The Birmingham News. October 30, 1932. Retrieved August 26, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Southern's passes defeat Lynx, 20–6". The Huntsville Times. November 6, 1932. Retrieved August 26, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
8. "State College takes Southwestern under wraps to win 6–0". The Clarion-Ledger. November 12, 1932. Retrieved August 26, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Ole Miss narrowly defeats Southwestern; Score 7 to 0". The Clarion-Ledger. November 20, 1932. Retrieved August 26, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Southwestern swamps Spring Hill to close football season". The Commercial Appeal. November 25, 1932. Retrieved April 24, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Spring Hill routed by Southwestern". The State. November 25, 1932. Retrieved August 26, 2021– via Newspapers.com.