1932 Birmingham–Southern Panthers football team

1932 Birmingham–Southern Panthers football
Dixie Conference Champion
ConferenceDixie Conference
Record5–3 (5–1 Dixie)
Head coach
Home stadiumLegion 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
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

The 1932 Birmingham–Southern Panthers football team was an American football team that represented Birmingham–Southern College as a member of the Dixie Conference during the 1932 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Jenks Gillem, the team compiled a 5–3 record.

The Dixie Conference championship was awarded to Birmingham-Southern, as Mercer did not contest the 5 necessary games to be eligible for the conference title.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Auburn*
L 0–61[2]
September 30at Loyola (LA)*
L 0–13[3]
October 15at Mississippi College
W 6–4[4]
October 217:45 p.m.Centre (KY)
L 0–26,000[5][6]
October 29Millsaps
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 13–0[7]
November 5Southwestern (TN)
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 20–6[8]
November 12at Spring HillMobile, ALW 14–6[9]
November 19vs. Howard (AL)
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 7–0[10]

References

  1. ^ "Mercer Renounces All Title Claims". The Florida Times-Union. Jacksonville, Florida. November 22, 1932. p. 6. Retrieved November 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  2. ^ "Auburn rolls up score over Southern by 61–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 24, 1932. Retrieved February 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Loyola Wolves defeat Birmingham–Southern". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 30, 1932. Retrieved February 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Panthers capitalize one of many breaks to beat Chocs". The Clarion-Ledger. October 16, 1932. Retrieved February 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Southern Open Home Schedule Against Centre Tonight". Birmingham Post. Birmingham, Alabama. October 21, 1932. p. 6. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  6. ^ "Centre noses out Southern on safety, 2 to 0". The Birmingham News. October 22, 1932. Retrieved February 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Panthers barely win". The Clarion-Ledger. October 30, 1932. Retrieved February 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Southern's passes defeat Lynx, 20–6". The Huntsville Times. November 6, 1932. Retrieved February 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Panthers get past Badger threat, 14–6". The Birmingham News. November 13, 1932. Retrieved February 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Birmingham–Southern beats Howard, 7 to 0". The Anniston Star. November 20, 1932. Retrieved February 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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