The 1932 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an

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team that represented

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during the

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. In their third season under head coach

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, the Boilermakers compiled a 7–0–1 record, finished as a co-champion in the

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with a 5–0–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 164 to 42. End

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was a consensus first-team selection on the 1932 All-America team. In addition, fullback

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received first-team honors from the All-America Board,

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. Eight Purdue players received honors on the

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: Moss (AP-1; UP-1); Horstmann (AP-1; UP-1); quarterback Paul Pardonner (AP-2); halfbacks

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(AP-2, UP-2) and Fred Hecker (UP-2); tackle Dutch Fehring (UP-2); guard John Letsinger (AP-2, UP-2); and center John Oehler (AP-2, UP-1).

Schedule

Roster

* Dick Bateman, E * James Bolcum, C * James Carter, HB * George Duggins, E * Paul Emmons, T-C * Fritz Febel, G * Dutch Fehring, T * J. F. Hecker, HB-FB * Carl Heldt, T *

, FB * Byron Huggins, G * John Husar, T * Clarence Janecek, G * Fred Keegan, QB * Howard Keegan, HB-FB * Roland Kurtz, FB * John Letsinger, G * Emmett Lowery, E * Ben Merz, E * John Moore, HB *

, E * John Oehler, C * Paul Pardonner, QB *

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, QB * Robert Peters, G *

, HB-FB * Wayne Rhodes, G * William Riblet, HB-QB * Ed Ungers, T * Bryce Walton, T * Marty Westerman, C-G

References

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