In this episode, we talk about the history of College Football in 1932 and a forgotten legendary gridiron squad from Colgate. The Sports Time Traveler, Len Ferman joins us to unveil the story on this team that may very well be one of the greatest in College Football History.
Undefeated Colgate
The Undefeated and Unscored upon 1932 Colgate Football Team Remembered with Guest Len Ferman
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About our Guest
He is known across the internet and the podcast realm as the Sports Time Traveler, Len Ferman. Len has an interesting approach to preserving sports history as he scans back some 5 decades in the newspaper archives and retells the stories of athletic triupmph and defeat from that era.
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About Len Ferman - The Sports Time Traveler
Learn more about historian and podcast host Len FermanThe SPorts Time Traveler Posts on 1932 Colgate
Here are a couple of len's articles of the Sports Time Traveler that he devoted to telling the full story of the 1932 Colgate team.
The 1932 Colgate Football Team ‣ Undefeated, Untied, Unscored Upon, and Uninvited
Comparison to Today and a great story on the Undefeated, Untied, Unscored Upon, and Uninvited: The 1932 Colgate Football Team. NCAAF 1932
The 1933 Rose Bowl and the Case for Colgate
Len Ferman, the Sports Time Traveler, transports us back to 1932 and portrays an excellent Colgate football team.The Summary of the 1932 Colgate Football Season
The 1932 Colgate Red Raiders football team represented Colgate University in during the 1932 college football season. Fourth-year head coach Andy Kerr led Colgate to a perfect record, and the team did not allow an opponent to score throughout the entire season. Nevertheless, Colgate did not receive an expected invitation to the Rose Bowl, and as such, the team was called "undefeated, untied, unscored upon, and uninvited". The 1932 Colgate eleven is one of only three college football teams since 1920 to have finished a perfect season without being scored upon.
Colgate won its nine games by a combined margin of 264–0. Throughout the season, Colgate recorded a total of 99 first downs to their opponents' 21; 1,581 yards of total offense to 255; and 45 pass completions to 13. The closest match was a 14–0 victory over the NYU Violets at Yankee Stadium. Time magazine described the NYU defense as porous against Colgate's short-range passing and ground attack, and said the Violets' line "seemed to have a hinge in the middle." In that game, Colgate also debuted new uniforms that featured maroon trousers and a new nickname: the "Red Raiders of Chenango".
The 1932 Colgate football team is considered one of the greatest college football teams of all time. They were led by a dominant defense that allowed an average of just 0.3 points per game. The team's offense was also effective, averaging 29.3 points per game. Colgate's undefeated season was a testament to the team's discipline, skill, and determination. They are a reminder that even in the face of adversity, anything is possible.
Related Content on Colgate and 1932 Season
We covered the 1932 season of college football as well as the 1933 Rose Bowl in past posts. Please refer to these posts for more context.
Andy Kerr
Born October 7, 1878, in Cheyenne, Wyoming was legendary College Football Hall of Fame Coach, Andy Kerr.  He attended Dickinson College, where he played baseball and ran track, and later transferred and played college football at the University of Pittsburgh, where he was a two-time All-American. He later served as the head football coach at Stanford University (1922–1923), Washington & Jefferson College (1926–1928), Colgate University (1929–1946), and Lebanon Valley College (1947–1949), compiling a career college football record of 137–71–14. His 1932 Colgate team went a perfect 9–0, was not scored upon, and was named a national champion by Parke H. Davis. Kerr was also the head basketball coach at the University of Pittsburgh for one season (1921–1922) and at Stanford for four seasons (1922–1926), tallying a career college basketball mark of 54–26. Kerr retired from coaching in 1949. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951. He died in 1969 at the age of 77.The level of football played by colleges and universities mostly by NCAA rules and guidelines. Enjoy the history of the collegiate brand of the gridiron!
1932 college football season
The 1932 college football season at a glance. NCAAF 19321932 Colgate Football
Comparison to Today - Undefeated, Untied, Unscored Upon, and Uninvited: The 1932 Colgate Football Team. NCAAF 1932
1932 College Football National Championship from Tip Top 25
The Champions of the 1932 College Football season in the opinion of experts. NCAAF 1932Tip Top 25 look at 1932 College Football ‣ 1932 College Football
The website Tip-Top 25 refreshes the look at the 1932 College football season and places it in the context of modern-day ranking polls. NCAAF 1932
Credits and Thanks
Special thanks to Len Ferman for his expert account of the 1932 Colgate team and for spendong time with us.
Image is courtesy of Wikimedia Commons of the OVERALL GRANDSTAND AND FIELD VIEW, FACING NORTH. - Rose Bowl Stadium. The stadium is empty, and sort of gives that empty feeling Colgate must have felt from the snub.
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