The 1932 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an

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team that represented

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in the 1932 Big Ten Conference football season. In its fourth season under head coach

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, the team compiled a 4–1–3 record (2–1–2 in conference), finished in fourth place in the

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, and outscored its opponents by a total of 90 to 41. In the

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ratings released at the end of the 1932 season, Ohio State was ranked No. 6. Five Ohio State players received honors on the 1932 All-Big Ten Conference football team: halfback Lew Hinchman (AP-1, UP-1); end

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(UP-1); tackle

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(AP-1; UP-2); and guards Joseph T. Gailus (AP-1, UP-2) and Martin D. Varner (AP-2).

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