The 1932 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the

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. The team was led by their head coach Henry Redd and finished with a record of eight wins and one loss (8–1).

Schedule

Players

Roster

Varsity letter winners

Eighteen players received

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s for their participation on the 1932 VPI team.

Season summary

Georgia

VPI Captain

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blocked the tying extra point in the upset over Georgia.

At Alabama

*Source: Against the Crimson Tide of the

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, VPI lost 9–6 in front 11,000 spectators at Denny Stadium, which was the second largest crowd to ever visit the stadium at the time. VPI came into the game undefeated (6-0), while Alabama was 5–1. After a scoreless first quarter, the Gobblers took a 6–0 lead in the second after Ray Mills threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Al Casey. In the third, the score was cut to 6–2 after a bad

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to Casey from the center resulted in a

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. Later in the quarter Alabama took a 9–6 lead that it held to the end of the game when halfback Dixie Howell scored a touchdown on a nine-yard run. Alabama's assistant coach was former VPI player

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References

VPI Virginia Tech Hokies football seasons

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