1932 Western State Teachers Hilltoppers football team

1932 Western State Teachers Hilltoppers football
1932 Western State Teachers Hilltoppers football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–0–1
Head coach	Mike Gary (4th season);
Captain	Trueman Pippel
	Seasons ← 1931 1933 →

1932 Midwestern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Western State Teachers (MI)		–		6	–	0	–	1
Michigan State		–		7	–	1	–	0
Western Reserve		–		7	–	1	–	0
Detroit		–		8	–	2	–	0
Michigan Tech		–		4	–	1	–	0
No. 7 Notre Dame		–		7	–	2	–	0
DePaul		–		5	–	1	–	2
Michigan State Normal		–		5	–	2	–	0
Saint Louis		–		5	–	2	–	0
Marquette		–		4	–	3	–	1
Bowling Green		–		3	–	3	–	1
Central State (MI)		–		3	–	4	–	1
Haskell		–		2	–	5	–	1
Detroit City		–		1	–	6	–	0

The 1932 Western State Teachers Hilltoppers football team was an American football team that represented Western State Teachers College (later renamed Western Michigan University) during the 1932 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Mike Gary, the Hilltoppers compiled a 6–0–1 record, shut out six of seven opponents (including a scoreless tie with DePaul), and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 174 to 6.^[1] Tackle Trueman Pippel was the team captain.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 24	Hope	Western State Teachers College Field Kalamazoo, MI	W 31–6	^[3]
October 1	at North Central	Naperville, IL	W 27–0	^[4]
October 8	at DePaul	Chicago, IL	T 0–0
October 15	St. Viator	Western State Teachers College Field Kalamazoo, MI	W 7–0	^[5]
October 29	Iowa State Teachers	Western State Teachers College Field Kalamazoo, MI	W 26–0	^[6]
November 5	Central State (MI)	Western State Teachers College Field Kalamazoo, MI (rivalry)	W 7–0	^[7]
November 12	Adrian	Western State Teachers College Field Kalamazoo, MI	W 76–0	^[8]