1932 in Sports - American Football

American Football

NFL championship

  • Chicago Bears defeats Portsmouth Spartans 9–0 in the 1932 NFL Playoff Game. This is the first National Football League championship game.

College championship

  • College football national championship – Colgate Raiders, Michigan Wolverines and USC Trojans (shared)

Events

  • Washington Redskins founded

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