Head coach Damon Wetzel | Record 5–2–2 | |
Home field Cleveland Municipal Stadium League place 2nd (AFL) Regular Season Playoff finish League Champions after Boston Shamrocks forfeit playoff game | ||
The 1936 Cleveland Rams season was the team's only year with the American Football League and the first season in Cleveland. The team won its first of four franchise league championships.
Championship
The Rams were scheduled to play the first place Boston Shamrocks in an AFL Championship Game. But Boston players refused to play and forfeited the game, giving the league title by default to the Rams, after the Shamrocks could not make payroll. However, the Shamrocks, who finished with the best regular season record, are usually credited as the league champs in most subsequent records.
References
1936 Cleveland Rams season Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA