1936 Fordham Rams football team

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Conference Independent 1936 record 5–1–2		AP No. 15 Head coach Jim Crowley (4th year)

The 1936 Fordham Rams football team represented the Fordham University during the 1936 college football season. The Rams' Offense scored 128 over 8 games, while the Defense held every opponent to no more than 7 points per game, and shut out three teams, including No.3 ranked Pittsburgh. The Rams went 5-0-2 before losing, what Vince Lombardi called; "The most devastating loss of my life," when they lost 7-6 to NYU, and with it, the hopes of playing in the Rose Bowl. The Rams' were No. 3 going into their final game, but ended up No. 15 in the Final AP National Ranking.

Schedule

10/3/1936 Fordham 66 vs. Franklin & Marshall 7 (moved to Triboro Stadium due to World Series).

10/10/1936 Fordham 7 vs. SMU 0 30,000

10/17/1936 Fordham 20 vs. Waynesburg, Penn. 6

10/24/1936 Fordham 7 vs. St. Mary's (Cal.) 6 50,000

10/31/1936 Fordham 0 vs. Pittsburgh (AP Rank No.3) 0 57,000

11/7/1936 Fordham 15 vs. Purdue 0 40,000

11/21/1936 Fordham 7 vs. Georgia 7 35,000

11/28/1936 Fordham 6 vs. New York University 7 (Played in Yankee Stadium)

References

1936 Fordham Rams football team Wikipedia

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