1936 Fordham Rams football team

American college football season

1936 Fordham Rams football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 15
Record	5–1–2
Head coach	Jim Crowley (4th season)
Home stadium	Polo Grounds
Seasons← 1935 1937 →

1936 Eastern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Saint Anselm		–		6	–	0	–	1
No. 3 Pittsburgh		–		8	–	1	–	1
No. 10 Penn		–		7	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Yale		–		7	–	1	–	0
No. 13 Dartmouth		–		7	–	1	–	1
Franklin & Marshall		–		7	–	1	–	1
No. 14 Duquesne		–		8	–	2	–	0
Boston College		–		6	–	1	–	2
Boston University		–		5	–	1	–	2
No. 15 Fordham		–		5	–	1	–	2
Holy Cross		–		7	–	2	–	1
Villanova		–		7	–	2	–	1
Army		–		6	–	3	–	0
Colgate		–		6	–	3	–	0
Drexel		–		6	–	3	–	0
Temple		–		6	–	3	–	2
La Salle		–		6	–	3	–	1
Buffalo		–		5	–	3	–	0
Columbia		–		5	–	3	–	0
Princeton		–		4	–	2	–	2
Saint Vincent		–		5	–	3	–	0
NYU		–		5	–	3	–	1
Manhattan		–		6	–	4	–	0
Northeastern		–		5	–	4	–	0
Bucknell		–		4	–	4	–	1
CCNY		–		4	–	4	–	0
Tufts		–		3	–	3	–	1
Harvard		–		3	–	4	–	1
Cornell		–		3	–	5	–	0
Penn State		–		3	–	5	–	0
Westminster (PA)		–		2	–	4	–	1
Brown		–		3	–	7	–	0
Carnegie Tech		–		2	–	6	–	0
Massachusetts State		–		2	–	6	–	0
Providence		–		1	–	7	–	0
Syracuse		–		1	–	7	–	0
Vermont		–		1	–	8	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University during the 1936 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jim Crowley, the Rams' offense scored 128 over eight games, while the defense allowed no more than seven points in any game, and shut out three teams, including second-ranked Pittsburgh.

This team is best remembered for its offensive line, the Seven Blocks of Granite, which included future National Football League (NFL) head coach Vince Lombardi. The line coach was Frank Leahy.

By mid-November, the Rams were 5–0–1 and ranked third with two games to play, and the leading candidate for a Rose Bowl invitation, but a tie with Georgia at the Polo Grounds dropped them to eighth. Five days later at Yankee Stadium on Thanksgiving, the NYU Violets handed the Rams a 7–6 defeat. Right guard Lombardi called it "the most devastating loss of my life," dashing the hopes of a bowl game. (The previous year, Fordham had spoiled NYU's undefeated season and bowl hopes with a 21–0 shutout.)

Fordham ended up 15th in the final AP rankings in the first year for the poll.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
October 3	Franklin & Marshall		Randall's Island Stadium New York, NY	W 66–7	12,000
October 10	SMU		Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 7–0	30,000
October 17	Waynesburg		Randall's Island Stadium New York, NY	W 20–6	3,000
October 24	No. 12 Saint Mary's	No. 16	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 7–6	50,000
October 31	No. 2 Pittsburgh	No. 5	Polo Grounds New York, NY	T 0–0	57,000
November 7	Purdue	No. 3	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 15–0	40,000
November 21	Georgia	No. 3	Polo Grounds New York, NY	T 7–7	35,000
November 26	vs. NYU	No. 8	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	L 6–7	50,000
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	Final
AP	16	5	3 (2)	3 (3)	3 (4)	8	15

References

^ Smith, Chester L. (November 1, 1936). "Pitt, Fordham battle to scoreless tie". Pittsburgh Press. p. 1, sports.
^ "Georgia ties Fordham, 7-7". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. November 22, 1936. p. 6.
"Captain of Fordham's 'Seven Blocks of Granite' dies". ESPN. Associated Press. December 29, 2005. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
^ Gannon, Pat (November 22, 1936). "It's no bowl of roses for Fordham, either". Milwaukee Journal. p. 1, part sports.
^ "New York beats Fordham in upset, 7-6". Milwaukee Journal. November 27, 1936. p. 6, part 2.
^ "Fordham bows in big upset". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 27, 1936. p. 12.
"New York bows out of picture". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 29, 1935. p. 10.
"Fists fly as New York U bows to Fordham, 21-0". Milwaukee Journal. United Press. November 29, 1935. p. 6, part 2.
Deegan, Thomas J. (October 4, 1936). "Fordham Conquers F. and M. by 66-7". New York Times. p. S1.
Deegan, Thomas J. (October 18, 1936). "Mautte, Mulrey and Druze Tally for Fordham in Victory Over Waynesburg". New York Times. p. S4.
Jack Smith (October 25, 1936). "Rams Whip Gaels, 7-6". Daily News. pp. 94, 100 – via Newspapers.com.
"New York University Wrecks Rams by 7 to 6". Daily Boston Globe. November 27, 1936. p. 21.
Luchter, P.S. "List of all Amateur Football games played at The Polo Grounds, New York". luckyshow.org.

v t e Fordham Rams football
Venues	Polo Grounds (1921, 1928–1950, 1953–1954) Downing Stadium (1951–1952) Coffey Field (1970–present)
Bowls & rivalries	1941 Cotton Bowl Classic 1942 Sugar Bowl Columbia: Liberty Cup Holy Cross: Ram–Crusader Cup
Culture & lore	First televised football game Seven Blocks of Granite The Ram "The Ram"
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955–1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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