1949 Fordham Rams football team

American college football season

1949 Fordham Rams football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–3
Head coach	Ed Danowski (4th season)
Home stadium	Polo Grounds
Seasons← 1948 1950 →

1949 Eastern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Saint Vincent		–		10	–	0	–	0
No. 4 Army		–		9	–	0	–	0
Trinity (CT)		–		8	–	0	–	0
Brown		–		8	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Cornell		–		8	–	1	–	0
No. 13 Villanova		–		8	–	1	–	0
Bucknell		–		6	–	2	–	0
Dartmouth		–		6	–	2	–	0
Buffalo		–		6	–	3	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		6	–	3	–	0
Princeton		–		6	–	3	–	0
Fordham		–		5	–	3	–	0
Tufts		–		5	–	3	–	1
Carnegie Tech		–		5	–	3	–	1
Penn State		–		5	–	4	–	0
Temple		–		5	–	4	–	0
Penn		–		4	–	4	–	0
Yale		–		4	–	4	–	0
Boston College		–		4	–	4	–	1
Syracuse		–		4	–	5	–	0
Drexel		–		3	–	3	–	1
Duquesne		–		3	–	6	–	0
Franklin & Marshall		–		2	–	5	–	2
CCNY		–		2	–	5	–	1
NYU		–		3	–	6	–	0
Columbia		–		2	–	7	–	0
Hofstra		–		1	–	5	–	1
Colgate		–		1	–	8	–	0
Harvard		–		1	–	8	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University as an independent during the 1949 college football season. The Army Cadets hosted Vince Lombardi's former team, the Fordham Rams at Michie Stadium. One of the members of the Rams was Vince's brother, Joe Lombardi, who transferred to the school after Lombardi left. Tim Cohane, writer of Look magazine was a Fordham alumnus, and a friend of Army coach Earl Blaik. He pressured both teams to play each other. Cohane felt the game would help Fordham rise to national prominence. Herb Seidell, the Fordham captain, lost a tooth in the game. Several fights ensued and the media named the match, the Donnybrook on the Hudson. There were multiple penalties for unnecessary roughness.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
October 8	at Merchant Marine		Tomb Field Kings Point, NY	W 48–0	6,000
October 15	at Scranton		Dunmore High School Stadium Dunmore, PA	W 33–13	8,000
October 22	Syracuse		Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 47–21	18,613
October 29	Georgetown		Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 42–0	25,000
November 5	at No. 2 Army	No. 20	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 0–35	27,100
November 12	at Boston College		Braves Field Boston, MA	L 12–20	15,798
November 19	at Rutgers		Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 14–35	18,000
November 26	NYU		Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 34–6	17,114
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below
	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	20т	—	—	—	—

References

^ Maraniss, David (1999). When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi. Simon and Schuster. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-684-84418-3.
"Fordham Routs Kings Point, 44-9". Brooklyn Eagle. Brooklyn, N.Y. United Press. October 9, 1949. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
Feldman, Chic (October 16, 1949). "Ram Too Robust in Stretch". The Scrantonian. Scranton, Pa. p. 45 – via Newspapers.com.
Burr, Harold C. (October 23, 1949). "Fordham Mauls Syracuse, 47-21". Brooklyn Eagle. Brooklyn, N.Y. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
Mozley, Dana (October 30, 1949). "Rams Rip Hoyas, 42-0, on Doheny's Passes". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 98 – via Newspapers.com.
Abramson, Jesse (November 6, 1949). "Army Upends Fordham, 35-0; Galiffa Passes for 4 Scores". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 46 – via Newspapers.com.
Keane, Clif (November 13, 1949). "Petela's Fullback Play Paces B.C. over Fordham, 20-12". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
Young, Dick (November 20, 1949). "Rutgers Charges Rams, 35-14". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 106 – via Newspapers.com.
Young, Dick (November 27, 1949). "Rams Thrash NYU, 34-6; Doheny Awarded Trophy". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 104 – via Newspapers.com.

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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