1936 Fordham Rams football | |
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Conference | Independent |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 15 |
1936 record | 5–1–2 |
Head coach | Jim Crowley (4th year) |
Home stadium | Polo Grounds |
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.