1949 Fordham Rams football team

1949 Fordham Rams football
Conference Independent
1949 record 5–3
Head coach Ed Danowski (4th season)
Home stadium Polo Grounds

The 1949 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University during the 1949 college football season. The Army Cadets hosted Vince Lombardi's former team, the Fordham Rams at Michie Stadium.[1] 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.[1] 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 United States Merchant Marine Academy Captain James Harvey Tomb Field • Kings Point, NY W 48–0   6,000[2]
October 15 at University of Scranton Dunmore High Stadium • Dunmore, PA W 33–13   8,000[2]
October 22 Syracuse Polo Grounds • New York, NY W 47–21   18,615[2]
October 29 Georgetown Polo Grounds • New York, NY W 42–0   18,365[2]
November 5 at No. 2 Army No. 19 Michie Stadium • West Point, NY L 0–35   27,100[2]
November 12 at Boston College Braves Field • Boston, MA L 12–20   15,798[2]
November 19 at Rutgers Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ L 14–35   18,000[2]
November 26 vs. NYU Polo Grounds • New York, NY W 34–6   17,114
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.


References

  1. 1 2 Maraniss, David (1999). When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi. Simon and Schuster. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-684-84418-3.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Fordham University All-Time Football Records". luckyshow.org.
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