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1936 Fordham

5–⁠1–⁠2, coached by Jimmy Crowley, finished No. 15 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Fordham in 1936, game by game: won vs. Franklin & Marshall 66–7; won vs. SMU 7–0; won vs. Waynesburg 20–6; won vs. No. 12 Saint Mary’s (CA) 7–6; tied at No. 2 Pittsburgh 0–0; won vs. Purdue 15–0; tied at Georgia 7–7; lost at New York University 6–7+59−1Won 66–7 vs. Franklin & Marshall+59Franklin & Mars…Won 7–0 vs. SMU+7SMUWon 20–6 vs. Waynesburg+14WaynesburgWon 7–6 vs. No. 12 Saint Mary’s (CA)+1No. 12 Saint Mary’s (C…Tied 0–0 at No. 2 Pittsburgh0No. 2 PittsburghWon 15–0 vs. Purdue+15PurdueTied 7–7 at Georgia0GeorgiaLost 6–7 at New York University-1New York Univer…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 3vsFranklin & MarshallW 66–⁠792%
Oct 10vsSMUW 7–⁠045%
Oct 17vsWaynesburgW 20–⁠693%
Oct 24vs12Saint Mary’s (CA)W 7–⁠653%
Oct 31at2PittsburghT 0–⁠031%
Nov 7vsPurdueW 15–⁠062%
Nov 21atGeorgiaT 7–⁠757%
Nov 26atNew York UniversityL 6–⁠757%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to New York University 7–⁠6; No. 15 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 16
  2. Wk 2: 5
  3. Wk 3: 3
  4. Wk 4: 3
  5. Wk 5: 3
  6. Wk 6: 8
  7. Final: 15

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1936.

Consensus All-AmericanAlex Wojciechowicz, C

Record
5–⁠1–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
No. 15 peak No. 3
Points
128–⁠33
Coach
Jimmy Crowley
Elo
1607 +53 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
14.0 No. 17 of 131 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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