1949 Fordham Rams football team

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. ^[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	Source
October 8	at Merchant Marine		Tomb Field Kings Point, NY	W 48–0	6,000	[2]
October 15	at Scranton		Dunmore High School Stadium Dunmore, PA	W 33–13	8,000	[3]
October 22	Syracuse		Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 47–21	18,613	[4]
October 29	Georgetown		Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 42–0	25,000	[5]
November 5	at No. 2 Army	No. 20	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 0–35	27,100	[6]
November 12	at Boston College		Braves Field Boston, MA	L 12–20	15,798	[7]
November 19	at Rutgers		Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 14–35	18,000	[8]
November 26	NYU		Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 34–6	17,114	[9]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1949 NCAA football 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

1. Maraniss, David (1999). When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi . Simon and Schuster. p.  108. ISBN   978-0-684-84418-3.
2. "Fordham Routs Kings Point, 44-9". Brooklyn Eagle . Brooklyn, N.Y. United Press. October 9, 1949. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Feldman, Chic (October 16, 1949). "Ram Too Robust in Stretch". The Scrantonian . Scranton, Pa. p. 45 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Burr, Harold C. (October 23, 1949). "Fordham Mauls Syracuse, 47-21". Brooklyn Eagle . Brooklyn, N.Y. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. Young, Dick (November 20, 1949). "Rutgers Charges Rams, 35-14". Sunday News . New York, N.Y. p. 106 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Young, Dick (November 27, 1949). "Rams Thrash NYU, 34-6; Doheny Awarded Trophy". Sunday News . New York, N.Y. p. 104 – via Newspapers.com.