1949 Fordham Rams football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1949 Fordham Rams football Independent 5–3 Ed Danowski 4th Polo Grounds 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. Maraniss David When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi 1999 Simon and Schuster 978-0-684-84418-3 108 registration https://archive.org/details/whenpridestillma00mara/page/108 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 1949 AP October 8 w y 1949 Merchant Marine Mariners Merchant Marine Tomb Field Kings Point, NY 48–0 6,000 Fordham Routs Kings Point, 44-9 United Press October 9, 1949 26 Brooklyn Eagle Brooklyn, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67199676/1949-fordham-mm/ October 15 w y 1949 Scranton Tomcats Scranton Dunmore High School Stadium Dunmore, PA 33–13 8,000 Ram Too Robust in Stretch Chic Feldman October 16, 1949 45 The Scrantonian Scranton, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67211898/1949-fordham-scranton/ October 22 w Syracuse Polo Grounds New York, NY 47–21 18,613 Fordham Mauls Syracuse, 47-21 Harold C. Burr October 23, 1949 24 Brooklyn Eagle Brooklyn, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67213132/1949-fordham-syracuse/ October 29 w Georgetown Polo Grounds New York, NY 42–0 25,000 Rams Rip Hoyas, 42-0, on Doheny's Passes Dana Mozley October 30, 1949 98 Sunday News New York, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67216559/1949-fordham-georgetown/ November 5 l y 20 Army 2 Michie Stadium West Point, NY 0–35 27,100 Army Upends Fordham, 35-0; Galiffa Passes for 4 Scores Jesse Abramson November 6, 1949 46 The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67217755/1949-fordham-army/ November 12 l y Boston College Braves Field Boston, MA 12–20 15,798 Petela's Fullback Play Paces B.C. over Fordham, 20-12 Clif Keane November 13, 1949 47 The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67219758/1949-fordham-bc/ November 19 l y Rutgers Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ 14–35 18,000 Rutgers Charges Rams, 35-14 Dick Young November 20, 1949 106 Sunday News New York, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67222592/1949-fordham-rutgers/ November 26 w NYU Polo Grounds New York, NY 34–6 17,114 Rams Thrash NYU, 34-6; Doheny Awarded Trophy Dick Young November 27, 1949 104 Sunday News New York, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67223441/1949-fordham-nyu/ Rankings 1949 college football rankings AP 1 9 NR NR NR NR 20т NR NR NR NR References Fordham Category:Fordham Rams football seasons Fordham Rams football