1947 Fordham Rams football team

1947 Fordham Rams football
Conference Independent
1947 record 1-6-1
Head coach Ed Danowski
Offensive scheme T Formation

The 1947 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University during the 1947 college football season. Rams offense scored 44 points while the defense allowed 245 points.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
October 4 at Georgetown Washington, DC L 7-40  
October 11 Penn State Bronx, New York L 0-75  
October 18 at Rutgers L 6-36  
October 25 at Merchant Marine Academy W 12-0  
November 8 at Boston University L 6-26  
November 15 at Lafayette Bronx, New York L 0-7  
November 22 at Holy Cross L 0-48  
November 29 at New York University T 13-13  
*Non-conference game.

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Freshman team

The freshman team would be Vince Lombardi’s first experience as a head coach above the high school level. Many of the freshmen on the team were in their twenties. Three of the freshmen were players that Lombardi had coached in high school: Dick Doheny, Billy White and Larry Higgins.[5] Twenty-three-year-old freshman Herb Seidell was elected as captain of the freshman team. He had served in the Navy with Leo Paquin, who was one of Lombardi’s teammates on Fordham’s Seven Blocks of Granite. Andy Doheny was the starting quarterback. One of the highlights for the team was defeating Rutgers freshman team by a score of 12-0. The Rams held the Scarlet Knights to negative yards, while the Rams gained 400 yards on the ground.[6] After a 33-0 defeat of New York University’s freshman team, the New York Herald Tribune stated that Lombardi should feel proud for a job well done.[7] Other members in the media were very optimistic about Lombardi because the varsity team finished the season with a record of 1-6-1.

References

  1. http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=65&season=1947
  2. Maraniss, David (1999). When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi. Simon & Schuster. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-684-84418-3.
  3. Maraniss, David (1999). When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi. Simon & Schuster. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-684-84418-3.
  4. Maraniss, David (1999). When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi. Simon & Schuster. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-684-84418-3.
  5. Maraniss, David (1999). When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi. Simon & Schuster. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-684-84418-3.
  6. Maraniss, David (1999). When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi. Simon & Schuster. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-684-84418-3.
  7. Maraniss, David (1999). When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi. Simon & Schuster. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-684-84418-3.
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