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	Site
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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January 1947: After a disastrous 1946 season, the Fordham boosters raised money for thirty new scholarships. In addition, the school made several additions to its coaching staff, including the hiring of Vince Lombardi.^[2] Vince Lombardi would be responsible for coaching the freshman team. In addition, he would help the varsity team implement the T-Formation on offense. Lombardi would do this for a salary of $3,500 a year.^[3] Athletic director Jack Coffey stated that he thought Lombardi would one day become head coach of the varsity team.^[4]

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

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

Fordham Rams football

Venues	Coffey Field (1930–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Ram–Crusader Cup (Holy Cross) The Liberty Cup (Columbia)

Culture & lore	First televised football game Seven Blocks of Granite The Ram "The Ram"

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

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