1936 Canisius Griffins football team

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1936 Canisius Griffins football
Little Three champion
ConferenceWestern New York Little Three Conference
1936 record7–1 (2–0 Little Three)
Head coach
CaptainJoe Szur
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →

The 1936 Canisius Griffins football team was an American football team that represented Canisius College in the Western New York Little Three Conference (Little Three) during the 1936 college football season. Canisius compiled a 7–1 record, shut out five of eight opponents, won the Little Three championship, and outscored all opponents by a total of 199 to 27.[1] William "Hiker" Joy was the head coach for the fourth year. Halfback Joe Szur was the team captain.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Assumption (ON)
W 56–0
October 4La Salle*Buffalo, NYL 14–19
October 11St. Thomas (PA)*Buffalo, NYW 20–06,500[2]
October 18Saint Vincent*Buffalo, NYW 19–0[3]
October 25Brooklyn*Buffalo, NYW 58–0
November 1St. BonaventureBuffalo, NYW 13–0[4]
November 7at Cortland*Cortland, NYW 13–6
November 15NiagaraBuffalo, NYW 6–210,000[5]
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "1936 - Canisius (NY)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2015-09-19. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  2. ^ "St. Thomas' College Grid Team of Young, Inexperienced Players Bows To Canisius, 20-0". The Scranton Times. October 12, 1936. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Canisius Winner In Hard Fought Battle". The Latrobe Bulletin. October 19, 1936. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bonnies, Mired Down, Drop 13-0 Decision To Canisius Foes". Olean Times-Herald. November 2, 1936. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Canisius Nips Niagara, 6 to 2". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. November 16, 1936. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
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