1936 Canisius Griffins football team

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.

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

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

References
  1. "1936 - Canisius (NY)". College Football Data Warehouse. 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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