1936 NYU Violets Football Team
The 1936 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1936 college football season. In their third year under head coach Mal Stevens, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record. Schedule References NYU NYU Violets football seasons NYU Violets football The NYU Violets football team represented the New York University Violets in college football. History NYU began play in 1873, making it one of the first football teams established in the United States (following Princeton, Rutgers, Columbia, Y ... University Heights, Bronx Sports in the Bronx {{collegefootball-1936-season-stub ...
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Mal Stevens
Marvin Allen "Mal" Stevens (April 14, 1900 – December 6, 1979) was an American football player, coach, naval officer, and orthopedic surgeon. He served as the head football coach at Yale University from 1928 to 1932 and at New York University from 1934 to 1941, compiling a career college football record of 54–45–10. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1974. Early life, playing career, and education Born in Stockton, Kansas, Stevens attended Washburn College for three years before transferring to Yale College. He lettered in three sports at Washburn and played halfback on Yale's undefeated 1923 football team. He graduated from Yale in 1925 and was a member of Skull and Bones. He graduated from Yale Medical School in 1929. Coaching career and military service Stevens coached the Yale football team from 1928 to 1932, leaving to become the 21st head football coach at New York University in 1934. His coached at NYU through the 1941 season, compi ...
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1936 Georgetown Hoyas Football Team
The 1936 Georgetown Hoyas football team was an American football team that represented Georgetown University as an independent during the 1936 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Jack Hagerty, the Hoyas compiled a 6–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 160 to 36. The team played its home games at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C. Schedule References {{Georgetown Hoyas football navbox Georgetown Georgetown Hoyas football seasons Georgetown Hoyas football The Georgetown Hoyas football team represents Georgetown University in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision level of college football. Like other sports teams from Georgetown, the team is named the Hoyas, which derives from the cha ...

1936 In Sports In New York City
Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King Edward VIII. * January 28 – Britain's King George V state funeral takes place in London and Windsor. He is buried at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle * February 4 – Radium E (bismuth-210) becomes the first radioactive element to be made synthetically. * February 6 – The 1936 Winter Olympics, IV Olympic Winter Games open in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. * February 10–February 19, 19 – Second Italo-Ethiopian War: Battle of Amba Aradam – Italian forces gain a decisive tactical victory, effectively neutralizing the army of the Ethiopian Empire. * February 16 – 1936 Spanish general election: The left-wing Popular Front (Spain), Popular Front coalition takes a majority. * February 26 – February 26 Inci ...
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NYU Violets Football Seasons
New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. In 1832, the non-denominational all-male institution began its first classes near City Hall based on a curriculum focused on a secular education. The university moved in 1833 and has maintained its main campus in Greenwich Village surrounding Washington Square Park. Since then, the university has added an engineering school in Brooklyn's MetroTech Center and graduate schools throughout Manhattan. NYU has become the largest private university in the United States by enrollment, with a total of 51,848 enrolled students, including 26,733 undergraduate students and 25,115 graduate students, in 2019. NYU also receives the most applications of any private institution in the United States and admission is considered highly selective. NYU is organized into t ...
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1936 Fordham Rams Football Team
The 1936 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University during the 1936 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jim Crowley, the Rams' offense scored 128 over eight games, while the defense allowed no more than seven points in any game, and shut out three teams, including second-ranked This team is best remembered for its offensive line, the Seven Blocks of Granite, which included future National Football League (NFL) head coach Vince Lombardi. The line coach was Frank Leahy. By mid-November, the Rams were and ranked third with two games to play, and the leading candidate for a Rose Bowl invitation, but a tie with Georgia at the Polo Grounds dropped them Five days later at Yankee Stadium on Thanksgiving, the NYU Violets handed the Rams Right guard Lombardi called it "the most devastating loss of my life," dashing the hopes of a bowl game. (The previous year, Fordham had spoiled NYU's undefeated season and bowl hopes with a Fordham ended up 15t ...
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1936 CCNY Beavers Football Team
The 1936 CCNY Beavers football team represented the City College of New York (CCNY) during the 1936 college football season. In its third season under head coach Benny Friedman, the team compiled a record of 4–4. Schedule References CCNY CCNY Beavers football seasons CCNY Beavers football The City College of the City University of New York (also known as the City College of New York, or simply City College or CCNY) is a public university within the City University of New York (CUNY) system in New York City. Founded in 1847, Cit ...

Manhattan
Manhattan (), known regionally as the City, is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. The borough is also coextensive with New York County, one of the original counties of the U.S. state of New York. Located near the southern tip of New York State, Manhattan is based in the Eastern Time Zone and constitutes both the geographical and demographic center of the Northeast megalopolis and the urban core of the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass. Over 58 million people live within 250 miles of Manhattan, which serves as New York City’s economic and administrative center, cultural identifier, and the city’s historical birthplace. Manhattan has been described as the cultural, financial, media, and entertainment capital of the world, is considered a safe haven for global real estate investors, and hosts the United Nations headquarters. New York City is the headquarters of ...
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Polo Grounds
The Polo Grounds was the name of three stadiums in Upper Manhattan, New York City, used mainly for professional baseball and American football from 1880 through 1963. The original Polo Grounds, opened in 1876 and demolished in 1889, was built for the sport of polo. Bound on the south and north by 110th and 112th streets and on the east and west by Fifth and Sixth (Lenox) avenues, just north of Central Park, it was converted to a baseball stadium when leased by the New York Metropolitans in 1880. The third Polo Grounds, built in 1890, was renovated after a fire in 1911 and became Polo Grounds IV, the one generally indicated when the ''Polo Grounds'' is referenced. It was located in Coogan's Hollow and was noted for its distinctive bathtub shape, with very short distances to the left and right field walls and an unusually deep center field. In baseball, the original Polo Grounds was home to the New York Metropolitans from 1880 through 1885, and the New York Giants from ...
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1936 Rutgers Queensmen Football Team
The 1936 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University in the 1936 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach J. Wilder Tasker, the Queensmen compiled a 1–6–1 record and were outscored by their opponents 133 to 20. Schedule References Rutgers Rutgers University (; RU), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a public land-grant research university consisting of four campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's College, and was a ... Rutgers Scarlet Knights football seasons Rutgers Queensmen football {{collegefootball-1936-season-stub ...
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1936 Carnegie Tech Tartans Football Team
The 1936 Carnegie Tech Tartans football team represented the Carnegie Institute of Technology—now known as Carnegie Mellon University—as an independent during the 1936 college football season. Led by Howard Harpster in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Tartans compiled a record of 2–6. Carnegie Tech played home games at Pitt Stadium in Pittsburgh. Schedule References Carnegie Tech Carnegie Mellon Tartans football seasons Carnegie Tech Tartans football The Carnegie Mellon Tartans football team represents Carnegie Mellon University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III competition. History On November 28, 1926, the 6–2 Carnegie Tech football team shut out Knute Rock ...

1936 Lafayette Leopards Football Team
The 1936 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College in the Middle Three Conference during the 1936 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Ernie Nevers, the team compiled a 1–8 record. Benjamin Snyder was the team captain. Schedule References {{Collegefootball-1936-season-stub Lafayette Lafayette Leopards football seasons Lafayette Leopards football The Lafayette Leopards football program represents Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania in college football. One of the oldest college football programs in the United States, Lafayette currently plays in the Patriot League at the NCAA Di ...

1936 North Carolina Tar Heels Football Team
The 1936 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1936 college football season. The Tar Heels were led by first-year head coach Raymond Wolf and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. They competed as a member of the Southern Conference. Schedule References {{North Carolina Tar Heels football navbox North Carolina North Carolina Tar Heels football seasons North Carolina Tar Heels football The North Carolina Tar Heels football team represents the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the sport of American football or Gridiron Football. The Tar Heels play in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate ...