The 1936 Canisius Griffins football team was an
American football team that represented
Canisius College
Canisius College is a private Jesuit college in Buffalo, New York. It was founded in 1870 by Jesuits from Germany and is named after St. Peter Canisius. Canisius offers more than 100 undergraduate majors and minors, and around 34 master's ...
in the
Western New York Little Three Conference (Little Three) during the
1936 college football season
The 1936 college football season was the first in which the Associated Press writers' poll selected a national champion. The first AP poll, taken of 35 writers, was released on October 20, 1936. Each writer listed his choice for the top ten teams ...
. 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.
was the head coach for the fourth year. Halfback Joe Szur was the team captain.
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Canisius Canisius may refer to:
People
* Saint Peter Canisius (1521–1597), Dutch Jesuit Catholic priest
* Theodorich Canisius (1532–1606), Jesuit academic, half-brother of St. Peter Canisius
* Henricus Canisius (1562–1610), Dutch canonist and historia ...
Canisius Golden Griffins football seasons
Canisius Griffins football