1936 Canisius Griffins football team

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1936 Canisius Griffins football
Little Three champion
Conference	Western New York Little Three Conference
Record	7–1 (2–0 Little Three)
Head coach	William Joy (4th season)
Captain	Joe 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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Assumption (ON)*	Buffalo, NY	W 56–0
October 4	La Salle*	Buffalo, NY	L 14–19		^[2]
October 11	St. Thomas (PA)*	Buffalo, NY	W 20–0	6,500	^[3]
October 18	Saint Vincent*	Buffalo, NY	W 19–0		^[4]
October 25	Brooklyn*	Buffalo, NY	W 58–0
November 1	St. Bonaventure	Buffalo, NY	W 13–0		^[5]
November 7	at Cortland*	Cortland, NY	W 13–6
November 15	Niagara	Buffalo, NY	W 6–2	10,000	^[6]
*Non-conference game

^ "1936 - Canisius (NY)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
^ "Great blocking defeats Canisius". Buffalo Evening News. October 5, 1936. Retrieved May 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "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.
^ "Canisius Winner In Hard Fought Battle". The Latrobe Bulletin. October 19, 1936. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bonnies, Mired Down, Drop 13-0 Decision To Canisius Foes". Olean Times-Herald. November 2, 1936. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Canisius Nips Niagara, 6 to 2". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. November 16, 1936. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.

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Venues	War Memorial Stadium Demske Field (1989–2002)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games
Culture & lore	Petey "Canisius, Blue and Gold"
People	Head coaches
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