1918 Fordham Maroon football team

The 1918 Fordham Maroon football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University as an independent during the 1918 college football season. Fordham claims a 16–2–1 record.[1] College Football Data Warehouse (CFDW) lists the team's record at 4–2–1.[2] Opponents recognized by CFDW are displayed in bold in the schedule chart below.

1918 Fordham Maroon football
ConferenceIndependent
1918 record16–2–1 / 4–2–1
Head coach
CaptainWilliam Ewing
Home stadiumFordham Field
1918 Eastern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Bucknell   –    6 –0 –0
Princeton   –    3 –0 –0
Army   –    1 –0 –0
Buffalo   –    6 –1 –0
Columbia   –    5 –1 –0
Syracuse   –    5 –1 –0
Pittsburgh   –    4 –1 –0
Boston College   –    5 –2 –0
Rutgers   –    5 –2 –0
Franklin & Marshall   –    2 –1 –0
Geneva   –    4 –2 –0
Swarthmore   –    4 –2 –0
Harvard   –    2 –1 –0
Fordham   –    4 –2 –1
Villanova   –    3 –2 –0
Penn   –    5 –3 –0
Lehigh   –    4 –3 –0
Dartmouth   –    3 –3 –0
Wash. & Jeff.   –    2 –2 –0
New Hampshire   –    2 –2 –1
Lafayette   –    3 –4 –0
Brown   –    2 –3 –0
Tufts   –    2 –3 –0
Penn State   –    1 –2 –1
Drexel   –    0 –1 –0
NYU   –    0 –4 –0

Edward Siskind, a former Fordham player, was appointed as the head coach.[3]

Left halfback Frankie Frisch, known as "The Fordham Flash", led the team on offense. He later played for 19 years in Major League Baseball from 1919 to 1937 and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 30USS Granite State
W 6–0[4]
November 2Saint John's (NY)
  • Fordham Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 27–0[5]
November 9at NYU
  • Ohio Field
  • New York, NY
W 7–0[6]
November 16at Boston College
  • Alumni Field
  • University Heights, Newton, MA
W 13–0[7]
November 20Fort Slocum
  • Fordham Field
  • Bronx, NY
T 6–6[8]
November 23at Camp MerrittHackensack, NJL 0–27
November 28Georgetown
  • Fordham Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 14–0[9]
Pelham Bay Naval ReserveW 31–7
US Training Station, BayshoreL 0–10
USS TexasW 24–0
USS ArkansasW 30–6
USS WyomingW 31–7
USS ArkansasW 20–0
Columbia freshmenW 21–14
Fordham PrepW 10–3
Fort HG WrightW 7–0
New MexicoW 28–10

References
  1. "2019 Fordham Football Media Guide" (PDF). Fordham University. 2019. p. 156. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. "Fordham Yearly Results (1915-1919)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  3. "Fordham Appoints Coach, Starts Football With Vim". New York Herald. October 18, 1918 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Fordham Loses To Granite State Tars". New York Herald. October 31, 1918 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Fordham Easily Trims St. John's". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 3, 1918 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "N.Y.U. Players Battered In Game Won by Fordham". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 10, 1918 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Fordham Masters Boston College". The Boston Post. November 17, 1918 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Fordham In Stiff Scrimmage: Maroon Holds Its Own Against Fort Slocum Soldiers". New York Herald. November 21, 1918 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Fordham Football Team Finally Downs Georgetown". New York Herald. November 29, 1918. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
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