1931 Fordham Rams football team

The 1931 Fordham Rams football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University as an independent during the 1931 college football season. In its fifth year under head coach Frank Cavanaugh, Fordham compiled a 6–1–2 record, shut out five of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 205 to 36.[1][2]

1931 Fordham Rams football
ConferenceIndependent
1931 record6–1–2
Head coach
CaptainJames Murphy
Home stadiumFordham Field, Polo Grounds, Yankee Stadium
1931 Eastern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Colgate      8 1 0
Pittsburgh      8 1 0
Cornell      7 1 0
Drexel      7 1 0
Harvard      7 1 0
Temple      8 1 1
Bucknell      6 0 3
Columbia      7 1 1
Massachusetts State      7 1 1
Syracuse      7 1 1
Fordham      6 1 2
Army      8 2 1
Yale      5 1 2
Franklin & Marshall      6 2 0
Brown      7 3 0
Providence      7 3 0
Penn      6 3 0
NYU      6 3 1
Boston College      6 4 0
Tufts      3 2 2
Villanova      4 3 2
La Salle      4 4 0
Duquesne      3 5 3
Carnegie Tech      3 5 1
Penn State      2 8 0
Princeton      1 7 0

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Thiel
W 28–09,000
October 3West VirginiaW 20–7
October 12at Boston CollegeW 20–0
October 17Holy Cross
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
T 6–620,000
October 24Drake
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
W 46–010,000
October 31West Liberty
  • Fordham Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 33–0
November 7Detroit
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
W 39–9
November 14NYUT 0–080,000[3]
November 21Bucknell
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
L 13–14
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "Fordham Yearly Results (1930-1934)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  2. "2019 Fordham Football Media Guide" (PDF). Fordham University. 2019. p. 157. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  3. "N.Y.U.--Fordham In Scoreles Tie; 80,000 at Game". The Brooklyn Daily Times. November 15, 1931. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
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