1938 Fordham Rams football team

The 1938 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University during the 1938 college football season.[1] Led by sixth-year head coach Jim Crowley, they finished the regular season at 6–1–2 and were ranked fifteenth in the final AP Poll.

1938 Fordham Rams football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 15
1938 record6–1–2
Head coach
Home stadiumPolo Grounds
1938 Eastern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 18 Villanova      8 0 1
No. 9 Holy Cross      8 1 0
Boston College      6 1 2
No. 15 Fordham      6 1 2
No. 12 Cornell      5 1 1
Army      8 2 0
No. 8 Pittsburgh      8 2 0
No. 6 Carnegie Tech      7 2 0
No. 20 Dartmouth      7 2 0
Brown      5 3 0
Bucknell      5 3 0
Syracuse      5 3 0
Penn      3 2 3
Manhattan      5 4 0
Harvard      4 4 0
La Salle      4 4 0
NYU      4 4 0
Penn State      3 4 1
Princeton      3 4 1
Hofstra      2 3 1
Duquesne      4 6 0
Temple      3 6 1
Columbia      3 6 0
Massachusetts State      3 6 0
Colgate      2 5 0
Buffalo      2 6 0
Yale      2 6 0
Tufts      1 6 1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1UpsalaW 47–07,500[2]
October 8Waynesburg
  • Randall's Island Stadium
  • New York, NY
W 53–08,000[3]
October 15Purdue
T 6–632,000
October 22OregonNo. 11
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
W 26–026,866
October 29at No. 1 PittsburghNo. 9L 13–2475,867[4]
November 5Saint Mary'sNo. 10
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
W 3–044,000
November 12North CarolinaNo. 13
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
T 0–025,416
November 19South CarolinaNo. 18
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
W 13–015,000
November 26vs. NYUNo. 18W 25–050,000[5]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/fordham/
  2. Childs, Kingsley (October 2, 1938). "Eshmont, Sophomore Back, Leads Fordham to Victory in Opener on Gridiron". New York Times. p. 87.
  3. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 9, 1938). "Speedy Backs Stage Long Advances as Fordham Gains Overwhelming Victory". New York Times. p. 82.
  4. Daley, Arthur J. (October 30, 1938). "Pitt Stops Fordham: Rams Halted, 24-13". New York Times. p. S1.
  5. Kelley, Robert F. (November 27, 1938). "Ram Dazzles Foe: Principe, Hearn Score in First Period, Eshmodt, Jacunski in Last". New York Times. p. 83.
  6. Luchter, P.S. "List of all Amateur Football games played at The Polo Grounds, New York". luckyshow.org.
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