1906 Fordham football team

1906 Fordham football
Conference	Independent
Record	15–5 / 5–3
Head coach	Fred L. Smith (3rd season)
Captain	Howard Gargan
Home stadium	Fordham Field, Polo Grounds
Seasons ←  1905 1907  →

1906 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Princeton			–					9	–	0	–	1
Yale			–					9	–	0	–	1
Haverford			–					7	–	0	–	2
Harvard			–					10	–	1	–	0
Cornell			–					8	–	1	–	2
Lafayette			–					8	–	1	–	1
Penn State			–					8	–	1	–	1
Washington & Jefferson			–					9	–	2	–	0
Swarthmore			–					7	–	2	–	0
Drexel			–					6	–	2	–	0
Tufts			–					6	–	2	–	0
Penn			–					7	–	2	–	3
Carlisle			–					9	–	3	–	0
Brown			–					6	–	3	–	0
Rutgers			–					5	–	2	–	2
Dartmouth			–					6	–	3	–	1
Syracuse			–					6	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					4	–	2	–	2
Vermont			–					5	–	4	–	0
Fordham			–					5	–	3	–	0
Western U. of Penn.			–					6	–	4	–	0
Holy Cross			–					4	–	3	–	1
Amherst			–					3	–	3	–	1
Lehigh			–					5	–	5	–	1
Bucknell			–					3	–	4	–	1
Dickinson			–					3	–	4	–	2
Carnegie Tech			–					2	–	3	–	2
Army			–					3	–	5	–	1
Frankin & Marshall			–					3	–	5	–	1
Wesleyan			–					2	–	4	–	1
New Hampshire			–					2	–	5	–	1
Villanova			–					3	–	7	–	0
Springfield Training School			–					1	–	5	–	3
NYU			–					0	–	4	–	0

The 1906 Fordham football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University as an independent during the 1906 college football season. Fordham claims a 15–5 record, ^[1] though College Football Data Warehouse (CFDW) lists the team's record as 5–3. ^[2]

Fred L. Smith was the team's coach for a third, non-consecutive year. Quarterback Howard Gargan was the team captain from 1905 to 1907 and took over as head coach in 1908. ^[1] The team played its home games at Fordham Field in The Bronx and at the Polo Grounds in Manhattan.

Schedule

The following eight games are reported in Fordham's media guide, CFDW, and contemporaneous press coverage. ^{[1] [2]}

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	at Rutgers	Neilson Field New Brunswick, NJ	L 0–6		[3]
October 6	RPI	Fordham Field Bronx, NY	W 14–0		[4]
October 20	Medico-Chirurgical	Fordham Field Bronx, NY	W 29–0		[5]
October 27	University of Maryland, Baltimore	Fordham Field Bronx, NY	W 51–0		[6]
November 3	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 5–8		[7]
November 10	Delaware	Fordham Field Bronx, NY	W 16–4		[8]
November 17	Villanova	Fordham Field Bronx, NY	W 18–5		[9]
November 29	Holy Cross	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 6–15	6,000	[10]

The following are 12 additional games reported in the Fordham media guide. ^[1]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
	Local athletic club		W
	Murray Hill Athletic Club		W 10–6
	Betts Academy		W 20–0
	Bedford Athletic Club		L 0–17
	Nutley Athletic Club		W 10–0
	Audubon Field Society		W 6–0
	NYU		W 12–0
	St. John's College		W 37–5
	Bedford		L 6–18
	Beford		W 18–0
	Pratt		W 19–11
	Fordham Prep		W 16–12

References

1. "2019 Fordham Football Media Guide" (PDF). Fordham University. 2019. p. 155. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
2. "Fordham Yearly Results (1905-1909)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
3. "Fordham Defeated by Rutgers". New York Tribune. September 30, 1906 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Fordham, 14; Rensselaer, 0". The New York Times. October 7, 1906 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Fordham Scores One-Sided Victory". The New York Times. October 21, 1906 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Fordham, 51; Maryland, 0". The New York Times. October 28, 1906 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Fordham Plays Well, but Loses to Holy Cross". The Sun . New York, N.Y. November 4, 1906. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Fordham Takes Fighting Game: Delaware College Eleven Defeated After Stiff Fight by 16 to 4". The Sun. November 11, 1906 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Fordham Defeats Villa Nova: Bronx Team Wins Hard Fought Game -- New Rules in Evidence". New York Tribune. November 18, 1906 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Fordham in Defeat: Holy Cross Wins in Second Half of Exciting Game". New York Tribune. November 30, 1906 – via Newspapers.com.