1912 Fordham Maroon football team

1912 Fordham Maroon football
Head coach Thorp #3
Conference	Independent
Record	17–5 / 4–4
Head coach	Tom Thorp (1st season)
Captain	James Hinchcliffe
Home stadium	Fordham Field
Seasons ←  1909 1913  →

1912 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Harvard			–					9	–	0	–	0
Penn State			–					8	–	0	–	0
Carlisle			–					12	–	1	–	1
Maine			–					7	–	1	–	0
Princeton			–					7	–	1	–	1
Swarthmore			–					7	–	1	–	1
Yale			–					7	–	1	–	1
Lehigh			–					9	–	2	–	0
Dartmouth			–					7	–	2	–	0
Wesleyan			–					7	–	2	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	2	–	0
Washington & Jefferson			–					8	–	3	–	1
Rhode Island State			–					6	–	3	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	3	–	1
Temple			–					3	–	2	–	0
Penn			–					7	–	4	–	0
Army			–					5	–	3	–	0
Brown			–					6	–	4	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					6	–	4	–	0
Holy Cross			–					4	–	3	–	1
Rutgers			–					5	–	4	–	0
Tufts			–					5	–	4	–	0
Fordham			–					4	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					3	–	3	–	0
Morris Harvey			–					2	–	2	–	0
Lafayette			–					4	–	5	–	1
Syracuse			–					4	–	5	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					3	–	4	–	1
Geneva			–					3	–	4	–	0
Vermont			–					3	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	6	–	0
Boston College			–					2	–	4	–	1
Cornell			–					3	–	7	–	0
NYU			–					2	–	6	–	0

The 1912 Fordham Maroon football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University as an independent during the 1912 college football season. In its first year under head coach Tom Thorp, Fordham claims a 17–5 record. ^[1] College Football Data Warehouse (CFDW) lists the team's record at 4–4. ^[2]

Schedule

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 5	Boston College	Fordham Field Bronx, NY	W 14–0	[3]
October 19	Rhode Island State	American League Park New York, NY	L 0–6	[4]
October 28	Norwich (VT)	Fordham Field Bronx, NY	L 0–30
November 5	Stevens	Fordham Field Bronx, NY	W 13–12
November 9	Albright	Fordham Field Bronx, NY	W 13–6
November 16	at Stevens	Castle Field Hoboken, NJ	W 14–13
November 23	at RPI	Troy, NY	L 3–13
November 30	Villanova	Fordham Field Bronx, NY	L 0–19	[5]

The following are 14 additional games reported in the Fordham media guide. ^[1]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
	St. Peter's		W 1–0
	St. Bonaventure		W 1–0
	St. Bonaventure		W 12–0
	NYU		W 16–0
	NYU		W 26–12
	Fort Hancock		W 24–12
	Murray Hill Athletic Club		L 6–12
	Fort Wadsworth		W 17–7
	Fort Totten		W 13–0
	Bedford Athletic Club		W 16–10
	Commerce High School		W 45–0
	St. Peter's		W 25–12
	Rhode Island State		W 6–4
	Albright		W 18–0

References

1. "2019 Fordham Football Media Guide" (PDF). Fordham University. 2019. p. 156. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
2. "Fordham Yearly Results (1910-1914)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
3. "Fordham Starts Off Well: Resumes Football with a Victory Over Boston College". The New York Times. October 6, 1912 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Field Goals Beat Fordham". New York Tribune. October 20, 1912 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Villanova Downs Fordham: Fordham No Match For Villanova Team". The New York Times. December 1, 1912 – via Newspapers.com.