1920 Fordham Maroon football team

1920 Fordham Maroon football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–3
Head coach	Charles Brickley, Joseph DuMoe (1st season)
Captain	Sylvester Fitzpatrick
Home stadium	Fordham Field
Seasons ←  1918 1921  →

1920 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Boston College			–					8	–	0	–	0
Harvard			–					8	–	0	–	1
Princeton			–					6	–	0	–	1
Penn State			–					7	–	0	–	2
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	0	–	2
Army			–					7	–	2	–	0
Dartmouth			–					7	–	2	–	0
Cornell			–					6	–	2	–	0
Syracuse			–					6	–	2	–	1
Geneva			–					5	–	2	–	1
New Hampshire			–					5	–	2	–	1
Brown			–					6	–	3	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	3	–	0
Washington & Jefferson			–					6	–	3	–	1
Penn			–					6	–	4	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					5	–	3	–	0
Lafayette			–					5	–	3	–	0
Holy Cross			–					5	–	3	–	0
Williams			–					5	–	3	–	0
Yale			–					5	–	3	–	0
Fordham			–					4	–	3	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					3	–	2	–	2
Boston University			–					4	–	3	–	1
Columbia			–					4	–	4	–	0
Duquesne			–					3	–	3	–	1
Vermont			–					3	–	5	–	0
NYU			–					2	–	5	–	1
Rhode Island State			–					0	–	4	–	4
Tufts			–					2	–	6	–	0
Rutgers			–					2	–	7	–	0
Buffalo			–					1	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					1	–	5	–	2
Villanova			–					1	–	5	–	1
Drexel			–					0	–	6	–	0

The 1920 Fordham Maroon football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University as an independent during the 1920 college football season. In its first season under coaches Charles Brickley and Joseph DuMoe, Fordham compiled a 4–3 record. ^[1] Fordham's media guide claims three additional victories, two over Fort H. G. Wright and a second victory over Villanova. ^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 2		New York Aggies	Fordham Field Bronx, NY	W 71–0		[3]
October 9	3:00 p.m.	at Boston College	Alumni Field Chestnut Hill, MA	L 0–20	7,000	[4] [5]
October 16		Villanova	Fordham Field Bronx, NY	W 12–6		[6]
October 23		Georgetown	Fordham Field Bronx, NY	L 16–40		[7] [8]
October 30		at Detroit	Navin Field Detroit, MI	L 0–39		[9]
November 13		George Washington	Fordham Field Bronx, NY	W 40–0		[10]
November 20		Muhlenberg	Fordham Field Bronx, NY	W 13–0		[11]

References

1. "Fordham Yearly Results (1920-1924)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
2. "2019 Fordham Football Media Guide". Fordham University. 2019. p. 156. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
3. "Fordham Swamps Aggies in Opener". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 3, 1920 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "B. C. Team Ready For Hard Fray". The Boston Post . Boston, Massachusetts. October 9, 1920. p. 16. Retrieved May 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
5. "B. C. Team Outplays Fordham". The Boston Post. October 10, 1920 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Halloran Stars In Game Won By the Maroons". New York Tribune. October 17, 1920 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Georgetown Holds Fordham Warriors". The Washington Post . Washington, D.C. October 24, 1920. p. 22. Retrieved April 8, 2019– via Newspapers.com .
8. "Fordham Swept By Wild Tornado From Georgetown". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle . Brooklyn, New York. October 24, 1920. p. S4. Retrieved April 8, 2019– via Newspapers.com .
9. "University of Detroit Swamps Fordham". Detroit Free Press. October 31, 1920. pp. 23, 25 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Fordham Wins Easily From Washington". New York Herald. November 14, 1920. p. IV-2 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Muhlenberg Surprises Fordham at New York But Loses by 13-0 Score". The Morning Call. November 22, 1920. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.