1925 Fordham Maroon football team

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1925 Fordham Maroon football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–1
Head coach
CaptainJames Manning
Home stadiumFordham Field, Polo Grounds
Seasons
  1924
1926  
1925 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Dartmouth   8 0 0
Fordham   9 1 0
No. 4 Colgate   7 0 2
No. 10 Pittsburgh   8 1 0
Syracuse   8 1 1
No. 11 Lafayette   7 1 1
Springfield   6 1 1
Princeton   5 1 1
Holy Cross   8 2 0
Penn   7 2 0
Army   7 2 0
Boston College   6 2 0
Cornell   6 2 0
NYU   6 2 1
Villanova   6 2 1
Washington & Jefferson   6 2 1
Carnegie Tech   5 2 1
Yale   5 2 1
Bucknell   7 3 1
Columbia   6 3 1
Muhlenberg   6 3 1
Temple   5 2 2
Harvard   4 3 1
Franklin & Marshall   5 4 0
Brown   5 4 1
Penn State   4 4 1
Buffalo   3 4 1
St. John's   3 4 0
Lehigh   3 5 1
Vermont   3 6 0
CCNY   2 5 0
Providence   2 7 0
Rutgers   2 7 0
Boston University   1 5 0
Manhattan   1 6 1
Tufts   1 6 0
Drexel   1 7 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1925 Fordham Maroon football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University as an independent during the 1925 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Frank Gargan, Fordham compiled an 8–1 record. James Manning was the team captain. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3 Providence
W 20–6 [2]
October 10 Gallaudet
  • Fordham Field
  • New York, NY
W 60–0 [3]
October 17 Manhattan
  • Fordham Field
  • New York, NY
W 55–0 [4]
October 24at Akron
W 28–0
October 31vs. NYU
W 26–6> 15,000 [5]
November 7 Holy Cross
W 17–025,000 [6]
November 14 CCNY
  • Fordham Field
  • New York, NY
W 76–0
November 21 Georgetown
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
L 0–2730,000 [7]
November 26at John Carroll University Heights, OH W 13–7

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References

  1. "2011 Fordham Football Media Guide" (PDF). Fordham University. p. 131. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 7, 2012. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  2. "Fordham Forced To Limit To Win From Providence". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 4, 1925. p. 2D via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Fordham Scores Easy Victory Over Gallaudet". The Brooklyn Standard Union. October 11, 1925. p. 23 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Graham Enjoys Field Day As Fordham Wins". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 18, 1925. p. 2D via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Fordham Beats N.Y.U. In Flashy Style, 26-6". New York Daily News. November 1, 1925. p. 59 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Fordham Trounces Holy Cross, 17 to 0". New York Daily News. November 8, 1925. p. 62 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Georgetown Victor Over Fordham, 27-0". New York Daily News. November 22, 1925. p. 59 via Newspapers.com.