1926 Fordham Maroon football team

1926 Fordham Maroon football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–4–1
Head coach	Frank Gargan (7th season)
Captain	Thomas Leary
Home stadium	Fordham Field
Seasons ←  1925 1927  →

1926 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Lafayette			–					9	–	0	–	0
No. 10 Brown			–					9	–	0	–	1
NYU			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Army			–					7	–	1	–	1
Washington & Jefferson			–					7	–	1	–	1
Boston College			–					6	–	0	–	2
No. 10 Penn			–					7	–	1	–	1
Cornell			–					6	–	1	–	1
Princeton			–					5	–	1	–	1
Carnegie Tech			–					7	–	2	–	0
Springfield			–					6	–	2	–	0
Syracuse			–					7	–	2	–	1
Villanova			–					6	–	2	–	1
Colgate			–					5	–	2	–	2
Columbia			–					6	–	3	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					5	–	2	–	2
CCNY			–					5	–	3	–	0
Temple			–					5	–	3	–	0
Penn State			–					5	–	4	–	0
Tufts			–					4	–	4	–	0
Yale			–					4	–	4	–	0
Bucknell			–					4	–	5	–	1
Fordham			–					3	–	4	–	1
Harvard			–					3	–	5	–	0
Rutgers			–					3	–	6	–	0
Vermont			–					3	–	6	–	0
Drexel			–					2	–	5	–	0
Boston University			–					2	–	6	–	0
Lehigh			–					1	–	8	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					0	–	8	–	1
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1926 Fordham Maroon football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University as an independent during the 1926 college football season. In its seventh and final year under head coach Frank Gargan, Fordham compiled a 3–4–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 131 to 119. ^{[1] [2]}

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 2	Mount St. Mary's	Fordham Field Bronx, NY	W 48–0
October 9	Manhattan	Fordham Field Bronx, NY	W 41–0
October 12	at Boston College	Braves Field Boston, MA	L 0–27	20,000	[3]
October 23	Washington & Jefferson	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 13–28	8,000	[4]
October 30	vs. NYU	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	L 3–27	25,000	[5]
November 6	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	T 7–7
November 13	at CCNY	Lewisohn Stadium New York, NY	W 7–3		[6]
November 20	Georgetown	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 0–39	20,000

References

1. "Fordham Yearly Results (1925-1929)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
2. "2019 Fordham Football Media Guide" (PDF). Fordham University. 2019. p. 157. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
3. Monahan, Alfred J. (October 12, 1926). "Fordham Has Strong Team To For B. C." The Boston Globe . Boston, Massachusetts. p. 8. Retrieved May 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
4. Walter Ryan (October 24, 1926). "W. & J. Machine Irons Out Big Fordham, 28-13". New York Daily News. p. 43 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "N.Y.U. defeats Fordham eleven in hot finish". Daily News. October 31, 1926. Retrieved February 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Fordham pressed by City College in 7–3 victory". Daily News. November 14, 1926. Retrieved September 16, 2021– via Newspapers.com.