1929 Fordham Rams football team

1929 Fordham Rams football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–0–2
Head coach	Frank Cavanaugh (3rd season)
Captain	John Smith
Home stadium	Fordham Field, Polo Grounds
Seasons ←  1928 1930  →

1929 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Pittsburgh			–					9	–	1	–	0
Colgate			–					8	–	1	–	0
Fordham			–					7	–	0	–	2
Bucknell			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 11 Penn			–					7	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	2	–	1
Villanova			–					7	–	2	–	1
Cornell			–					6	–	2	–	0
Tufts			–					5	–	1	–	2
Harvard			–					5	–	2	–	1
Yale			–					5	–	2	–	1
NYU			–					7	–	3	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					6	–	3	–	0
Penn State			–					6	–	3	–	0
Syracuse			–					6	–	3	–	0
Washington & Jefferson			–					5	–	2	–	2
Drexel			–					6	–	3	–	1
Temple			–					6	–	3	–	1
Carnegie Tech			–					5	–	3	–	1
Army			–					6	–	4	–	1
Providence			–					3	–	3	–	2
Brown			–					5	–	5	–	0
Columbia			–					4	–	5	–	0
CCNY			–					2	–	4	–	2
Princeton			–					2	–	4	–	1
Boston University			–					3	–	6	–	0
Vermont			–					2	–	7	–	0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1929 Fordham Rams football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University as an independent during the 1929 college football season. In its third year under head coach Frank Cavanaugh, Fordham compiled a 7–0–2 record, shut out six of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 176 to 19. ^{[1] [2]}

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28		Westminster (PA)	Bronx,NY	W 43–0
October 5		St. Bonaventure	Bronx, NY	W 33–0
October 12		NYU	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 26–0	57,000	[3]
October 19		Holy Cross	Polo Grounds New York, NY (rivalry)	W 7–0
October 26		Davis & Elkins	Polo Grounds New York, NY	T 6–6
November 5		West Virginia	Polo Grounds New York, NY	T 0–0		[4]
November 9	2:00 p.m.	at Boston College	Fenway Park Boston, MA	W 7–6		[5] [6]
November 16		Thiel	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 40–7
November 23		Bucknell	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 14–0	35,000	[7]
All times are in Eastern time

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. "Fordham Rams N.Y.U., 26–0". Daily News. October 13, 1929. Retrieved June 20, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
4. "West Virginia ties Fordham". The Baltimore Sun. November 6, 1929. Retrieved July 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Fordham A Tough Opponent For B. C." The Boston Globe . Boston, Massachusetts. November 9, 1929. p. 1. Retrieved May 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
6. "Fordham A Tough Opponent For B. C. (continued)". The Boston Globe . Boston, Massachusetts. November 9, 1929. p. 12. Retrieved May 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
7. "Fordham Turns Back Bucknell by 14 to 0 Score". The Sunday News. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. November 24, 1929. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.