1934 Fordham Rams football team

1934 Fordham Rams football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–3
Head coach	Jim Crowley (2nd season)
Captain	Lester Borden
Home stadium	Polo Grounds, Yankee Stadium
Seasons ←  1933 1935  →

1934 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Tufts			–					8	–	0	–	0
Trinity (CT)			–					7	–	0	–	0
La Salle			–					7	–	0	–	1
Washington College			–					5	–	0	–	1
Franklin & Marshall			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 4 Pittsburgh			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 8 Colgate			–					7	–	1	–	0
Columbia			–					7	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Princeton			–					7	–	1	–	0
Duquesne			–					8	–	2	–	0
Holy Cross			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 15 Temple			–					7	–	1	–	2
No. 10 Syracuse			–					6	–	2	–	0
Bucknell			–					7	–	2	–	2
No. 14 Army			–					7	–	3	–	0
Northeastern			–					6	–	1	–	1
Rochester			–					5	–	2	–	0
Dartmouth			–					6	–	3	–	0
Saint Anselm			–					6	–	3	–	0
Amherst			–					5	–	3	–	0
Fordham			–					5	–	3	–	0
Yale			–					5	–	3	–	0
Massachusetts State			–					5	–	3	–	1
CCNY			–					4	–	3	–	0
Providence			–					4	–	3	–	0
Drexel			–					4	–	3	–	1
Boston College			–					5	–	4	–	0
Bates			–					3	–	3	–	1
Middlebury			–					3	–	3	–	1
Penn			–					4	–	4	–	0
Penn State			–					4	–	4	–	0
Williams			–					4	–	4	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					4	–	5	–	0
Washington & Jefferson			–					4	–	5	–	0
Villanova			–					3	–	4	–	2
NYU			–					3	–	4	–	1
Boston University			–					3	–	4	–	0
Colby			–					3	–	4	–	0
Springfield			–					2	–	3	–	3
Manhattan			–					3	–	5	–	1
Harvard			–					3	–	5	–	0
Vermont			–					2	–	4	–	2
Wesleyan			–					3	–	5	–	0
Brown			–					3	–	6	–	0
Geneva			–					2	–	5	–	2
Saint Joseph's			–					2	–	5	–	1
Cornell			–					2	–	5	–	0
Lafayette			–					2	–	6	–	0
Norwich			–					2	–	6	–	0
Bowdoin			–					0	–	6	–	1
Lowell Textile			–					0	–	7	–	1
Rankings from Associated Press

The 1934 Fordham Rams football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University as an independent during the 1934 college football season. In its second year under head coach Jim Crowley, Fordham compiled a 5–3 record and outscored all opponents by a total of 165 to 92. ^{[1] [2]}

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 6	Westminster (PA)	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	W 57–0	5,000	[3]
October 12	at Boston College	Alumni Field Chestnut Hill, MA	W 6–0
October 20	Saint Mary's	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 9–14	60,000	[4]
October 27	SMU	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 14–26	25,000	[5]
November 3	Tennessee	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 13–12	25,000	[6]
November 10	West Virginia	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 27–20
November 17	Purdue	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 0–7	25,000	[7]
November 29	NYU	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	W 39–13	25,000

References

1. "Fordham Yearly Results (1930-1934)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
2. "2019 Fordham Football Media Guide" (PDF). Fordham University. 2019. p. 157. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
3. "Rams Hammer Westminster in Opener by 57-0". New York Daily News. October 7, 1934. p. 39C – via Newspapers.com.
4. George Kenney (October 21, 1934). "Gaels Beat Fordham, 14-9: Maniaci in 80 Yard Run Stars for Rams". New York Daily News. pp. 84, 87 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Brietz, Eddie (October 28, 1934). "SMU Mustangs Ruot [sic] Fordham's Rams, 26 To 14". Abilene Reporter-News . Abilene, Texas. p. 5. Retrieved March 23, 2019– via Newspapers.com .
6. "Rams down Tennessee in last period". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 4, 1934. Retrieved August 8, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
7. George Kenney (November 18, 1934). "Boilermakers Nip Weakened Ram, 7-0". The Daily News (New York). pp. 88, 92 – via Newspapers.com.