1938 Fordham Rams football team

1938 Fordham Rams football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 15
Record	6–1–2
Head coach	Jim Crowley (6th season)
Home stadium	Polo Grounds
Seasons ←  1937 1939  →

1938 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Worcester Tech			–					6	–	0	–	0
No. 18 Villanova			–					8	–	0	–	1
No. 9 Holy Cross			–					8	–	1	–	0
Boston College			–					6	–	1	–	2
No. 15 Fordham			–					6	–	1	–	2
No. 12 Cornell			–					5	–	1	–	1
Army			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Pittsburgh			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Carnegie Tech			–					7	–	2	–	0
No. 20 Dartmouth			–					7	–	2	–	0
Vermont			–					4	–	2	–	1
Brown			–					5	–	3	–	0
Bucknell			–					5	–	3	–	0
Syracuse			–					5	–	3	–	0
CCNY			–					4	–	3	–	0
Penn			–					3	–	2	–	3
Manhattan			–					5	–	4	–	0
Harvard			–					4	–	4	–	0
La Salle			–					4	–	4	–	0
NYU			–					4	–	4	–	0
Boston University			–					3	–	4	–	1
Penn State			–					3	–	4	–	1
Princeton			–					3	–	4	–	1
Hofstra			–					2	–	3	–	1
Duquesne			–					4	–	6	–	0
Temple			–					3	–	6	–	1
Providence			–					3	–	5	–	0
Columbia			–					3	–	6	–	0
Massachusetts State			–					3	–	6	–	0
Colgate			–					2	–	5	–	0
Buffalo			–					2	–	6	–	0
Yale			–					2	–	6	–	0
Tufts			–					1	–	6	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University as an intendent during the 1938 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Jim Crowley, the Rams compiled a record of 6–1–2 and were ranked 15th in the final AP poll.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1	Upsala		Randall's Island Stadium New York, NY	W 47–0	7,500	[1]
October 8	Waynesburg		Randall's Island Stadium New York, NY	W 53–0	8,000	[2]
October 15	Purdue		Polo Grounds New York, NY	T 6–6	32,000
October 22	Oregon	No. 11	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 26–0	26,866	[3]
October 29	at No. 1 Pittsburgh	No. 9	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 13–24	75,867	[4]
November 5	Saint Mary's	No. 10	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 3–0	44,274	[5] [6]
November 12	North Carolina	No. 13	Polo Grounds New York, NY	T 0–0	21,416	[7]
November 19	South Carolina	No. 18	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 13–0	15,000	[8]
November 26	vs. NYU	No. 18	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	W 25–0	50,000	[9]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. Childs, Kingsley (October 2, 1938). "Eshmont, Sophomore Back, Leads Fordham to Victory in Opener on Gridiron". New York Times. p. 87.
2. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 9, 1938). "Speedy Backs Stage Long Advances as Fordham Gains Overwhelming Victory". New York Times. p. 82.
3. "Tex Oliver's Oregon outfit whipped, 26–0". The Arizona Republic. October 23, 1938. Retrieved January 12, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
4. Daley, Arthur J. (October 30, 1938). "Pitt Stops Fordham: Rams Halted, 24-13". New York Times. p. S1.
5. "Fordham victor by field goal". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. November 6, 1938. p. 2, sports.
6. "Fordham on Top: Stanton's Field Goal Defeats St. Mary's, 3-0". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 6, 1938. p. D1.
7. "Fordham held to 0–0 draw". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 13, 1938. Retrieved December 19, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "South Carolina bows, 13 to 0". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 20, 1938. Retrieved December 19, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. Kelley, Robert F. (November 27, 1938). "Ram Dazzles Foe: Principe, Hearn Score in First Period, Eshmodt, Jacunski in Last". New York Times. p. 83.
10. Luchter, P.S. "List of all Amateur Football games played at The Polo Grounds, New York". luckyshow.org.