1952 Fordham Rams football team

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1952 Fordham Rams football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–5–1
Head coach
Home stadium Triborough Stadium
Seasons
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1952 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Rochester  – 8 –0 –0
Hofstra  – 8 –1 –0
No. 19 Princeton  – 8 –1 –0
Franklin & Marshall  – 7 –1 –0
Villanova  – 7 –1 –1
Holy Cross  – 8 –2 –0
Yale  – 7 –2 –0
Penn State  – 7 –2 –1
No. 14 Syracuse  – 7 –3 –0
Bucknell  – 6 –3 –0
Colgate  – 6 –3 –0
Pittsburgh  – 6 –3 –0
Carnegie Tech  – 4 –3 –0
Harvard  – 5 –4 –0
Boston University  – 5 –4 –1
Penn  – 4 –3 –2
Army  – 4 –4 –1
Boston College  – 4 –4 –1
Tufts  – 3 –4 –1
Drexel  – 3 –4 –0
Fordham  – 2 –5 –1
NYU  – 2 –5 –1
Columbia  – 2 –6 –1
Brown  – 2 –7 –0
Cornell  – 2 –7 –0
Dartmouth  – 2 –7 –0
Temple  – 2 –7 –1
Buffalo  – 1 –7 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University as an independent during the 1952 college football season. The Rams went 2–5–1 and amassed 151 points while their defense allowed 119 points.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4at Holy Cross
L 7–1221,895 [1]
October 18 Quantico Marines
L 8–215,000 [2]
October 24at Boston College
L 13–1413,991 [3]
November 1 Detroit
  • Triborough Stadium
  • New York, NY
L 20–286,033 [4]
November 8 Clemson
  • Triborough Stadium
  • New York, NY
T 12–126,000 [5]
November 15at Temple
W 33–6500 [6]
November 22 Syracuse
  • Triborough Stadium
  • New York, NY
L 13–2610,000 [7]
November 29vs. NYU
  • Triborough Stadium
  • New York, NY
W 45–010,000 [8]

References

  1. ↑ Fitzgerald, Tom (October 5, 1952). "Holy Cross Squeezes Past Fordham, 12-7, Despite Being Outrushed and Outpassed". The Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 60 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Mozley, Dana (October 19, 1952). "Quantico 'Pros' Catch Rams on Breaks, 21-8". Sunday News . New York, N.Y. p. 101 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Keane, Clif (October 25, 1952). "B.C. Halts Fordham at Goal to Save 14-13 Victory". The Boston Daily Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Mozley, Dana (November 2, 1952). "Rams Beat Themselves on Wild Passes, 28-20". Sunday News . New York, N.Y. p. 120 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Latimer, Scoop (November 9, 1952). "King Sparkles in Clemson-Fordham 12-12 Tie in Cold". The Greenville News . Greenville, S.C. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Fordham Tops Temple by a 33-6 Count". Sunday News . Lancaster, Pa. Associated Press. November 16, 1952. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Trost, Ralph (November 23, 1952). "Syracuse Air Attack Bests Rams', 26-13". Brooklyn Eagle . Brooklyn, N.Y. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Turkin, Hy (November 28, 1952). "Rams Batter NYU, 45-0; Brown Sets Pass Mark". Sunday News . New York, N.Y. p. 121 – via Newspapers.com.
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