1953 Fordham Rams football team

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1953 Fordham Rams football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–5
Head coach
Home stadium Polo Grounds
Seasons
←  1952
1954  →
1953 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Westminster (PA)  – 8 –0 –0
Juniata  – 7 –0 –0
No. 14 Army  – 7 –1 –1
Harvard  – 6 –2 –0
Franklin & Marshall  – 5 –2 –0
Hofstra  – 6 –3 –0
Penn State  – 6 –3 –0
Yale  – 5 –2 –2
Carnegie Tech  – 5 –3 –0
Boston College  – 5 –3 –1
Boston University  – 5 –3 –1
Syracuse  – 5 –3 –1
Princeton  – 5 –4 –0
Tufts  – 4 –3 –0
Cornell  – 4 –3 –2
Holy Cross  – 5 –5 –0
Temple  – 4 –4 –1
Colgate  – 3 –4 –2
Columbia  – 4 –5 –0
Fordham  – 4 –5 –0
Villanova  – 4 –6 –0
Drexel  – 2 –3 –1
Brown  – 3 –5 –1
Penn  – 3 –5 –1
Pittsburgh  – 3 –5 –1
Dartmouth  – 2 –7 –0
Buffalo  – 1 –5 –1
Bucknell  – 1 –8 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University as an independent during the 1953 college football season. The Rams went 4–5 and amassed 176 points while their defense allowed 128 points.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2at Detroit
W 21–714,900 [1]
October 10at Syracuse
L 13–2020,000 [2]
October 16 Boston College
L 13–2020,760 [3]
October 24at Rutgers
W 40–139,000 [4]
October 31 Miami (FL)
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
W 20–020,308 [5]
November 7at Penn State
L 21–2815,000 [6]
November 14 Temple
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
W 28–07,919 [7]
November 21at Holy Cross
L 7–2012,000 [8]
November 28 Villanova
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
L 13–2015,330 [9]

References

  1. ↑ Peters, Dick (October 3, 1953). "Fordham Beats Titans in Air, 21-7". The Detroit Free Press . Detroit, Mich. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Reddy, Bill (October 11, 1953). "S.U. Foils Fordham Comeback for 20-13 Win". The Post-Standard . Syracuse, N.Y. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Roberts, Ernie (October 17, 1953). "Boston College Wins Upset Victory over Fordham, 20 to 13". The Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Mozley, Dana (October 25, 1953). "Rams Bowl Over Rutgers, 44-13". Sunday News . New York, N.Y. p. 102 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Evans, Luther (November 1, 1953). "Fordham Rips Miami 'Zephyrs', 20 to 0". The Miami Herald . Miami, Fla. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Keck, Harry (November 8, 1953). "Penn State Squeaks Past Fordham in 28-21 Thriller". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph . Pittsburgh, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Mozley, Dana (November 15, 1953). "Fordham Crushes Owls 28-0 as Griffin Shines". Sunday News . New York, N.Y. p. 105 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Mozley, Dana (November 22, 1953). "Rams Fail to Budge Jinx, Bow to HC Again, 20-7". Sunday News . New York, N.Y. p. 109 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Baumgartner, Stan (November 29, 1953). "Villanova Rally Tops Fordham, 20-13, Filipski Scores 2 TDs, Cecere One". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
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