1906 Fordham football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1906 Fordham football 1906-Fordham-Rams-football-group.jpg 280px Independent 15–5 / 5–3 Fred L. Smith 3rd Howard Gargan Fordham Field, Polo Grounds The 1906 Fordham football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University as an independent during the 1906 college football season. Fordham claims a 15–5 record,2019 Fordham Football Media Guide Fordham University 2019 155 June 21, 2020 https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/fordham.sidearmsports.com/documents/2019/8/26/FordFB19.pdf March 9, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200309222718/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/fordham.sidearmsports.com/documents/2019/8/26/FordFB19.pdf dead though College Football Data Warehouse (CFDW) lists the team's record as 5–3.Fordham Yearly Results (1905-1909) College Football Data Warehouse June 21, 2020 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/f/fordham/1905-1909_yearly_results.php https://web.archive.org/web/20150905200945/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/f/fordham/1905-1909_yearly_results.php 2015-09-05 Fred L. Smith was the team's coach for a third, non-consecutive year. Quarterback Howard Gargan was the team captain from 1905 to 1907 and took over as head coach in 1908. The team played its home games at Fordham Field in The Bronx and at the Polo Grounds in Manhattan. Schedule The following eight games are reported in Fordham's media guide, CFDW, and contemporaneous press coverage. y y September 29 at Rutgers Neilson Field New Brunswick, NJ L 0-6 Fordham Defeated by Rutgers New York Tribune September 30, 1906 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53936977/fordham-defeated-by-rutgers/ Newspapers.com October 6 1906 RPI Engineers RPI Fordham Field Bronx, NY W 14-0 Fordham, 14; Rensselaer, 0 The New York Times October 7, 1906 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53936833/fordham-14-rensselaer-0/ Newspapers.com October 20 Medico-Chirurgical Fordham Field Bronx, NY W 29-0 Fordham Scores One-Sided Victory The New York Times October 21, 1906 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53936697/fordham-scores-one-sided-victory/ Newspapers.com October 27 1906 University of Maryland, Baltimore University of Maryland, Baltimore Fordham Field Bronx, NY W 51-0 Fordham, 51; Maryland, 0 The New York Times October 28, 1906 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53936565/fordham-51-maryland-0/ Newspapers.com November 3 at Holy Cross Fitton Field Worcester, MA L 5-8 Fordham Plays Well, but Loses to Holy Cross November 4, 1906 11 The Sun New York, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/73577515/1906-fordham-hc/ November 10 Delaware Fordham Field Bronx, NY W 16-4 Fordham Takes Fighting Game: Delaware College Eleven Defeated After Stiff Fight by 16 to 4 The Sun November 11, 1906 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53936431/fordham-takes-fighting-game/ Newspapers.com November 17 Villanova Fordham Field Bronx, NY W 18-5 Fordham Defeats Villa Nova: Bronx Team Wins Hard Fought Game -- New Rules in Evidence New York Tribune November 18, 1906 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53936297/fordham-defeats-villa-nova/ Newspapers.com November 29 Holy Cross Polo Grounds New York, NY L 6-15 6,000 Fordham in Defeat: Holy Cross Wins in Second Half of Exciting Game New York Tribune November 30, 1906 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53936081/fordham-in-defeat/ Newspapers.com The following are 12 additional games reported in the Fordham media guide. Local athletic club W Murray Hill Athletic Club W 10-6 Betts Academy W 20-0 Bedford Athletic Club L 0-17 Nutley Athletic Club W 10-0 Audubon Field Society W 6-0 NYU W 12-0 St. John's College W 37-5 Bedford L 6-18 Beford W 18-0 Pratt W 19-11 Fordham Prep W 16-12 References Fordham Category:Fordham Rams football seasons Fordham football