1905 Fordham football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1905 Fordham football Independent 12–3–1 / 5–2 Eugene F. McGee 1st Howard Gargan Fordham Field, Polo Grounds The 1905 Fordham football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University as an independent during the 1905 college football season. Fordham claims a 12–3–1 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 5–2.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 Eugene F. McGee, a former Fordham tackle who graduated in 1902, was hired in September 1905 as the team's coach following the resignation of Fred Smith.Fordham Loses Smith as Coach The New York Times October 1, 1905 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53939253/fordham-loses-smith-as-coach/ Newspapers.com 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. Schedule The following seven games are reported in Fordham's media guide, CFDW, and contemporaneous press coverage. yes October 21 1905 RPI Engineers RPI W 5-0 Fordham 5, Rensselaer Poly 0 The New York Times October 22, 1905 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53937779/fordham-5-rensselaer-poly-0/ November 4 at Villanova Philadelphia, PA L 5-34 November 8 1905 University of Maryland, Baltimore University of Maryland, Baltimore Fordham Field Bronx, NY W 16-0 Fordham, 16; Maryland, 0 The New York Times November 9, 1905 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53937890/fordham-16-maryland-0/ Newspapers.com November 11 1905 St. Francis Terriers St. Francis (NY) Fordham Field Bronx, NY W 22-0 Fordham, 22; St. Francis, 0 New York Tribune November 12, 1905 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53938111/fordham-22-st-francis-0/ November 18 Delaware Fordham Field Bronx, NY W 4-0 Fordham, 4; Delaware, 0 The New York Times November 19, 1905 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53938290/fordham-4-delaware-0/ Newspapers.com November 25 at Rutgers Neilson Field New Brunswick, NJ W 17-6 Fordham Defeats Rutgers New York Tribune November 26, 1905 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53938746/fordham-defeats-rutgers/ Newspapers.com November 30 Holy Cross Fordham Field Bronx, NY L 5-27 Fordham Meets Defeat New York Tribune December 1, 1905 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53938556/fordham-meets-defeat/ Newspapers.com The following are additional games reported in the Fordham media guide. Stevens T 0-0 Nutley Athletic Club W 17-6 Medico W 27-0 Resolute Athletic Club L 0-10 Betts Academy W 21-0 Murray Hill Athletic Club W 16-6 Webster Academy W 31-0 Middlebury W NYU W 16-6 References Fordham Category:Fordham Rams football seasons Fordham football