1951 Fordham Rams football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1951 Fordham Rams football Independent 5–4 Ed Danowski 6th Chris Campbell Triborough Stadium The 1951 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University as an independent during the 1951 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Ed Danowski, the Rams compiled a 5–4 record. Chris Campbell was the team captain.Fordham 2019 Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Fordham University Bronx, N.Y. 158 June 20, 2020 https://fordhamsports.com/documents/2019/8/26/FordFB19.pdf August 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200817054543/https://fordhamsports.com/documents/2019/8/26/FordFB19.pdf live The Rams were outscored 232 to 183. The team was ranked at No. 72a in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings The Nashville Banner December 14, 1951 49 https://www.newspapers.com/article/nashville-banner-vols-top-final-1951-lit/124782001/ Newspapers.com May 27, 2023 May 16, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230516031555/https://www.newspapers.com/article/nashville-banner-vols-top-final-1951-lit/124782001/ live Fordham played two games at Triborough Stadium on Randalls Island in Manhattan, New York City, and the rest of its schedule on the road. Schedule September 22 w y Missouri Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO 34–20 18,000 Fordham's 5 O'Clock Lightning Beats Missouri, 34-20 Bob Broeg September 23, 1951 1B St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, Mo. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67437855/1951-fordham-missouri/ January 13, 2021 January 15, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210115065117/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67437855/1951-fordham-missouri/ live September 29 w y Dartmouth Memorial Field Hanover, NH 14–6 11,000 Rams Top Dartmouth, 14-6, Helped by Passing of Franz Lincoln A. Werden September 30, 1951 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 6 l y Holy Cross Fitton Field Worcester, MA 20–54 23,000 H.C. Smothers Fordham 54-20 Jerry Nason October 7, 1951 45 The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67444075/1951-fordham-hc/ January 13, 2021 January 14, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210114101945/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67444075/1951-fordham-hc/ live October 12 w y Boston College Braves Field Boston, MA 35–19 15,600 Franz Passes Fordham to Win over BC, 35-49 Dana Mozley October 13, 1951 23 Daily News New York, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67446171/1951-fordham-bc/ January 13, 2021 January 15, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210115012840/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67446171/1951-fordham-bc/ live October 20 l San Francisco Triborough Stadium New York, NY 26–32 15,250 Matson's 3 TD's Spark USF, 32-26 Bill Mulligan October 21, 1951 32 San Francisco Examiner San Francisco, Calif. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67448622/1951-fordham-usf/ January 13, 2021 January 15, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210115070516/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67448622/1951-fordham-usf/ live October 28 l y Syracuse Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY 20–33 15,000 Stone's TD Heaves Rip Franz-Less Rams, 33-20 Dana Mozley October 28, 1951 94 Sunday News New York, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67464132/1951-fordham-syracuse/ January 13, 2021 January 15, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210115203534/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67464132/1951-fordham-syracuse/ live November 3 l y Rutgers Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ 7–13 5,000 Rutgers Spills Fordham, 13-7, in Hall of Fame Game Joe Burns November 4, 1951 19 The Sunday Times New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15607466/ November 18 w y Temple Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA 35–6 7,500 Rams Stuff Owls, 35-6; Hyatt, Franz, Sullivan Star Dana Mozley November 18, 1951 101 Sunday News New York, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67470731/1951-fordham-temple/ January 13, 2021 January 14, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210114063258/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67470731/1951-fordham-temple/ live November 24 w y NYU Triborough Stadium New York, NY 41–0 12,000 Rams Overpower NYU in Record 41-0 Rout Hy Turkin November 25, 1951 118 Sunday News New York, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67471469/1951-fordham-nyu/ January 13, 2021 January 14, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210114224201/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67471469/1951-fordham-nyu/ live References Fordham Category:Fordham Rams football seasons Fordham Rams football