1917 Fordham Maroon football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1917 Fordham Maroon football Independent 22–3 / 7–2 Frank Gargan & Frank McCaffrey 1st Bulger Lowe James Conklin James Kendricks Fordham Field The 1917 Fordham Maroon football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University as an independent during the 1917 college football season. Fordham claims a 22–3 record.2019 Fordham Football Media Guide Fordham University 2019 June 18, 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 156 College Football Data Warehouse (CFDW) lists the team's record at 7–2.Fordham Yearly Results (1915-1919) College Football Data Warehouse June 18, 2020 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/f/fordham/1915-1919_yearly_results.php https://web.archive.org/web/20150906015310/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/f/fordham/1915-1919_yearly_results.php 2015-09-06 Opponents recognized by CFDW are displayed in bold in the schedule chart below. Frank Gargan and Frank McCaffrey were the team's coaches. Left halfback Frankie Frisch, known as "The Fordham Flash", led the team on offense. He later played for 19 years in Major League Baseball from 1919 to 1937 and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Bulger Lowe played his only season with the university167 as a tackleRam Newspaper - 11/16/1918 https://www.library.fordham.edu/digital/item/collection/RAM/id/168 16 February 2021 The Ram Newspaper Fordham University November 16, 1918 and was one of the team captains,12 becoming the first player from the school to play pro-football when in 1920, he was drafted.12 Schedule y y September 29 Fort Wadsworth Fordham Field Bronx, NY W 35-0 Fordham Trounces Fort Wadsworth The Sun September 30, 1917 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53740114/fordham-trounces-fort-wadsworth/ Newspapers.com October 5 vs. U.S. Ambulance Corps Muhlenberg Field Allentown, PA W 19-7 Fordham Wins From Ambulance Corps The Allentown Leader October 6, 1917 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53740925/fordham-wins-from-ambulance-corps/ Newspapers.com October 13 1917 Norwich Cadets Norwich Fordham Field Bronx, NY W 60-0 Norwich 0 -- Fordham 60 The Northfield News October 16, 1917 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53741359/norwich-0-fordham-60/ Newspapers.com October 20 Holy Cross Fordham Field Bronx, NY (rivalry) W 12-0 Fordham Defeats Holy Cross Eleven The Sun October 21, 1917 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53741589/fordham-defeats-holy-cross-eleven/ Newspapers.com October 27 Rutgers Fordham Field Bronx, NY L 0-28 Rutgers Football Legions Overthrow Fordham Team The Sun October 28, 1917 II-3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53743205/rutgers-football-legions-overthrow/ Newspapers.comSporting Topics Harold E. O'Neill The Daily Home News October 29, 1917 10 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-central-new-jersey-home-news-rutgers/166140115/ Newspapers.com November 6 2:30 p.m. Georgetown Fordham Field Bronx, NY L 0-12 Fordham Vs. Georgetown https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110561138/the-new-york-times/ The New York Times New York, New York November 6, 1917 14 October 2, 2022 Newspapers.com Daniel Dan Daniel (sportswriter) Georgetown Beats Fordham Eleven https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110561040/the-sun/ The Sun New York, New York November 7, 1917 15 October 2, 2022 Newspapers.com November 17 at Cornell Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY W 27-6 November 24 Pelham Bay 3rd Naval District Fordham Field Bronx, NY W 28-0 Fordham Has An Easy Time With Sailors https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110561405/new-york-tribune/ New-York Tribune New York, New York November 25, 1917 19 October 2, 2022 Newspapers.com November 29 Camp Upton Fordham Field Bronx, NY W 35-0 Engineers Downed By Fordham Eleven https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110561497/the-sun/ The Sun New York, New York November 30, 1917 12 October 2, 2022 Newspapers.com USS Arkansas W 35-0 USS Texas W 30-0 USS Wyoming W 14-0 US Training Station, Bayshore W 10-7 Mitchell Field Aviators L 0-7 Camp Upton W 42-10 Camp Merritt W 10-7 302nd Engineers W 35-13 Army Plebes W 10-6 Fort HG Wright W 21-0 Fort HG Wright W 10-7 References Fordham Category:Fordham Rams football seasons Fordham Maroon football