1920 Fordham Maroon football team

The 1920 Fordham Maroon football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University as an independent during the 1920 college football season. In its first season under coach Joseph DuMoe, Fordham compiled a 4–3 record.[1] Fordham's media guide claims three additional victories, two over Fort H. G. Wright and a second victory over Villanova.[2]

1920 Fordham Maroon football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–3
Head coach
CaptainSylvester Fitzpatrick
Home stadiumFordham Field
Seasons
← 1918
1921 →
1920 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Boston College     8 0 0
Harvard     8 0 1
Princeton     6 0 1
Penn State     7 0 2
Pittsburgh     6 0 2
Army     7 2 0
Dartmouth     7 2 0
Cornell     6 2 0
Syracuse     6 2 1
Geneva     5 2 1
New Hampshire     5 2 1
Brown     6 3 0
Bucknell     6 3 0
Washington & Jefferson     6 3 1
Penn     6 4 0
Carnegie Tech     5 3 0
Lafayette     5 3 0
Holy Cross     5 3 0
Williams     5 3 0
Yale     5 3 0
Fordham     4 3 0
Franklin & Marshall     3 2 2
Boston University     4 3 1
Columbia     4 4 0
Duquesne     3 3 1
Vermont     3 5 0
NYU     2 5 1
Rhode Island State     0 4 4
Tufts     2 6 0
Rutgers     2 7 0
Buffalo     1 4 0
Colgate     1 5 2
Villanova     1 5 1
Drexel     0 6 0

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2New York Aggies
W 71–0[3]
October 93:00 p.m.at Boston College
  • Alumni Field
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 0–207,000[4][5]
October 16Villanova
  • Fordham Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 12–6[6]
October 23Georgetown
  • Fordham Field
  • Bronx, NY
L 16–40[7][8]
October 30at DetroitL 0–39[9]
November 13George Washington
  • Fordham Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 40–0[10]
November 20Muhlenberg
  • Fordham Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 13–0[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Fordham Yearly Results (1920-1924)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "2019 Fordham Football Media Guide". Fordham University. 2019. p. 156. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  3. ^ "Fordham Swamps Aggies in Opener". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 3, 1920 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "B. C. Team Ready For Hard Fray". The Boston Post. Boston, Massachusetts. October 9, 1920. p. 16. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "B. C. Team Outplays Fordham". The Boston Post. October 10, 1920 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Halloran Stars In Game Won By the Maroons". New York Tribune. October 17, 1920 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Georgetown Holds Fordham Warriors". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. October 24, 1920. p. 22. Retrieved April 8, 2019 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ "Fordham Swept By Wild Tornado From Georgetown". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. October 24, 1920. p. S4. Retrieved April 8, 2019 – via Newspapers.com  .
  9. ^ "University of Detroit Swamps Fordham". Detroit Free Press. October 31, 1920. pp. 23, 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Fordham Wins Easily From Washington". New York Herald. November 14, 1920. p. IV-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Muhlenberg Surprises Fordham at New York But Loses by 13-0 Score". The Morning Call. November 22, 1920. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.