1921 Fordham Maroon football team

The 1921 Fordham Maroon football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University as an independent during the 1921 college football season. In its second season under coach Joseph DuMoe, Fordham compiled a 4–3–2 record.[1] Fordham's media guide claims a record of 5–3–1, listing the result against Villanova as a 20–19 victory.[2]

1921 Fordham Maroon football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–3
Head coach
CaptainSylvester Fitzpatrick
Home stadiumFordham Field, Polo Grounds
Seasons
← 1920
1922 →
1921 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington & Jefferson     10 0 1
Lafayette     9 0 0
Cornell     8 0 0
Penn State     8 0 2
Yale     8 1 0
New Hampshire     8 1 1
Franklin & Marshall     6 1 2
Villanova     6 1 2
Carnegie Tech     7 2 0
Syracuse     7 2 0
Harvard     7 2 1
Boston University     6 2 0
Dartmouth     6 2 1
Brown     5 3 1
Bucknell     5 3 1
Geneva     5 3 1
Pittsburgh     5 3 1
Holy Cross     5 3 0
Army     6 4 0
Princeton     4 3 0
Boston College     4 3 1
Fordham     4 3 2
Penn     4 3 2
Colgate     4 4 2
Lehigh     4 4 0
Springfield     4 5 2
Vermont     3 4 0
NYU     2 3 3
Buffalo     2 3 2
Drexel     2 3 1
Rutgers     4 6 0
Rhode Island State     3 5 0
Columbia     2 6 0
Tufts     1 5 2
Duquesne     0 4 1

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Maine
W 25–14[3]
October 1Washington College
  • Fordham Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 101–0
October 8Catholic University
  • Fordham Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 10–0[4]
October 15Villanova
  • Fordham Field
  • Bronx, NY
T 20–20
October 22LafayetteL 7–2810,000[5]
October 29Boston CollegeT 0–05,000[6]
November 5at GeorgetownL 7–347,000[7]
November 12at MuhlenbergAllentown, PAL 7–12
November 19at Springfield
W 14–05,000[8]

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 Trounces Maine By 25 To 14". The New York Times. September 25, 1921. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Fordham eleven triumphs 10 to 0". New York Herald. October 9, 1921. Retrieved June 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Crowd of 10,000 Sees Fordham Lose at Polo Grounds: Fordham Bows To Lafayette Attack". New York Herald. October 23, 1921. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Fordham and Boston College Elevens Plat Scoreless Tie". The Standard Union. Brooklyn, New York. October 30, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ Thompson, Denman (November 6, 1921). "Blue And Gray Earns Gridiron Verdict, 34-7". Evening Star. Washington, D.C. p. 27. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ "Fordham, On Long Runs, Defeats Springfield". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 20, 1921. p. 18. Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .