1931 Fordham Rams football team

The 1931 Fordham Rams football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University as an independent during the 1931 college football season. In its fifth year under head coach Frank Cavanaugh, Fordham compiled a 6–1–2 record, shut out five of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 205 to 36.[1][2]

1931 Fordham Rams football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–1–2
Head coach
CaptainJames Murphy
Home stadiumFordham Field, Polo Grounds, Yankee Stadium
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bucknell     6 0 3
Colgate     8 1 0
No. 9 Pittsburgh     8 1 0
Cornell     7 1 0
Drexel     7 1 0
No. 7 Harvard     7 1 0
Temple     8 1 1
Columbia     7 1 1
Massachusetts State     7 1 1
Syracuse     7 1 1
Fordham     6 1 2
No. 8 Yale     5 1 2
Army     8 2 1
Franklin & Marshall     6 2 0
Manhattan     4 2 1
Brown     7 3 0
Providence     7 3 0
Penn     6 3 0
NYU     6 3 1
Boston College     6 4 0
Washington & Jefferson     6 4 0
Tufts     3 2 2
Villanova     4 3 2
La Salle     4 4 0
Duquesne     3 5 3
Carnegie Tech     3 5 1
St. John's     3 5 1
CCNY     2 5 1
Boston University     2 7 0
Penn State     2 8 0
Princeton     1 7 0
Vermont     1 8 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Thiel
W 28–09,000
October 3West VirginiaW 20–718,000[3]
October 122:00 p.m.at Boston CollegeW 20–025,000[4]
October 17Holy Cross
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
T 6–620,000
October 24Drake
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
W 46–010,000
October 31West Liberty 
  • Fordham Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 33–0
November 7Detroit
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
W 39–9[5]
November 14NYUT 0–080,000[6]
November 21Bucknell
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
L 13–1425,000[7]
  •  Homecoming

References

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  1. ^ "Fordham Yearly Results (1930-1934)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  2. ^ "2019 Fordham Football Media Guide" (PDF). Fordham University. 2019. p. 157. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  3. ^ "Rams smash Mountaineer eleven, 20–7". The Pittsburgh Press. October 4, 1931. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Unconquered Rams Play Eagles Today". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 12, 1931. p. 18. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ W. W. Edgar (November 8, 1931). "Titans Are Routed By Fordham, 39 to 9: Dorais Men Give Rams Field Day". Detroit Free Press. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "N.Y.U.--Fordham In Scoreles Tie; 80,000 at Game". The Brooklyn Daily Times. November 15, 1931. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bisons Nip Fordham, 14-13". New York Daily News. November 22, 1931. p. 56C – via Newspapers.com.