1938 Fordham Rams football team

The 1938 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University during the 1938 college football season.[1] Led by sixth-year head coach Jim Crowley, they finished the regular season at 6–1–2 and were ranked fifteenth in the final AP Poll.

1938 Fordham Rams football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 15
Record6–1–2
Head coach
Home stadiumPolo Grounds
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Worcester Tech     6 0 0
No. 18 Villanova     8 0 1
No. 9 Holy Cross     8 1 0
Boston College     6 1 2
No. 15 Fordham     6 1 2
No. 12 Cornell     5 1 1
Army     8 2 0
No. 8 Pittsburgh     8 2 0
No. 6 Carnegie Tech     7 2 0
No. 20 Dartmouth     7 2 0
Vermont     4 2 1
Brown     5 3 0
Bucknell     5 3 0
Syracuse     5 3 0
CCNY     4 3 0
Penn     3 2 3
Manhattan     5 4 0
Harvard     4 4 0
La Salle     4 4 0
NYU     4 4 0
Boston University     3 4 1
Penn State     3 4 1
Princeton     3 4 1
Hofstra     2 3 1
Duquesne     4 6 0
Temple     3 6 1
Providence     3 5 0
Columbia     3 6 0
Massachusetts State     3 6 0
Colgate     2 5 0
Buffalo     2 6 0
Yale     2 6 0
Tufts     1 6 1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1UpsalaW 47–07,500[2]
October 8Waynesburg
  • Randall's Island Stadium
  • New York, NY
W 53–08,000[3]
October 15Purdue
T 6–632,000
October 22OregonNo. 11
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
W 26–026,866
October 29at No. 1 PittsburghNo. 9L 13–2475,867[4]
November 5Saint Mary'sNo. 10
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
W 3–044,274[5][6]
November 12North CarolinaNo. 13
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
T 0–021,416[7]
November 19South CarolinaNo. 18
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
W 13–015,000[8]
November 26vs. NYUNo. 18W 25–050,000[9]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "Fordham Rams Football Record by Year".
  2. ^ Childs, Kingsley (October 2, 1938). "Eshmont, Sophomore Back, Leads Fordham to Victory in Opener on Gridiron". New York Times. p. 87.
  3. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 9, 1938). "Speedy Backs Stage Long Advances as Fordham Gains Overwhelming Victory". New York Times. p. 82.
  4. ^ Daley, Arthur J. (October 30, 1938). "Pitt Stops Fordham: Rams Halted, 24-13". New York Times. p. S1.
  5. ^ "Fordham victor by field goal". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 6, 1938. p. 2, sports.
  6. ^ "Fordham on Top: Stanton's Field Goal Defeats St. Mary's, 3-0". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 6, 1938. p. D1.
  7. ^ "Fordham held to 0–0 draw". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 13, 1938. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "South Carolina bows, 13 to 0". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 20, 1938. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Kelley, Robert F. (November 27, 1938). "Ram Dazzles Foe: Principe, Hearn Score in First Period, Eshmodt, Jacunski in Last". New York Times. p. 83.
  10. ^ Luchter, P.S. "List of all Amateur Football games played at The Polo Grounds, New York". luckyshow.org.