1937 Fordham Rams football team

1937 Fordham Rams football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 3
Record7–0–1
Head coach
CaptainJohn F. Druze
Home stadiumPolo Grounds
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Eastern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Pittsburgh   –   9 – 0 – 1
No. 6 Villanova   –   8 – 0 – 1
No. 3 Fordham   –   7 – 0 – 1
No. 7 Dartmouth   –   7 – 0 – 2
No. T–14 Holy Cross   –   8 – 0 – 2
St. Thomas (PA)   –   6 – 1 – 1
No. 12 Yale   –   6 – 1 – 1
Army   –   7 – 2 – 0
Boston University   –   6 – 2 – 0
Cornell   –   5 – 2 – 1
Harvard   –   5 – 2 – 1
Syracuse   –   5 – 2 – 1
CCNY   –   5 – 2 – 0
No. 12 Manhattan   –   6 – 3 – 1
Penn State   –   5 – 3 – 0
Duquesne   –   6 – 4 – 0
Brown   –   5 – 4 – 0
NYU   –   5 – 4 – 0
Temple   –   3 – 2 – 4
Boston College   –   4 – 4 – 1
Bucknell   –   3 – 3 – 2
Buffalo   –   4 – 4 – 0
Princeton   –   4 – 4 – 0
Tufts   –   3 – 4 – 1
Colgate   –   3 – 5 – 0
Columbia   –   2 – 5 – 2
Hofstra   –   2 – 4 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   2 – 5 – 1
Penn   –   2 – 5 – 1
Providence   –   2 – 6 – 0
Vermont   –   2 – 6 – 0
La Salle   –   2 – 7 – 0
Massachusetts State   –   1 – 7 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 Fordham Rams football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University as an independent during the 1937 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Jim Crowley, the Rams compiled a 7–0–1 record, outscored opponents by a total of 182 to 16, and were ranked No. 3 in the final AP Poll. They shut out five opponents, including No. 15 North Carolina, and played a scoreless tie with top-ranked Pittsburgh.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2Franklin & Marshall
W 66–08,000
October 9Waynesburg
  • Randall's Island Stadium
  • New York, NY
W 48–08,000[1]
October 16Pittsburgh
T 0–0Ј52,000[2]
October 23TCUNo. 9
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
W 7–625,000
October 30at No. 15 North CarolinaNo. 10
W 14–024,000[3]
November 6PurdueNo. 5
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
W 21–340,000
November 20Saint Mary'sNo. 4
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
W 6–035,000[4]
November 27vs. NYUNo. 3
W 20–765,000[5]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "Waynesburg Is Routed by Rams, 48-0". The Washington Post. October 10, 1937. p. X10.
  2. ^ Smith, Chester L. (October 17, 1937). "Pitt-Fordham in third scoreless tie". Pittsburgh Press. p. 1, sports.
  3. ^ "Fordham Turns Back North Carolina, 14 to 0". Daily Boston Globe. October 31, 1937. p. C24.
  4. ^ "Fordham Wins, 6-0: Lock Paves Way As Ram Subdues Determined Gaels". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 21, 1937. pp. 1D, 2D – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Feder, Sid (November 28, 1937). "Rams Wallop Violets, 20-7". The Washington Post. p. X1.
  6. ^ Luchter, P.S. "List of all Amateur Football games played at The Polo Grounds, New York". luckyshow.org.


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