1937 Fordham Rams football team

1937 Fordham Rams football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 3
Record7–0–1
Head coach
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 represented Fordham University during the 1937 college football season. Once again, the Rams' offense dominated with over 100 points scored in the first two games. The defense held every opponent to seven points or less per game, and recorded five shutouts, including top-ranked Pittsburgh and No. 19 ranked North Carolina. The Rams' went undefeated with a 7–0–1 record and were third in the final AP rankings, only giving up 16 points all season.

For the third consecutive year, Fordham and Pitt played to a scoreless tie.[1] The season's first AP poll was released a few days later, with Pitt third and Fordham ninth; the Panthers finished the season as national champions at 9–0–1.

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[2]
October 16Pittsburgh
T 0–052,000[1]
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. ^ a b Smith, Chester L. (October 17, 1937). "Pitt-Fordham in third scoreless tie". Pittsburgh Press. p. 1, sports.
  2. ^ "Waynesburg Is Routed by Rams, 48-0". The Washington Post. October 10, 1937. p. X10.
  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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