1938 Fordham Rams football team

1938 Fordham Rams football
Conference Independent
Ranking
AP No. 15
1938 record 6–1–2
Head coach Jim Crowley (6th season)
Assistant coach Frank Leahy (6th season)
Home stadium Polo Grounds
1938 NCAA independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 18 Villanova   –    8 –0 –1
No. 9 Holy Cross   –    8 –1 –0
No. 5 Notre Dame   –    8 –1 –0
No. 8 Pittsburgh   –    8 –2 –0
Army   –    7 –2 –0
No. 6 Carnegie Tech   –    7 –2 –0
No. 20 Dartmouth   –    7 –2 –0
Boston College   –    6 –1 –2
No. 15 Fordham   –    6 –1 –2
St. Mary's (CA)   –    6 –2 –0
Navy   –    4 –3 –2
Penn State   –    3 –4 –1
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
October 1 Upsala Randall's Island Stadium[2] • New York, NY W 47–0   7,500[2]
October 8 Waynesburg Randall's Island Stadium[3] • New York, NY W 53–0   8,000[3]
October 15 Purdue Polo Grounds • New York, NY T 6–6   32,000[4]
October 22 Oregon No. 11 Polo Grounds • New York, NY W 26–0   26,866[4]
October 29 at No. 1 Pittsburgh No. 9 Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA L 13–24   75,867[5]
November 5 Saint Mary's (CA) No. 10 Polo Grounds • New York, NY W 3–0   44,000[4]
November 12 North Carolina No. 13 Polo Grounds • New York, NY T 0–0   25,416[4]
November 19 South Carolina No. 18 Polo Grounds • New York, NY W 13–0   15,000[4]
November 26 vs. NYU No. 18 Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY W 25–0   50,000[6]
#Rankings from AP Poll.

References

  1. ↑ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/fordham/
  2. 1 2 Childs, Kingsley (October 2, 1938). "Eshmont, Sophomore Back, Leads Fordham to Victory in Opener on Gridiron". New York Times. p. 87.
  3. 1 2 Werden, Lincoln A. (October 9, 1938). "Speedy Backs Stage Long Advances as Fordham Gains Overwhelming Victory". New York Times. p. 82.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Luchter, P.S. "List of all Amateur Football games played at The Polo Grounds, New York". luckyshow.org.
  5. ↑ Daley, Arthur J. (October 30, 1938). "Pitt Stops Fordham: Rams Halted, 24-13". New York Times. p. S1.
  6. ↑ Kelley, Robert F. (November 27, 1938). "Ram Dazzles Foe: Principe, Hearn Score in First Period, Eshmodt, Jacunski in Last". New York Times. p. 83.
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