1939 Fordham Rams football team

1939 Fordham Rams football
Conference Independent
Ranking
AP No. 17
1939 record 6–2
Head coach Jim Crowley (7th season)
Home stadium Polo Grounds
1939 NCAA independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 11 Boston College   –    9 –2 –0
No. 13 Notre Dame   –    7 –2 –0
No. 17 Fordham   –    6 –2 –0
Villanova   –    6 –2 –0
Penn State   –    5 –1 –2
Pittsburgh   –    5 –4 –0
Army   –    3 –4 –2
Navy   –    3 –5 –1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University during the 1939 college football season.[1] The season opener against Waynesburg was the first college football game ever broadcast on television.[2]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 30 Waynesburg Randall's Island Stadium • New York, NY NBC W 34–7   9,000[3]
October 7 Alabama Polo Grounds • New York, NY L 6–7   41,454[4]
October 14 at Tulane Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA L 0–7   43,000[5]
October 28 No. 18 Pittsburgh Polo Grounds • New York, NY W 27–13   36,200[4]
November 4 Rice Polo Grounds • New York, NY W 13–7   19,279[4]
November 11 Indiana Polo Grounds • New York, NY W 13–0   19,279[4]
November 18 Saint Mary's (CA) Polo Grounds • New York, NY W 13–0   34,800[4]
December 2 vs. NYU Yankee Stadium • New York, NY W 18–7   57,000[6]
#Rankings from AP Poll.

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/fordham/
  2. ↑ Vander Voort, Eric (September 29, 2015). "First televised football game featured Fordham, Waynesburg in 1939". NCAA.com.
  3. ↑ Effrat, Louis (October 1, 1939). "Fordham Checks Waynesburg, 34-7". New York Times. p. 89.
  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. ↑ Richardson, William D. (October 15, 1939). "Early Tulane Coup Trips Fordham, 7-0". New York Times. p. 85.
  6. ↑ Cuddy, Jack (December 3, 1939). "Fordham Stampedes NYU: Fordham Rally Bets N.Y.U., 18-7". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 3B.
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