1941 Fordham Rams football team

1941 Fordham Rams football
Sugar Bowl champion
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
Sugar Bowl, W 2–0 vs. Missouri
Conference Independent
Ranking
AP No. 6
1941 record 8–1
Head coach Jim Crowley (9th season)
Home stadium Polo Grounds
1941 NCAA independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Notre Dame   –    8 –0 –1
No. 6 Fordham   –    8 –1 –0
Miami (FL)   –    8 –2 –0
No. 10 Navy   –    7 –1 –1
Penn State   –    7 –2 –0
Boston College   –    7 –3 –0
Drexel   –    4 –2 –1
Army   –    5 –3 –1
Villanova   –    4 –4 –0
Pittsburgh   –    3 –6 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University during the 1941 college football season. Rams offense scored 182 points while the defense allowed 67 points. Fordham was invited to play in the Rose Bowl, but declined the invitation because it had previously accepted a berth in the Sugar Bowl. They were ranked sixth in the final AP poll, released in early December.

The Rams won the eighth Sugar Bowl by a score of 2–0 over the Missouri Tigers. The game was played in heavy rain and the only score came off of a blocked punt in the first quarter.[1][2]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
October 4 SMU Polo Grounds • New York, NY W 16–10   28,500[3]

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October 18 West Virginia No. 4 Polo Grounds • New York, NY W 27–0   12,500[3]
October 25 TCU No. 6 Polo Grounds • New York, NY W 28–14   39,500[3]
November 1 Purdue No. 3 Polo Grounds • New York, NY W 17–0   20,500[3]
November 8 at Pittsburgh No. 3 Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA L   0–13   25,000[5]
November 22 vs. Saint Mary's (CA) No. 11 Polo Grounds • New York, NY W 35–7   40,000[3]
November 29 NYU No. 8 Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY W 30–9   31,009
January 1 vs. No. 7 Missouri No. 6 Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) W   2–0   66,154
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

References

  1. ↑ Wheeler, Romney (January 2, 1942). "Blocked punt gives Fordham 2-0 verdict over Missouri Tigers". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. p. B3.
  2. ↑ Kirksey, George (January 2, 1942). "Safety nets Fordham 2-0 Sugar Bowl win". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. p. 60.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Luchter, P.S. "List of all Amateur Football games played at The Polo Grounds, New York". luckyshow.org.
  4. ↑ Richardson, William D. (October 12, 1941). "Rams' Rally on Long Runs Sinks No. Carolina, 27-14". New York Times. p. S1.
  5. ↑ Nichols, Joseph C. (November 9, 1941). "Rams Are Toppled: Bowl Hopes Crushed by Panthers, Who Gain First 1941 Victory". New York Times. p. S1.
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