1920 Fordham Maroon football team

The 1920 Fordham Maroon football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University as an independent during the 1920 college football season. In its first season under coaches Charles Brickley and Joseph DuMoe, Fordham compiled a 4–3 record.[1] Fordham's media guide claims three additional victories, two over Fort H. G. Wright and a second victory over Villanova.[2]

1920 Fordham Maroon football
ConferenceIndependent
1920 record4–3
Head coachCharles Brickley, Joseph DuMoe (1st season)
CaptainSylvester Fitzpatrick
Home stadiumFordham Field
1920 Eastern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Boston College      8 0 0
Harvard      8 0 1
Princeton      6 0 1
Penn State      7 0 2
Pittsburgh      6 0 2
Army      7 2 0
Dartmouth      7 2 0
Cornell      6 2 0
Syracuse      6 2 1
Geneva      5 2 1
New Hampshire      5 2 1
Brown      6 3 0
Wash. & Jeff.      6 3 1
Penn      6 4 0
Carnegie Tech      5 3 0
Lafayette      5 3 0
Williams      5 3 0
Yale      5 3 0
Fordham      4 3 0
Franklin & Marshall      3 2 2
Columbia      4 4 0
Duquesne      3 3 1
NYU      2 5 1
Rhode Island State      0 4 4
Tufts      2 6 0
Rutgers      2 7 0
Colgate      1 5 2
Villanova      1 5 1
Drexel      0 6 0

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 2New York Aggies
W 71–0[3]
October 9at Boston College
  • Alumni Field
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 0–20[4]
October 16Villanova
  • Fordham Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 12–6[5]
October 23Georgetown
  • Fordham Field
  • Bronx, NY
L 16–40[6][7]
October 30at Detroit
L 0–39[8]
November 13George Washington
  • Fordham Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 40–0[9]
November 20Muhlenberg
  • Fordham Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 13–0[10]

References

  1. "Fordham Yearly Results (1920-1924)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. "2019 Fordham Football Media Guide". Fordham University. 2019. p. 156. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  3. "Fordham Swamps Aggies in Opener". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 3, 1920 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "B. C. Team Outplays Fordham". The Boston Post. October 10, 1920 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Halloran Stars In Game Won By the Maroons". New York Tribune. October 17, 1920 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Georgetown Holds Fordham Warriors". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. October 24, 1920. p. 22. Retrieved April 8, 2019 via Newspapers.com .
  7. "Fordham Swept By Wild Tornado From Georgetown". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. October 24, 1920. p. S4. Retrieved April 8, 2019 via Newspapers.com .
  8. "University of Detroit Swamps Fordham". Detroit Free Press. October 31, 1920. pp. 23, 25 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Fordham Wins Easily From Washington". New York Herald. November 14, 1920. p. IV-2 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Muhlenberg Surprises Fordham at New York But Loses by 13-0 Score". The Morning Call. November 22, 1920. p. 11 via Newspapers.com.
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