1927 Fordham Rams football team

The 1927 Fordham Rams football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University as an independent during the 1927 college football season. In its first year under head coach Frank Cavanaugh, Fordham compiled a 3–5 record and outscored opponents by a total of 139 to 82.[1][2] He hired Tony Comerford as an assistant coach, who had worked with him in that capacity in the prior year for Boston College. William Feaster was the team captain.

1927 Fordham Rams football
ConferenceIndependent
1927 record3–5
Head coach
CaptainWilliam Feaster
Home stadiumFordham Field
1927 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Tufts    8 0 0
Army    9 1 0
Springfield    7 0 2
Washington & Jefferson    7 0 2
Pittsburgh    8 1 1
Temple    7 1 0
Yale    7 1 0
NYU    7 1 2
Princeton    6 1 0
Villanova    6 1 0
Penn State    6 2 1
Carnegie Tech    5 2 1
Columbia    5 2 2
Bucknell    6 3 1
Colgate    4 2 3
CCNY    4 2 2
Lafayette    5 3 1
Penn    6 4 0
Syracuse    5 3 2
Carnegie Tech    5 4 1
Boston College    4 4 0
Harvard    4 4 0
Rutgers    4 4 0
Cornell    3 3 2
Boston University    3 4 1
Drexel    3 5 1
Fordham    3 5 0
Brown    3 6 1
Vermont    2 6 0
Franklin & Marshall    1 7 1
Lehigh    1 7 1

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Bethany (WV)
W 34–05,000
October 1Lebanon Valley
  • Fordham Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 13–3
October 15vs. NYUL 0–3243,000[3]
October 22at George Washington
L 0–13[4]
October 29Boston CollegeL 7–278,000
November 5Holy Cross
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
L 2–71,500
November 12at Providence CollegeProvidence, RIW 26–19
November 19Georgetown
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
L 0–3815,000

References

  1. "Fordham Yearly Results (1925-1929)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. "2019 Fordham Football Media Guide" (PDF). Fordham University. 2019. p. 157. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  3. "Powerful N.Y.U. team smothers Fordham at Stadium, 32–0". Times Union. October 16, 1927. Retrieved February 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "G. Washington lucky to beat Fordham 13–0". Daily News. October 23, 1927. Retrieved February 13, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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