1927 Fordham Maroon football team

1927 Fordham Maroon football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5
Head coach
CaptainWilliam Feaster
Home stadiumFordham Field
Seasons
← 1926
1928 →
1927 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tufts   –   8 – 0 – 0
Springfield   –   7 – 0 – 2
Washington & Jefferson   –   7 – 0 – 2
No. 6 Army   –   9 – 1 – 0
No. 2 Pittsburgh   –   8 – 1 – 1
Temple   –   7 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Yale   –   7 – 1 – 0
NYU   –   7 – 1 – 2
Princeton   –   6 – 1 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 1 – 0
Penn State   –   6 – 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
Providence   –   1 – 4 – 2
Franklin & Marshall   –   1 – 7 – 1
Lehigh   –   1 – 7 – 1
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1927 Fordham Maroon 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.[citation needed]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Bethany (WV)
W 34–05,000
October 1Lebanon Valley
  • Fordham Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 13–3
October 15vs. NYU
L 0–3243,000[3]
October 22at George Washington
L 0–136,000[4][5]
October 29Boston College
L 7–278,000
November 5Holy Cross
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
L 2–71,500
November 12at Providence College
W 26–19[6]
November 19Georgetown
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
L 0–3815,000

References

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  1. ^ "Fordham Yearly Results (1925-1929)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. 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. ^ "Colonials beat Fordham". The University Hatchet. October 26, 1927. Retrieved February 13, 2021 – via Internet Archive.
  5. ^ "G. Washington lucky to beat Fordham 13–0". Daily News. October 23, 1927. Retrieved February 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Fordham beats Providence, 26–19, by late rally". Daily News. November 13, 1927. Retrieved May 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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