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1907 Fordham football team

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1907 Fordham football
ConferenceIndependent
Record18–1–1 / 6–1–1
Head coach
CaptainHoward Gargan
Home stadiumFordham Field
Seasons
← 1906
1908 →
1907 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Yale   –   9 – 0 – 1
Dartmouth   –   8 – 0 – 1
Penn   –   11 – 1 – 0
Carlisle   –   10 – 1 – 0
Temple   –   4 – 0 – 2
Fordham   –   6 – 1 – 1
Cornell   –   8 – 2 – 0
Western U. of Penn.   –   8 – 2 – 0
Princeton   –   7 – 2 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   7 – 2 – 0
Lafayette   –   7 – 2 – 1
Lehigh   –   7 – 2 – 1
Swarthmore   –   6 – 2 – 0
Army   –   6 – 2 – 1
NYU   –   5 – 2 – 0
Vermont   –   4 – 1 – 2
Harvard   –   7 – 3 – 0
Brown   –   7 – 3 – 0
Penn State   –   6 – 4 – 0
Syracuse   –   5 – 3 – 1
Drexel   –   3 – 2 – 2
Colgate   –   4 – 4 – 1
Geneva   –   4 – 5 – 2
Amherst   –   3 – 4 – 1
Tufts   –   3 – 4 – 1
Frankin & Marshall   –   4 – 6 – 0
Rutgers   –   3 – 5 – 1
Springfield Training School   –   2 – 4 – 2
Bucknell   –   4 – 7 – 0
New Hampshire   –   1 – 5 – 2
Villanova   –   1 – 5 – 1
Holy Cross   –   1 – 7 – 2
Wesleyan   –   1 – 7 – 1
Carnegie Tech   –   1 – 8 – 0

The 1907 Fordham football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University as an independent during the 1907 college football season. Fordham claims a 18–1–1 record,[1] and College Football Data Warehouse (CFDW) lists the team's record at 6–1–1.[2]

Fred L. Smith was the team's coach for a fourth and final year. Quarterback Howard Gargan was the team captain and took over as head coach in 1908.[1] The team played its home games at Fordham Field in The Bronx.

Schedule

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The following eight games are reported in Fordham's media guide, CFDW, and contemporaneous press coverage.[1][2]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28at Rutgers
T 5–5[3]
October 5RPI
W 12–0[4]
October 19Franklin & Marshall
  • Fordham Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 57–5[5][6]
October 26Georgetown
  • Fordham Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 36–0[7]
November 2at Holy CrossWorcester, MAW 35–0[8]
November 9at VillanovaPhiladelphia, PAL 11–15[9]
November 16Medico Chirurgical College
  • Fordham Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 54–0[10]
November 28Holy Cross
W 34–0[11]

The following are 12 additional games reported in the Fordham media guide.[1]

DateOpponentSiteResult
Betts AcademyW 6–0
Bedford Athletic ClubW 6–0
Audubon Field SocietyW 14–7
Webster AcademyW 28–0
Nutley Athletic ClubW 10–0
YMCAW 24–0
YMCAW 23–10
NYUW 16–5
Fordham JVW 27–0
YMCAW 21–7
XavierW 61–0
Fordham PrepW 18–12

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "2019 Fordham Football Media Guide" (PDF). Fordham University. 2019. p. 155. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Fordham Yearly Results (1905-1909)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  3. ^ "Fordham Ties Rutgers". The New York Times. September 29, 1907 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Fordham, 12; R.P.I., 0". New York Tribune. October 6, 1907 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Fordham, 57; F. & M., 5 (part 1)". The New York Times. October 20, 1907 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Fordham, 57; F. & M., 5 (part 2)". The New York Times. October 20, 1907 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Fordham's Easy Victory: Outplays Georgetown and Wins by One-Sided Score of 36 to 0". The New York Times. October 27, 1907 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Fordham 35, Holy Cross 0". The Boston Globe. November 3, 1907 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Villanova Beats Fordham". The New York Times. November 10, 1907 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Fordham's Easy Victory". The New York Times. November 17, 1907 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Holy Cross Easy For Fordham Team". The New York Times. November 29, 1907 – via Newspapers.com.
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