1951 Fordham Rams football team

1951 Fordham Rams football
1951 Fordham Rams football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–4
Head coach	Ed Danowski (6th season);
Captain	Chris Campbell
Home stadium	Triborough Stadium
	Seasons ← 1950 1952 →

1951 Eastern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Bucknell		–		9	–	0	–	0
No. 6 Princeton		–		9	–	0	–	0
Susquehanna		–		6	–	0	–	0
Trenton State		–		6	–	0	–	0
Northeastern		–		6	–	0	–	1
No. 19 Holy Cross		–		8	–	2	–	0
Carnegie Tech		–		6	–	2	–	0
Hofstra		–		6	–	2	–	1
Cornell		–		6	–	3	–	0
No. 16 Boston University		–		6	–	4	–	0
Temple		–		6	–	4	–	0
Columbia		–		5	–	3	–	0
Villanova		–		5	–	3	–	0
Fordham		–		5	–	4	–	0
Franklin & Marshall		–		5	–	4	–	0
Penn		–		5	–	4	–	0
Penn State		–		5	–	4	–	0
Syracuse		–		5	–	4	–	0
Buffalo		–		4	–	4	–	0
Colgate		–		4	–	5	–	0
Dartmouth		–		4	–	5	–	0
Drexel		–		3	–	4	–	0
Harvard		–		3	–	5	–	1
Boston College		–		3	–	6	–	0
Yale		–		2	–	5	–	2
Pittsburgh		–		3	–	7	–	0
Geneva		–		2	–	5	–	0
Army		–		2	–	7	–	0
Brown		–		2	–	7	–	0
NYU		–		1	–	7	–	0
Tufts		–		0	–	7	–	2

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University as an independent during the 1951 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Ed Danowski, the Rams compiled a 5–4 record. Chris Campbell was the team captain.^[1] The Rams were outscored 232 to 183. The team was ranked at No. 72a in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.^[2]

Fordham played two games at Triborough Stadium on Randalls Island in Manhattan, New York City, and the rest of its schedule on the road.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	at Missouri	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO	W 34–20	18,000	^[3]
September 29	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 14–6	11,000	^[4]
October 6	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 20–54	23,000	^[5]
October 12	at Boston College	Braves Field Boston, MA	W 35–19	15,600	^[6]
October 20	San Francisco	Triborough Stadium New York, NY	L 26–32	15,250	^[7]
October 28	at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 20–33	15,000	^[8]
November 3	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 7–13	5,000	^[9]
November 18	at Temple	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 35–6	7,500	^[10]
November 24	vs. NYU	Triborough Stadium New York, NY	W 41–0	12,000	^[11]

References

^ "Year-by-Year". Fordham 2019 Football Media Guide (PDF). Bronx, N.Y.: Fordham University. p. 158. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
^ "Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings". The Nashville Banner. December 14, 1951. p. 49. Archived from the original on May 16, 2023. Retrieved May 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Broeg, Bob (September 23, 1951). "Fordham's 5 O'Clock Lightning Beats Missouri, 34-20". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Mo. p. 1B. Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Werden, Lincoln A. (September 30, 1951). "Rams Top Dartmouth, 14-6, Helped by Passing of Franz". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Nason, Jerry (October 7, 1951). "H.C. Smothers Fordham 54-20". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 45. Archived from the original on January 14, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Mozley, Dana (October 13, 1951). "Franz Passes Fordham to Win over BC, 35-49". Daily News. New York, N.Y. p. 23. Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Mulligan, Bill (October 21, 1951). "Matson's 3 TD's Spark USF, 32-26". San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, Calif. p. 32. Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Mozley, Dana (October 28, 1951). "Stone's TD Heaves Rip Franz-Less Rams, 33-20". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 94. Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Burns, Joe (November 4, 1951). "Rutgers Spills Fordham, 13-7, in Hall of Fame Game". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Mozley, Dana (November 18, 1951). "Rams Stuff Owls, 35-6; Hyatt, Franz, Sullivan Star". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 101. Archived from the original on January 14, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Turkin, Hy (November 25, 1951). "Rams Overpower NYU in Record 41-0 Rout". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 118. Archived from the original on January 14, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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[Record-1] "Year-by-Year". Fordham 2019 Football Media Guide (PDF). Bronx, N.Y.: Fordham University. p. 158. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2020.

[2] "Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings". The Nashville Banner. December 14, 1951. p. 49. Archived from the original on May 16, 2023. Retrieved May 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] Broeg, Bob (September 23, 1951). "Fordham's 5 O'Clock Lightning Beats Missouri, 34-20". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Mo. p. 1B. Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] Werden, Lincoln A. (September 30, 1951). "Rams Top Dartmouth, 14-6, Helped by Passing of Franz". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.

[5] Nason, Jerry (October 7, 1951). "H.C. Smothers Fordham 54-20". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 45. Archived from the original on January 14, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] Mozley, Dana (October 13, 1951). "Franz Passes Fordham to Win over BC, 35-49". Daily News. New York, N.Y. p. 23. Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] Mulligan, Bill (October 21, 1951). "Matson's 3 TD's Spark USF, 32-26". San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, Calif. p. 32. Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[8] Mozley, Dana (October 28, 1951). "Stone's TD Heaves Rip Franz-Less Rams, 33-20". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 94. Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[9] Burns, Joe (November 4, 1951). "Rutgers Spills Fordham, 13-7, in Hall of Fame Game". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.

[10] Mozley, Dana (November 18, 1951). "Rams Stuff Owls, 35-6; Hyatt, Franz, Sullivan Star". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 101. Archived from the original on January 14, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[11] Turkin, Hy (November 25, 1951). "Rams Overpower NYU in Record 41-0 Rout". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 118. Archived from the original on January 14, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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