1906 Fordham football team

American college football season

1906 Fordham football

Conference| Independent
Record| 15–5 / 5–3
Head coach|

* Fred L. Smith (3rd season)

Captain| Howard Gargan
Home stadium| Fordham Field, Polo Grounds

Seasons

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1906 Eastern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Princeton |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 0  | - | 1
Yale |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 0  | - | 1
Haverford |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 2
Harvard |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 1  | - | 0
Cornell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 2
Lafayette |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 1
Penn State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 1
Washington & Jefferson |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  | - | 0
Swarthmore |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Drexel |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
Tufts |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
Penn |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 3
Carlisle |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  | - | 0
Brown |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Rutgers |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 2
Dartmouth |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
Syracuse |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Colgate |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 2
Vermont |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Fordham |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Western U. of Penn. |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Holy Cross |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 1
Amherst |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 3  | - | 1
Lehigh |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 1
Bucknell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 1
Dickinson |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 2
Carnegie Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 3  | - | 2
Army |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 1
Frankin & Marshall |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 1
Wesleyan |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 4  | - | 1
New Hampshire |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 1
Villanova |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 0
Springfield Training School |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 5  | - | 3
NYU |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 4  | - | 0

The 1906 Fordham football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University as an independent during the 1906 college football season. Fordham claims a 15–5 record,[1] though College Football Data Warehouse (CFDW) lists the team's record as 5–3.[2]

Fred L. Smith was the team's coach for a third, non-consecutive year. Quarterback Howard Gargan was the team captain from 1905 to 1907 and took over as head coach in 1908.[1] The team played its home games at Fordham Field in The Bronx and at the Polo Grounds in Manhattan.

## Schedule

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

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 29| at Rutgers|

* Neilson Field
* New Brunswick, NJ

| L 0–6| | [3]
October 6| RPI|

* Fordham Field
* Bronx, NY

| W 14–0| | [4]
October 20| Medico-Chirurgical|

* Fordham Field
* Bronx, NY

| W 29–0| | [5]
October 27| University of Maryland, Baltimore|

* Fordham Field
* Bronx, NY

| W 51–0| | [6]
November 3| at Holy Cross|

* Fitton Field
* Worcester, MA

| L 5–8| | [7]
November 10| Delaware|

* Fordham Field
* Bronx, NY

| W 16–4| | [8]
November 17| Villanova|

* Fordham Field
* Bronx, NY

| W 18–5| | [9]
November 29| Holy Cross|

* Polo Grounds
* New York, NY

| L 6–15| 6,000| [10]

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

Date| Opponent| Site| Result

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| Local athletic club| | W
| Murray Hill Athletic Club| | W 10–6
| Betts Academy| | W 20–0
| Bedford Athletic Club| | L 0–17
| Nutley Athletic Club| | W 10–0
| Audubon Field Society| | W 6–0
| NYU| | W 12–0
| St. John's College| | W 37–5
| Bedford| | L 6–18
| Beford| | W 18–0
| Pratt| | W 19–11
| Fordham Prep| | W 16–12

## 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 Defeated by Rutgers". New York Tribune. September 30, 1906 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Fordham, 14; Rensselaer, 0". The New York Times. October 7, 1906 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Fordham Scores One-Sided Victory". The New York Times. October 21, 1906 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Fordham, 51; Maryland, 0". The New York Times. October 28, 1906 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Fordham Plays Well, but Loses to Holy Cross". The Sun. New York, N.Y. November 4, 1906. p. 11 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Fordham Takes Fighting Game: Delaware College Eleven Defeated After Stiff Fight by 16 to 4". The Sun. November 11, 1906 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Fordham Defeats Villa Nova: Bronx Team Wins Hard Fought Game -- New Rules in Evidence". New York Tribune. November 18, 1906 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Fordham in Defeat: Holy Cross Wins in Second Half of Exciting Game". New York Tribune. November 30, 1906 - via Newspapers.com.

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* Downing Stadium (1951–1952)
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