1907 Fordham football team

American college football season

1907 Fordham football

Conference| Independent
Record| 18–1–1 / 6–1–1
Head coach|

* Fred L. Smith (4th season)

Captain| Howard Gargan
Home stadium| Fordham Field

Seasons

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1908 ->

1907 Eastern college football independents records

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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]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Source

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September 28| at Rutgers|

* Neilson Field
* New Brunswick, NJ

| T 5–5| [3]
October 5| RPI|

* Fordham Field
* Bronx, NY

| W 12–0| [4]
October 19| Franklin & Marshall|

* Fordham Field
* Bronx, NY

| W 57–5| [5][6]
October 26| Georgetown|

* Fordham Field
* Bronx, NY

| W 36–0| [7]
November 2| at Holy Cross| Worcester, MA| W 35–0| [8]
November 9| at Villanova| Philadelphia, PA| L 11–15| [9]
November 16| Medico Chirurgical College|

* Fordham Field
* Bronx, NY

| W 54–0| [10]
November 28| Holy Cross|

* Polo Grounds
* New York, NY

| W 34–0| [11]

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

Date| Opponent| Site| Result

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| Betts Academy| | W 6–0
| Bedford Athletic Club| | W 6–0
| Audubon Field Society| | W 14–7
| Webster Academy| | W 28–0
| Nutley Athletic Club| | W 10–0
| YMCA| | W 24–0
| YMCA| | W 23–10
| NYU| | W 16–5
| Fordham JV| | W 27–0
| YMCA| | W 21–7
| Xavier| | W 61–0
| Fordham Prep| | W 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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