1951 Fordham Rams football team

American college football season

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

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Bucknell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 0  | - | 0
No. 6 Princeton |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 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[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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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[edit]

1. ^ "Year-by-Year". Fordham 2019 Football Media Guide (PDF). Bronx, N.Y.: Fordham University. p. 158. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
2. ^ "Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings". The Nashville Banner. December 14, 1951. p. 49 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - via Newspapers.com.

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Fordham Rams football

Venues|

* Polo Grounds (1921, 1928–1950, 1953–1954)
* Downing Stadium (1951–1952)
* Coffey Field (1970–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* 1941 Cotton Bowl Classic
* 1942 Sugar Bowl
* Columbia: Liberty Cup
* Holy Cross: Ram–Crusader Cup

Culture & lore|

* First televised football game
* Seven Blocks of Granite
* The Ram
* "The Ram"

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