1926 Fordham Maroon football team

The 1926 Fordham Maroon football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University as an independent during the 1926 college football season. In its seventh and final year under head coach Frank Gargan, Fordham compiled a 3–4–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 131 to 119.[1][2]

1926 Fordham Maroon football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4–1
Head coach
CaptainThomas Leary
Home stadiumFordham Field
Seasons
← 1925
1927 →
1926 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Lafayette     9 0 0
No. 10 Brown     9 0 1
NYU     8 1 0
No. 9 Army     7 1 1
Washington & Jefferson     7 1 1
Boston College     6 0 2
No. 10 Penn     7 1 1
Cornell     6 1 1
Princeton     5 1 1
Carnegie Tech     7 2 0
Springfield     6 2 0
Syracuse     7 2 1
Villanova     6 2 1
Colgate     5 2 2
Columbia     6 3 0
Pittsburgh     5 2 2
CCNY     5 3 0
Temple     5 3 0
Penn State     5 4 0
Tufts     4 4 0
Yale     4 4 0
Bucknell     4 5 1
Fordham     3 4 1
Harvard     3 5 0
Rutgers     3 6 0
Vermont     3 6 0
Drexel     2 5 0
Boston University     2 6 0
Lehigh     1 8 0
Franklin & Marshall     0 8 1
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2Mount St. Mary's
W 48–0
October 9Manhattan
  • Fordham Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 41–0
October 12at Boston CollegeL 0–2720,000[3]
October 23Washington & JeffersonL 13–28
October 30vs. NYU
  • Yankee Stadium
  • Bronx, NY
L 3–2725,000 [4]
November 6at Holy CrossT 7–7
November 13at CCNY
  • Lewisohn Stadium
  • New York, NY
W 7–3 [5]
November 20Georgetown
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
L 0–3920,000

References

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  1. ^ "Fordham Yearly Results (1925-1929)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "2019 Fordham Football Media Guide" (PDF). Fordham University. 2019. p. 157. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  3. ^ Monahan, Alfred J. (October 12, 1926). "Fordham Has Strong Team To For B. C." The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 8. Retrieved May 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "N.Y.U. defeats Fordham eleven in hot finish". Daily News. October 31, 1926. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Fordham pressed by City College in 7–3 victory". Daily News. November 14, 1926. Retrieved September 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.