1938 Fordham Rams football team

1938 Fordham Rams football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 15
Record6–1–2
Head coach
Home stadiumPolo Grounds
1938 Eastern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Worcester Tech   –   6 – 0 – 0
No. 18 Villanova   –   8 – 0 – 1
No. 9 Holy Cross   –   8 – 1 – 0
Boston College   –   6 – 1 – 2
No. 15 Fordham   –   6 – 1 – 2
No. 12 Cornell   –   5 – 1 – 1
Army   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Pittsburgh   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 6 Carnegie Tech   –   7 – 2 – 0
No. 20 Dartmouth   –   7 – 2 – 0
Vermont   –   4 – 2 – 1
Brown   –   5 – 3 – 0
Bucknell   –   5 – 3 – 0
Syracuse   –   5 – 3 – 0
CCNY   –   4 – 3 – 0
Penn   –   3 – 2 – 3
Manhattan   –   5 – 4 – 0
Harvard   –   4 – 4 – 0
La Salle   –   4 – 4 – 0
NYU   –   4 – 4 – 0
Boston University   –   3 – 4 – 1
Penn State   –   3 – 4 – 1
Princeton   –   3 – 4 – 1
Hofstra   –   2 – 3 – 1
Duquesne   –   4 – 6 – 0
Temple   –   3 – 6 – 1
Providence   –   3 – 5 – 0
Columbia   –   3 – 6 – 0
Massachusetts State   –   3 – 6 – 0
Colgate   –   2 – 5 – 0
Buffalo   –   2 – 6 – 0
Yale   –   2 – 6 – 0
Tufts   –   1 – 6 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University as an intendent during the 1938 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Jim Crowley, the Rams compiled a record of 6–1–2 and were ranked 15th in the final AP poll.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Upsala
W 47–07,500[1]
October 8Waynesburg
  • Randall's Island Stadium
  • New York, NY
W 53–08,000[2]
October 15Purdue
T 6–632,000
October 22OregonNo. 11
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
W 26–026,866[3]
October 29at No. 1 PittsburghNo. 9
L 13–2475,867[4]
November 5Saint Mary'sNo. 10
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
W 3–044,274[5][6]
November 12North CarolinaNo. 13
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
T 0–021,416[7]
November 19South CarolinaNo. 18
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
W 13–015,000[8]
November 26vs. NYUNo. 18
W 25–050,000[9]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ Childs, Kingsley (October 2, 1938). "Eshmont, Sophomore Back, Leads Fordham to Victory in Opener on Gridiron". New York Times. p. 87.
  2. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 9, 1938). "Speedy Backs Stage Long Advances as Fordham Gains Overwhelming Victory". New York Times. p. 82.
  3. ^ "Tex Oliver's Oregon outfit whipped, 26–0". The Arizona Republic. October 23, 1938. Retrieved January 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Daley, Arthur J. (October 30, 1938). "Pitt Stops Fordham: Rams Halted, 24-13". New York Times. p. S1.
  5. ^ "Fordham victor by field goal". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. November 6, 1938. p. 2, sports.
  6. ^ "Fordham on Top: Stanton's Field Goal Defeats St. Mary's, 3-0". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 6, 1938. p. D1.
  7. ^ "Fordham held to 0–0 draw". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 13, 1938. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "South Carolina bows, 13 to 0". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 20, 1938. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Kelley, Robert F. (November 27, 1938). "Ram Dazzles Foe: Principe, Hearn Score in First Period, Eshmodt, Jacunski in Last". New York Times. p. 83.
  10. ^ Luchter, P.S. "List of all Amateur Football games played at The Polo Grounds, New York". luckyshow.org.
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