1930 Fordham Rams football team

The 1930 Fordham Rams football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University as an independent during the 1930 college football season. In its fourth year under head coach Frank Cavanaugh, Fordham compiled an 8–1 record, shut out six of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 215 to 29.[1][2]

1930 Fordham Rams football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–1
Head coach
CaptainAnthony Siano
Home stadiumFordham Field, Polo Grounds, Yankee Stadium
Seasons
← 1929
1931 →
1930 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Colgate     9 1 0
Fordham     8 1 0
No. 9 Army     9 1 1
No. 8 Dartmouth     7 1 1
St. John's     7 1 0
NYU     7 3 0
Cornell     6 2 0
Pittsburgh     6 2 1
Washington & Jefferson     6 2 1
Tufts     5 2 0
Temple     7 3 0
Bucknell     6 3 0
Carnegie Tech     6 3 0
Duquesne     6 3 0
Syracuse     5 2 2
Yale     5 2 2
CCNY     5 2 1
Brown     6 3 1
Drexel     6 3 1
Franklin & Marshall     5 3 1
Manhattan     4 3 1
Columbia     5 4 0
Penn     5 4 0
Boston College     5 5 0
Villanova     5 5 0
Penn State     3 4 2
Harvard     3 4 1
Providence     3 4 1
Princeton     1 5 1
Boston University     1 7 1
Vermont     1 7 1
Massachusetts     1 8 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Baltimore
W 73–0[3]
October 4Buffalo
  • Fordham Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 71–0[4]
October 13at Boston CollegeW 3–030,000[5]
October 18at Holy CrossW 6–0[6]
October 25NYUW 7–078,500[7]
November 1West Virginia
W 18–215,000[8]
November 8at DetroitW 13–7[9]
November 15Saint Mary's
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
L 12–2035,000[10]
November 22Bucknell
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
W 12–025,000[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Fordham Yearly Results (1930-1934)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  2. ^ "2019 Fordham Football Media Guide" (PDF). Fordham University. 2019. p. 157. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  3. ^ "Poor Baltimore! 73 to 0!". New York Daily News. September 28, 1930. p. 67 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Fordham Swamps Buffalo 71-0". Brooklyn Daily Times. October 5, 1930 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Fordham Wins On Field Goal". The Boston Globe. October 14, 1930. pp. 1, 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Fordham defeats Holy Cross by 6–0". The Brooklyn Daily Times. October 19, 1930. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Marshall Hunt (October 26, 1930). "Rams Butt Violets, 7-0". New York Daily News. p. 73 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Lone safety mars Fordham's mark". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 2, 1930. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ W. W. Edgar (November 9, 1930). "Fourth Period Rally Gives Fordham 13 to 7 Victory Over U. of D.: Substitute Halfback Humbles Titan Team". Detroit Free Press. pp. Sports 1, 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Ed Frayne (November 16, 1930). "St. Mary's Defeats Fordham, 20-12: Gaels' Second Half Rally Upsets Rams; Madigan Men Stage Spectacular Offense to Overcome 12-0 Lead". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 25, 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Fordham wins over Bucknell, 12 to 0, in season's finale". Allentown Morning Call. November 23, 1930. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.