1905 Fordham football team

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The 1905 Fordham football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University as an independent during the 1905 college football season. Fordham claims a 12–3–1 record,[1] though College Football Data Warehouse (CFDW) lists the team's record as 5–2.[2]

ConferenceIndependent
Record12–3–1 / 5–2
Headcoach
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1905 Fordham football
ConferenceIndependent
Record12–3–1 / 5–2
Head coach
CaptainHoward Gargan
Home stadiumFordham Field, Polo Grounds
Seasons
← 1904
1906 â†’
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1905 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Yale â€“ 10–0–0
Penn â€“ 12–0–1
Temple â€“ 2–0–1
Dartmouth â€“ 7–1–2
Swarthmore â€“ 7–1–0
Western U. of Penn. â€“ 10–2–0
Princeton â€“ 8–2–0
Harvard â€“ 8–2–1
Washington & Jefferson â€“ 10–3–0
Lafayette â€“ 7–2–1
Wesleyan â€“ 7–2–1
Carlisle â€“ 10–4–0
Penn State â€“ 8–3–0
Syracuse â€“ 8–3–0
Fordham â€“ 5–2–0
Amherst â€“ 3–1–2
Holy Cross â€“ 6–3–0
Brown â€“ 7–4–0
Tufts â€“ 5–3–0
Vermont â€“ 6–4–1
Cornell â€“ 6–4–0
Colgate â€“ 5–4–0
Columbia â€“ 4–3–2
Army â€“ 4–4–1
Bucknell â€“ 5–5–0
Dickinson â€“ 4–4–0
NYU â€“ 3–3–1
Lehigh â€“ 6–7–0
Franklin & Marshall â€“ 4–6–0
Geneva â€“ 4–6–0
New Hampshire â€“ 2–4–2
Springfield Training School â€“ 3–5–0
Rutgers â€“ 3–6–0
Villanova â€“ 3–7–0
Drexel â€“ 1–7–0
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Eugene F. McGee, a former Fordham tackle who graduated in 1902, was hired in September 1905 as the team's coach following the resignation of Fred Smith.[3] Quarterback Howard Gargan was the team captain from 1905 to 1907 and took over as head coach in 1908.[1] The team played its home games at Fordham Field in The Bronx.

Schedule

The following seven games are reported in Fordham's media guide, CFDW, and contemporaneous press coverage.[1][2]

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 21RPIW 5–0[4]
November 4at VillanovaPhiladelphia, PAL 5–34
November 8University of Maryland, Baltimore
  • Fordham Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 16–0[5]
November 11St. Francis (NY)
  • Fordham Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 22–0[6]
November 18Delaware
  • Fordham Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 4–0[7]
November 25at Rutgers
  • Neilson Field
  • New Brunswick, NJ
W 17–6[8]
November 30Holy Cross
  • Fordham Field
  • Bronx, NY
L 5–27[9]
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The following are additional games reported in the Fordham media guide.[1]

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DateOpponentSiteResult
StevensT 0–0
Nutley Athletic ClubW 17–6
MedicoW 27–0
Resolute Athletic ClubL 0–10
Betts AcademyW 21–0
Murray Hill Athletic ClubW 16–6
Webster AcademyW 31–0
MiddleburyW
NYUW 16–6
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