1907 Fordham football team

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The 1907 Fordham football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University as an independent during the 1907 college football season. Fordham claims a 18–1–1 record,[1] and College Football Data Warehouse (CFDW) lists the team's record at 6–1–1.[2]

ConferenceIndependent
Record18–1–1 / 6–1–1
Headcoach
Quick facts Fordham football, Conference ...
1907 Fordham football
ConferenceIndependent
Record18–1–1 / 6–1–1
Head coach
CaptainHoward Gargan
Home stadiumFordham Field
Seasons
← 1906
1908 â†’
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1907 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Yale â€“ 9–0–1
Dartmouth â€“ 8–0–1
Penn â€“ 11–1–0
Carlisle â€“ 10–1–0
Temple â€“ 4–0–2
Fordham â€“ 6–1–1
Cornell â€“ 8–2–0
Western U. of Penn. â€“ 8–2–0
Princeton â€“ 7–2–0
Washington & Jefferson â€“ 7–2–0
Lafayette â€“ 7–2–1
Lehigh â€“ 7–2–1
Swarthmore â€“ 6–2–0
Army â€“ 6–2–1
NYU â€“ 5–2–0
Vermont â€“ 4–1–2
Harvard â€“ 7–3–0
Brown â€“ 7–3–0
Penn State â€“ 6–4–0
Syracuse â€“ 5–3–1
Drexel â€“ 3–2–2
Colgate â€“ 4–4–1
Geneva â€“ 4–5–2
Dickinson â€“ 3–4–2
Amherst â€“ 3–4–1
Tufts â€“ 3–4–1
Franklin & Marshall â€“ 4–6–0
Rutgers â€“ 3–5–1
Springfield Training School â€“ 2–4–2
Bucknell â€“ 4–7–0
New Hampshire â€“ 1–5–2
Villanova â€“ 1–5–1
Holy Cross â€“ 1–7–2
Wesleyan â€“ 1–7–1
Carnegie Tech â€“ 1–8–0
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Fred L. Smith was the team's coach for a fourth and final year. Quarterback Howard Gargan was the team captain and took over as head coach in 1908.[1] The team played its home games at Fordham Field in The Bronx.

Schedule

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

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28at Rutgers
T 5–5[3]
October 5RPI
W 12–0[4]
October 19Franklin & Marshall
  • Fordham Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 57–5[5][6]
October 26Georgetown
  • Fordham Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 36–0[7]
November 2at Holy CrossWorcester, MAW 35–0[8]
November 9at VillanovaPhiladelphia, PAL 11–15[9]
November 16Medico Chirurgical College
  • Fordham Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 54–0[10]
November 28Holy CrossW 34–0[11]
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The following are 12 additional games reported in the Fordham media guide.[1]

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DateOpponentSiteResult
Betts AcademyW 6–0
Bedford Athletic ClubW 6–0
Audubon Field SocietyW 14–7
Webster AcademyW 28–0
Nutley Athletic ClubW 10–0
YMCAW 24–0
YMCAW 23–10
NYUW 16–5
Fordham JVW 27–0
YMCAW 21–7
XavierW 61–0
Fordham PrepW 18–12
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