1909 Fordham Maroon football team

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The 1909 Fordham Maroon football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University as an independent during the 1909 college football season. Fordham claims a 13–2–2 record,[1] but Sports Reference LLC and College Football Data Warehouse (CFDW) list the team's record at 5–1–2.[2][3]

ConferenceIndependent
Record13–2–2 / 5–1–2
Headcoach
Quick facts Fordham Maroon football, Conference ...
1909 Fordham Maroon football
ConferenceIndependent
Record13–2–2 / 5–1–2
Head coach
CaptainFrank Gargan
Home stadiumAmerican League Park
Seasons
← 1908
1912 â†’
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1909 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Yale â€“ 10–0–0
Lafayette â€“ 7–0–1
Franklin & Marshall â€“ 9–1–0
Harvard â€“ 9–1–0
Penn State â€“ 5–0–2
Washington & Jefferson â€“ 8–1–1
Springfield Training School â€“ 5–1–0
NYU â€“ 6–1–1
Ursinus â€“ 6–1–1
Penn â€“ 7–1–2
Trinity (CT) â€“ 6–1–2
Dartmouth â€“ 5–1–2
Fordham â€“ 5–1–2
Princeton â€“ 6–2–1
Pittsburgh â€“ 6–2–1
Carlisle â€“ 8–3–1
Colgate â€“ 5–2–1
Brown â€“ 7–3–1
Geneva â€“ 4–2–0
Carnegie Tech â€“ 5–3–1
Vermont â€“ 4–2–2
Lehigh â€“ 4–3–2
Army â€“ 3–2–0
Villanova â€“ 3–2–0
Dickinson â€“ 4–4–1
Syracuse â€“ 4–5–1
Bucknell â€“ 3–4–2
Boston College â€“ 3–4–1
Cornell â€“ 3–4–1
New Hampshire â€“ 3–4–0
Rhode Island State â€“ 3–4–0
Rutgers â€“ 3–5–1
Wesleyan â€“ 3–5–1
Holy Cross â€“ 2–4–2
Swarthmore â€“ 2–5–0
Drexel â€“ 1–5–3
Tufts â€“ 2–6–0
Amherst â€“ 1–6–1
Temple â€“ 0–4–1
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Howard Gargan was the coach for a second and final year, and Frank Gargan was the captain. The team played its home games at American League Park in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan.

Schedule

The following eight games are reported in Fordham's media guide,[1] CFDW,[3] Sports Reference LLC,[2] and contemporaneous press coverage.

More information Date, Opponent ...
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2at Rutgers
W 9–0[4]
October 9at PrincetonPrinceton, NJL 0–3
October 16at Cornell
W 12–6
October 23SwarthmoreW 21–3[5]
November 2at Georgetown
  • American League Park
  • New York, NY
T 0–0
November 13RPI
  • American League Park
  • New York, NY
W 30–0[6]
November 20Holy Cross
  • American League Park
  • New York, NY
W 9–5[7]
November 25Syracuse
  • American League Park
  • New York, NY
T 5–5500[8]
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The following are eight additional games reported in the Fordham media guide.[1]

More information Date, Opponent ...
DateOpponentSiteResult
NYUW 16–0
Betts AcademyW 31–0
Fort HancockW 17–0
Murray Hill Athletic ClubW 21–6
Webster AcademyW 30–7
Bedford Athletic ClubL 0–17
Nutley Athletic ClubW 12–6
Peekskill Athletic ClubW
MedicsW 10–0
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