1918 Fordham Maroon football team

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The 1918 Fordham Maroon football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University as an independent during the 1918 college football season. Fordham claims a 16–2–1 record.[1] College Football Data Warehouse (CFDW) lists the team's record at 4–2–1.[2] Luckyshow also lists the team's record at 4-2-1.[3] Opponents recognized by CFDW are displayed in bold in the schedule chart below.

ConferenceIndependent
Record16–2–1 / 4–2–1
Headcoach
CaptainWilliam Ewing
Quick facts Fordham Maroon football, Conference ...
1918 Fordham Maroon football
ConferenceIndependent
Record16–2–1 / 4–2–1
Head coach
CaptainWilliam Ewing
Home stadiumFordham Field
Seasons
← 1917
1920 â†’
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1918 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Bucknell â€“ 6–0–0
Princeton â€“ 3–0–0
Holy Cross â€“ 2–0–0
Army â€“ 1–0–0
Buffalo â€“ 6–1–0
Columbia â€“ 5–1–0
Syracuse â€“ 5–1–0
Pittsburgh â€“ 4–1–0
Boston College â€“ 5–2–0
Rutgers â€“ 5–2–0
Franklin & Marshall â€“ 2–1–0
Geneva â€“ 4–2–0
Swarthmore â€“ 4–2–0
Harvard â€“ 2–1–0
Fordham â€“ 4–2–1
Villanova â€“ 3–2–0
Penn â€“ 5–3–0
Dartmouth â€“ 3–3–0
Lehigh â€“ 4–4–0
Washington & Jefferson â€“ 2–2–0
New Hampshire â€“ 2–2–1
Lafayette â€“ 3–4–0
Brown â€“ 2–3–0
Tufts â€“ 2–3–0
Penn State â€“ 1–2–1
Vermont â€“ 0–1–1
Drexel â€“ 0–1–0
NYU â€“ 0–4–0
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Edward Siskind, a former Fordham player, was appointed as the head coach.[4]

Left halfback Frankie Frisch, known as "The Fordham Flash", led the team on offense. He later played for 19 years in Major League Baseball from 1919 to 1937 and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 30USS Granite State
W 6–0[5]
November 2Saint John's (NY)
  • Fordham Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 27–0[6]
November 9at NYU
  • Ohio Field
  • New York, NY
W 7–0[7]
November 16at Boston CollegeW 13–0[8]
November 20Fort Slocum
  • Fordham Field
  • Bronx, NY
T 6–6[9]
November 23at Camp MerrittHackensack, NJL 0–27
November 28Georgetown
  • Fordham Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 14–0[10]
Pelham Bay Naval ReserveW 31–7
US Training Station, BayshoreL 0–10
USS TexasW 24–0
USS ArkansasW 30–6
USS WyomingW 31–7
USS ArkansasW 20–0
Columbia freshmenW 21–14
Fordham PrepW 10–3
Fort HG WrightW 7–0
New MexicoW 28–10
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