1927 Fordham Maroon football team

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The 1927 Fordham Maroon football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University as an independent during the 1927 college football season. In its first year under head coach Frank Cavanaugh, Fordham compiled a 3–5 record and outscored opponents by a total of 139 to 82.[1][2] He hired Tony Comerford as an assistant coach, who had worked with him in that capacity in the prior year for Boston College. William Feaster was the team captain.[citation needed]

ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5
Headcoach
CaptainWilliam Feaster
Quick facts Fordham Maroon football, Conference ...
1927 Fordham Maroon football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5
Head coach
CaptainWilliam Feaster
Home stadiumFordham Field
Seasons
 1926
1928 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1927 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Tufts  800
Springfield  702
Washington & Jefferson  702
No. 6 Army  910
No. 2 Pittsburgh  811
Temple  710
No. 5 Yale  710
NYU  712
Princeton  610
Villanova  610
Penn State  621
Columbia  522
Bucknell  631
Colgate  423
CCNY  422
Lafayette  531
Penn  640
Syracuse  532
Carnegie Tech  541
Boston College  440
Harvard  440
Rutgers  440
Cornell  332
Boston University  341
Drexel  351
Fordham  350
Brown  361
Vermont  260
Providence  142
Franklin & Marshall  171
Lehigh  171
Rankings from Dickinson System
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Bethany (WV)
W 34–05,000
October 1Lebanon Valley
  • Fordham Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 13–3
October 15vs. NYUL 0–3243,000[3]
October 22at George Washington
L 0–136,000[4][5]
October 29Boston CollegeL 7–278,000
November 5Holy Cross
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
L 2–71,500
November 12at Providence College
W 26–19[6]
November 19Georgetown
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
L 0–3815,000
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