1930 Fordham Rams football team

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The 1930 Fordham Rams football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University as an independent during the 1930 college football season. In its fourth year under head coach Frank Cavanaugh, Fordham compiled an 8–1 record, shut out six of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 215 to 29.[1][2]

ConferenceIndependent
Record8–1
Headcoach
CaptainAnthony Siano
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1930 Fordham Rams football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–1
Head coach
CaptainAnthony Siano
Home stadiumFordham Field, Polo Grounds, Yankee Stadium
Seasons
← 1929
1931 â†’
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1930 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Colgate â€“ 9–1–0
Fordham â€“ 8–1–0
No. 9 Army â€“ 9–1–1
No. 8 Dartmouth â€“ 7–1–1
St. John's â€“ 7–1–0
NYU â€“ 7–3–0
Cornell â€“ 6–2–0
Pittsburgh â€“ 6–2–1
Washington & Jefferson â€“ 6–2–1
Tufts â€“ 5–2–0
Temple â€“ 7–3–0
Bucknell â€“ 6–3–0
Carnegie Tech â€“ 6–3–0
Duquesne â€“ 6–3–0
Syracuse â€“ 5–2–2
Yale â€“ 5–2–2
CCNY â€“ 5–2–1
Brown â€“ 6–3–1
Drexel â€“ 6–3–1
Franklin & Marshall â€“ 5–3–1
Manhattan â€“ 4–3–1
Columbia â€“ 5–4–0
Penn â€“ 5–4–0
Boston College â€“ 5–5–0
Villanova â€“ 5–5–0
Penn State â€“ 3–4–2
Harvard â€“ 3–4–1
Providence â€“ 3–4–1
Princeton â€“ 1–5–1
Boston University â€“ 1–7–1
Vermont â€“ 1–7–1
Massachusetts â€“ 1–8–0
Rankings from Dickinson System
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Fordham defeated its first two opponents by a total of 144 to 0. Its only loss was in a close match with a Saint Mary's team that also defeated UCLA and Oregon.

Four Fordham players received honors on the 1930 All-America team: guard Henry Wisniewski (UP-1; NEA-2; CP-1); halfback Cornelius Murphy (INS-1); center Tony Siano (AP-3, UP-2, CP-3); and tackle Frank Foley (AP-3).

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Baltimore
W 73–0[3]
October 4Buffalo
  • Fordham Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 71–0[4][5]
October 13at Boston CollegeW 3–030,000[6]
October 18at Holy CrossW 6–0[7]
October 25NYUW 7–078,500[8]
November 1West Virginia
W 18–215,000[9]
November 8at DetroitW 13–7[10][11]
November 15Saint Mary's
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
L 12–2035,000[12]
November 22Bucknell
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
W 12–025,000[13]
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Players

  • John Conroy, end
  • Adam Elcewicz, end[14]
  • Jack Fisher, quarterback
  • Frank Foley, tackle
  • John Janis, back
  • Bill McMahon, halfback
  • Mike Miskinis, tackle
  • Cornelius Murphy, halfback
  • Charlie Pieculewicz, fullback
  • Tony Siano, center and captain
  • Walter Tracey, guard
  • Henry Wisniewski, guard

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