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1933 Fordham Rams football team

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1933 Fordham Rams football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2
Head coach
CaptainEd Danowski
Home stadiumFordham Field, Murphy Field, Polo Grounds, Yankee Stadium
Seasons
← 1932
1934 →
1933 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Princeton     9 0 0
Duquesne     10 1 0
No. 9 Army     9 1 0
Boston College     8 1 0
Columbia     8 1 0
Pittsburgh     8 1 0
Colgate     6 1 1
Bucknell     7 2 0
Fordham     6 2 0
Tufts     6 2 0
Villanova     7 2 1
Harvard     5 2 1
Drexel     5 3 0
Massachusetts State     5 3 0
Temple     5 3 0
Manhattan     5 3 1
Cornell     4 3 0
Carnegie Tech     4 3 2
La Salle     3 3 2
Syracuse     4 4 0
Yale     4 4 0
Penn State     3 3 1
Brown     3 5 0
Vermont     3 5 0
Franklin & Marshall     4 5 0
NYU     2 4 1
Penn     2 4 1
Northeastern     1 3 1
Boston University     2 5 0
Washington & Jefferson     2 7 1
CCNY     1 5 1
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1933 Fordham Rams football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University as an independent during the 1933 college football season. In its first year under head coach Jim Crowley, Fordham compiled a 6–2 record, shut out four of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 195 to 40.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Albright
W 52–0
October 7Muhlenberg
  • Murphy Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 57–0
October 14West VirginiaW 20–018,000[3]
October 212:00 p.m.Boston College
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
W 32–620,000[4][5]
October 28Alabama
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
W 2–060,000[6]
November 4at Saint Mary'sL 6–1362,000[7]
November 11NYUW 20–1230,000[8]
November 18Oregon State
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
L 6–940,000

References

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  1. ^ "Fordham Yearly Results (1930-1934)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  2. ^ "2019 Fordham Football Media Guide" (PDF). Fordham University. 2019. p. 157. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  3. ^ "Fordham batters West Virginia, 20–0". Brooklyn Times Union. October 15, 1933. Retrieved July 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Nason, Jerry (October 12, 1933). "Odd 2 To 1 On Rams To Top Eagles Today". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 4. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Hunt, Marshall (October 22, 1933). "Fordam Eleven Overwhelms Boston College Eagles, 32-6". Daily News. New York, New York. p. 118. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Fordham barely wins by 2–0". Brooklyn Times Union. October 29, 1933. Retrieved February 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Frank Reil (November 5, 1933). "St. Mary's Defeats Fordham 13-6: 62,000 Watch Husky Team from California Blast Hopes of Rams". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. pp. 1D, 2D – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Rams overcome N.Y.U., 20–13". Brooklyn Times Union. November 12, 1933. p. 15. Retrieved February 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.