1905 Fordham football team

The 1905 Fordham football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University as an independent during the 1905 college football season. Fordham claims a 12–3–1 record,[1] though College Football Data Warehouse (CFDW) lists the team's record as 5–2.[2]

1905 Fordham football
Conference	Independent
1905 record	12–3–1 / 5–2
Head coach	Eugene McGee (1st season)
Captain	Howard Gargan
Home stadium	Fordham Field, Polo Grounds

1905 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Yale			–					10	–	0	–	0
Penn			–					12	–	0	–	1
Temple			–					2	–	0	–	1
Dartmouth			–					7	–	1	–	2
Swarthmore			–					7	–	1	–	0
Western U. of Penn.			–					10	–	2	–	0
Princeton			–					8	–	2	–	0
Harvard			–					8	–	2	–	1
Lafayette			–					7	–	2	–	1
Wesleyan			–					7	–	2	–	1
Carlisle			–					10	–	4	–	0
Washington & Jefferson			–					9	–	3	–	0
Penn State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Syracuse			–					8	–	3	–	0
Fordham			–					5	–	2	–	0
Amherst			–					3	–	1	–	2
Brown			–					7	–	4	–	0
Tufts			–					5	–	3	–	0
Cornell			–					6	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	4	–	0
Columbia			–					4	–	3	–	2
Army			–					4	–	4	–	1
NYU			–					3	–	3	–	1
Lehigh			–					6	–	7	–	0
Frankin & Marshall			–					4	–	6	–	0
Geneva			–					4	–	6	–	0
New Hampshire			–					2	–	4	–	2
Rutgers			–					3	–	6	–	0
Villanova			–					3	–	7	–	0
Drexel			–					0	–	7	–	0

Eugene McGee, a former Fordham tackle who graduated in 1902, was hired in September 1905 as the team's coach following the resignation of Fred Smith.[3] Quarterback Howard Gargan was the team captain from 1905 to 1907 and took over as head coach in 1908.[1] The team played its home games at Fordham Field in The Bronx.

Schedule

The following seven games are reported in Fordham's media guide, CFDW, and contemporaneous press coverage.[1][2]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 21	RPI		W 5–0	[4]
November 4	at Villanova	Philadelphia, PA	L 5–34
November 8	University of Maryland, Baltimore	Fordham Field Bronx, NY	W 16–0	[5]
November 11	St. Francis (NY)	Fordham Field Bronx, NY	W 22–0	[6]
November 18	Delaware	Fordham Field Bronx, NY	W 4–0	[7]
November 25	at Rutgers	Neilson Field New Brunswick, NJ	W 17–6	[8]
November 30	Holy Cross		L 5–27	[9]

The following are additional games reported in the Fordham media guide.[1]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
	Stevens		T 0–0
	Nutley Athletic Club		W 17–6
	Medico		W 27–0
	Resolute Athletic Club		L 0–10
	Betts Academy		W 21–0
	Murray Hill Athletic Club		W 16–6
	Webster Academy		W 31–0
	Middlebury		W
	NYU		W 16–6

References

1. "2019 Fordham Football Media Guide" (PDF). Fordham University. 2019. p. 155. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
2. "Fordham Yearly Results (1905-1909)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
3. "Fordham Loses Smith as Coach". The New York Times. October 1, 1905 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Fordham 5, Rensselaer Poly 0". The New York Times. October 22, 1905.
5. "Fordham, 16; Maryland, 0". The New York Times. November 9, 1905 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Fordham, 22; St. Francis, 0". New York Tribune. November 12, 1905.
7. "Fordham, 4; Delaware, 0". The New York Times. November 19, 1905 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Fordham Defeats Rutgers". New York Tribune. November 26, 1905 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Fordham Meets Defeat". New York Tribune. December 1, 1905 – via Newspapers.com.