1938 Fordham Rams football team

The 1938 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University during the 1938 college football season.[1] Led by sixth-year head coach Jim Crowley, they finished the regular season at 6–1–2 and were ranked fifteenth in the final AP Poll.

1938 Fordham Rams football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 15
1938 record	6–1–2
Head coach	Jim Crowley (6th season)
Home stadium	Polo Grounds

1938 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 18 Villanova			–					8	–	0	–	1
No. 9 Holy Cross			–					8	–	1	–	0
Boston College			–					6	–	1	–	2
No. 15 Fordham			–					6	–	1	–	2
No. 12 Cornell			–					5	–	1	–	1
No. 8 Pittsburgh			–					8	–	2	–	0
Army			–					7	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Carnegie Tech			–					7	–	2	–	0
No. 20 Dartmouth			–					7	–	2	–	0
Brown			–					5	–	3	–	0
Syracuse			–					5	–	3	–	0
Penn			–					3	–	2	–	3
Manhattan			–					5	–	4	–	0
Harvard			–					4	–	4	–	0
La Salle			–					4	–	4	–	0
NYU			–					4	–	4	–	0
Penn State			–					3	–	4	–	1
Princeton			–					3	–	4	–	1
Duquesne			–					4	–	6	–	0
Temple			–					3	–	6	–	1
Columbia			–					3	–	6	–	0
Massachusetts State			–					3	–	6	–	0
Colgate			–					2	–	5	–	0
Buffalo			–					2	–	6	–	0
Yale			–					2	–	6	–	0
Tufts			–					1	–	6	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
October 1	Upsala		Randall's Island Stadium[2] New York, NY	W 47–0	7,500[2]
October 8	Waynesburg		Randall's Island Stadium[3] New York, NY	W 53–0	8,000[3]
October 15	Purdue		Polo Grounds New York, NY	T 6–6	32,000[4]
October 22	Oregon	No. 11	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 26–0	26,866[4]
October 29	at No. 1 Pittsburgh	No. 9	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 13–24	75,867[5]
November 5	Saint Mary's	No. 10	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 3–0	44,000[4]
November 12	North Carolina	No. 13	Polo Grounds New York, NY	T 0–0	25,416[4]
November 19	South Carolina	No. 18	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 13–0	15,000[4]
November 26	vs. NYU	No. 18	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	W 25–0	50,000[6]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/fordham/
2. Childs, Kingsley (October 2, 1938). "Eshmont, Sophomore Back, Leads Fordham to Victory in Opener on Gridiron". New York Times. p. 87.
3. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 9, 1938). "Speedy Backs Stage Long Advances as Fordham Gains Overwhelming Victory". New York Times. p. 82.
4. Luchter, P.S. "List of all Amateur Football games played at The Polo Grounds, New York". luckyshow.org.
5. Daley, Arthur J. (October 30, 1938). "Pitt Stops Fordham: Rams Halted, 24-13". New York Times. p. S1.
6. Kelley, Robert F. (November 27, 1938). "Ram Dazzles Foe: Principe, Hearn Score in First Period, Eshmodt, Jacunski in Last". New York Times. p. 83.