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American college football season
1916
Fordham Maroon football Conference Independent Record 25–1–1 / 6–1–1 Head coach Captain James Butler Home stadium Fordham Field Seasons
The 1916 Fordham Maroon football team was an
American football team that represented
Fordham University as an independent during the
1916 college football season . Under first-year head coach
Frank Gargan , Fordham claims a 25–1–1 record.
[1]
College Football Data Warehouse (CFDW) lists the team's record at 6–1–1.
[2] Opponents recognized by CFDW are displayed in bold in the schedule chart below.
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 30 at
Lafayette T 0–0
[3]
October 7 Western Maryland W 20–0
[4]
October 12
Boston College W (forfeit?)
[5]
October 12
USS Texas W 22–03,000
[6]
[7]
October 21 Susquehanna W 47–0
[8]
October 28 Pennsylvania Military W (forfeit?)
[9]
November 1
USS Wyoming W 24–0 (practice game)
[10]
November 7
Georgetown L 0–13
[11]
November 15
USS Arkansas W 30–0 (practice game)
[12]
November 18 at
Holy Cross W 40–0
[13]
November 25 Gallaudet W 68–0
[14]
November 30
Villanova W 14–7
[15]
US Training Station, Bayshore W 13–6
Mitchell Field Aviators W 12–6
Pelham Bay Naval Reserve W 24–0
USS Wyoming W 20–10
USS Arkansas W 14–10
Fordham reserves W 18–0
Fordham reserves W 14–0
Fordham reserves W 10–7
NYU W
St. Joseph's W
Fordham Prep W 20–16
Fordham Prep W 20–10
St. Peter's W 10–0
Columbia freshmen W 30–0
NYU W 12–0
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"2019 Fordham Football Media Guide" (PDF) . Fordham University. 2019. p. 156. Retrieved June 18, 2020 .
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"Fordham Yearl Results (1915-1919)" . College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from
the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2020 .
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"Fordham in Scoreless Tie" . The New York Times . October 1, 1916 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Fordham Gridders Take Opening Tilt" . The Sun . October 8, 1916. p. II-4 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Fordham Cancels Game: Refuses to Submit to Demands of Boston College" . The Sun . October 7, 1916. (Boston College demanded a larger share of the gate receipts than was set forth in the contract, and Fordham refused; Fordham's media guide claims the game as a victory, presumably as a forfeit)
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"Fordham Eleven Defeats Sailors From The Texas" . New York Tribune . October 13, 1916 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Free Gate Draws Big Crowd to Fordham" . New York Herald . October 13, 1916. p. 13 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Fordham Swamps Susquehanna Team" . The Brooklyn Daily Eagle . October 22, 1916 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Fordham Game Is Off: Pennsylvania Military College Cancels Contest Here" . The New York Times . October 28, 1916. p. 10 – via
Newspapers.com . (Pennsylvania Military College cancelled the game at the last minute; the Fordham media guide claims the game (vs. Widener) as a victory, presumably as a forfeit)
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"Fordham Outplays Tars" . The New York Times . November 2, 1916. p. 14.
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"Georgetown Beats Fordham" . The New York Times . November 8, 1916. p. 10 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Fordham Baffles Tars" . The New York Times . November 16, 1916.
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"Fordham Buries Holy Cross, 40 to 0" . The Sun . November 19, 1916 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Fordham Swamps Gallaudet Eleven" . The New York Times . November 26, 1916 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Fordham Sinks Villanova in Battle of Mud" . New York Tribune . December 1, 1916 – via
Newspapers.com .
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