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1953 Fordham Rams football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–5
Head coach
Home stadiumPolo Grounds
Seasons← 19521954 →
1953 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Westminster (PA)   –   8 – 0 – 0
Juniata   –   7 – 0 – 0
No. 14 Army   –   7 – 1 – 1
Harvard   –   6 – 2 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   5 – 2 – 0
Hofstra   –   6 – 3 – 0
Penn State   –   6 – 3 – 0
Yale   –   5 – 2 – 2
Carnegie Tech   –   5 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   5 – 3 – 1
Boston University   –   5 – 3 – 1
Syracuse   –   5 – 3 – 1
Princeton   –   5 – 4 – 0
Tufts   –   4 – 3 – 0
Cornell   –   4 – 3 – 2
Holy Cross   –   5 – 5 – 0
Temple   –   4 – 4 – 1
Colgate   –   3 – 4 – 2
Columbia   –   4 – 5 – 0
Fordham   –   4 – 5 – 0
Villanova   –   4 – 6 – 0
Drexel   –   2 – 3 – 1
Brown   –   3 – 5 – 1
Penn   –   3 – 5 – 1
Pittsburgh   –   3 – 5 – 1
Dartmouth   –   2 – 7 – 0
Buffalo   –   1 – 5 – 1
Bucknell   –   1 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University as an independent during the 1953 college football season. The Rams went 4–5 and amassed 176 points while their defense allowed 128 points.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2at DetroitW 21–714,900
October 10at SyracuseL 13–2020,000
October 16Boston CollegeL 13–2020,760
October 24at RutgersW 40–139,000
October 31Miami (FL)
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
W 20–020,308
November 7at Penn StateL 21–2815,000
November 14Temple
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
W 28–07,919
November 21at Holy CrossL 7–2012,000
November 28Villanova
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
L 13–2015,330

References

  1. Peters, Dick (October 3, 1953). "Fordham Beats Titans in Air, 21-7". The Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Mich. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Reddy, Bill (October 11, 1953). "S.U. Foils Fordham Comeback for 20-13 Win". The Post-Standard. Syracuse, N.Y. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Roberts, Ernie (October 17, 1953). "Boston College Wins Upset Victory over Fordham, 20 to 13". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Mozley, Dana (October 25, 1953). "Rams Bowl Over Rutgers, 44-13". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 102 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Evans, Luther (November 1, 1953). "Fordham Rips Miami 'Zephyrs', 20 to 0". The Miami Herald. Miami, Fla. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Keck, Harry (November 8, 1953). "Penn State Squeaks Past Fordham in 28-21 Thriller". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. Pittsburgh, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Mozley, Dana (November 15, 1953). "Fordham Crushes Owls 28-0 as Griffin Shines". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 105 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Mozley, Dana (November 22, 1953). "Rams Fail to Budge Jinx, Bow to HC Again, 20-7". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 109 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Baumgartner, Stan (November 29, 1953). "Villanova Rally Tops Fordham, 20-13, Filipski Scores 2 TDs, Cecere One". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
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