1914 Fordham Maroon football team

1914 Fordham Maroon football
ConferenceIndependent
Record18–4–1 / 6–3–1
Head coach
CaptainCharles Wymard
Home stadiumFordham Field
Seasons
← 1913
1915 →
1914 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Army   –   9 – 0 – 0
Harvard   –   7 – 0 – 2
Washington & Jefferson   –   10 – 1 – 0
Dartmouth   –   8 – 1 – 0
Lehigh   –   8 – 1 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   8 – 1 – 0
Cornell   –   8 – 2 – 0
Yale   –   7 – 2 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   6 – 2 – 1
Colgate   –   5 – 2 – 1
Princeton   –   5 – 2 – 1
Brown   –   5 – 2 – 2
Fordham   –   6 – 3 – 1
Geneva   –   5 – 3 – 0
Tufts   –   5 – 3 – 0
Penn State   –   5 – 3 – 1
Rutgers   –   5 – 3 – 1
Lafayette   –   5 – 3 – 2
Syracuse   –   5 – 3 – 2
Boston College   –   5 – 4 – 0
NYU   –   5 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   4 – 3 – 1
Bucknell   –   4 – 4 – 1
Carnegie Tech   –   4 – 4 – 0
Penn   –   4 – 4 – 1
Temple   –   3 – 3 – 0
Rhode Island State   –   2 – 3 – 3
Carlisle   –   5 – 10 – 1
Holy Cross   –   2 – 5 – 1
Vermont   –   2 – 6 – 1
Duquesne   –   1 – 5 – 0

The 1914 Fordham Maroon football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University as an independent during the 1914 college football season. Fordham claims an 18–4–1 record.[1] College Football Data Warehouse (CFDW) lists the team's record at 6–3–1.[2]

Skip Wymard was the head coach, and Charles Wymard was the captain. The team played its home games at Fordham Field in The Bronx.

Schedule

The following 10 games are reported in Fordham's media guide, CFDW and contemporaneous press coverage.[1][2]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26at GeorgetownWashington, DCT 0–0[3]
October 3Gallaudet
W 7–6[4]
October 10Rochester
  • Fordham Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 21–0[5]
October 17Middlebury
  • Fordham Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 28–0[6]
October 24Rhode Island State
  • Fordham Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 21–0[7]
November 3Gettysburg
  • Fordham Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 21–2[8]
November 7NavyAnnapolis, MDL 0–21[9]
November 14Vermont
  • Fordham Field
  • Bronx, NY
L 6–7[10]
November 21Boston College
  • Fordham Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 14–3
November 26Villanova
  • Fordham Field
  • Bronx, NY
L 6–7

The following are 13 additional games reported in the Fordham media guide.[1]

DateOpponentSiteResult
USS TexasW 27–0
USS ArkansasW 24–7
Fort SlocumL 0–6
Bedford Athletic ClubW 10–6
Fort WadsworthW 21–0
Mount Saint Mary'sW
NYUW 18–6
Fort SlocumW 10–7
Fort HancockW 16–14
Rhode Island StateW 36–0
St. Peter'sW 38–16
PrattL 6–8
CathedralW

References

  1. ^ a b c "2019 Fordham Football Media Guide" (PDF). Fordham University. 2019. p. 156. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Fordham Yearl Results (1910-1914)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  3. ^ William Peet (September 27, 1914). "G.U. Catches Tartar in Fordham: Georgetown Is Unable To Score on Fordham". The Washington Herald. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Fordham Wins When Rival Misses Goal". The Sun. October 4, 1914 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Speedier Backfield Wins for Fordham". The Sun. October 11, 1914 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Fordham Mows Down Middlebury". The New York Times. October 18, 1914 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Fordham Piles Up Score: Runs Up Three Touchdowns Against Rhode Island State". New York Tribune. October 25, 1914. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Fordham Tears Up Heavy Gettysburg Line: Fordham Smashes Gettysburg Defence". The Sun. November 4, 1914 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Navy Blanks Fordham". The Baltimore Sun. November 8, 1914 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Vermont men want deserved victory only". The Burlington Free Press. November 18, 1914. Retrieved June 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.