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1912 Fordham Maroon football team

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1912 Fordham Maroon football
Head coach Thorp #3
ConferenceIndependent
Record17–5 / 4–4
Head coach
CaptainJames Hinchcliffe
Home stadiumFordham Field
Seasons
← 1909
1913 →
1912 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Harvard     9 0 0
Penn State     8 0 0
Carlisle     12 1 1
Maine     7 1 0
Princeton     7 1 1
Swarthmore     7 1 1
Yale     7 1 1
Lehigh     9 2 0
Dartmouth     7 2 0
Wesleyan     7 2 0
Colgate     5 2 0
Washington & Jefferson     8 3 1
Rhode Island State     6 3 0
Bucknell     6 3 1
Temple     3 2 0
Penn     7 4 0
Army     5 3 0
Brown     6 4 0
Franklin & Marshall     6 4 0
Holy Cross     4 3 1
Rutgers     5 4 0
Tufts     5 4 0
Fordham     4 4 0
Villanova     3 3 0
Morris Harvey     2 2 0
Lafayette     4 5 1
Syracuse     4 5 0
Carnegie Tech     3 4 1
Geneva     3 4 0
Vermont     3 5 0
Pittsburgh     3 6 0
Boston College     2 4 1
Cornell     3 7 0
NYU     2 6 0

The 1912 Fordham Maroon football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University as an independent during the 1912 college football season. In its first year under head coach Tom Thorp, Fordham claims a 17–5 record.[1] College Football Data Warehouse (CFDW) lists the team's record at 4–4.[2]

Schedule

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

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 5Boston College
W 14–0[3]
October 19Rhode Island StateL 0–6[4]
October 28Norwich (VT)
  • Fordham Field
  • Bronx, NY
L 0–30
November 5Stevens
  • Fordham Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 13–12
November 9Albright
  • Fordham Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 13–6
November 16at Stevens
W 14–13
November 23at RPITroy, NYL 3–13
November 30Villanova
  • Fordham Field
  • Bronx, NY
L 0–19[5]

The following are 14 additional games reported in the Fordham media guide.[1]

DateOpponentSiteResult
St. Peter'sW 1–0
St. BonaventureW 1–0
St. BonaventureW 12–0
NYUW 16–0
NYUW 26–12
Fort HancockW 24–12
Murray Hill Athletic ClubL 6–12
Fort WadsworthW 17–7
Fort TottenW 13–0
Bedford Athletic ClubW 16–10
Commerce High SchoolW 45–0
St. Peter'sW 25–12
Rhode Island StateW 6–4
AlbrightW 18–0

References

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  1. ^ a b c "2019 Fordham Football Media Guide" (PDF). Fordham University. 2019. p. 156. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Fordham Yearly Results (1910-1914)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "Fordham Starts Off Well: Resumes Football with a Victory Over Boston College". The New York Times. October 6, 1912 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Field Goals Beat Fordham". New York Tribune. October 20, 1912 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Villanova Downs Fordham: Fordham No Match For Villanova Team". The New York Times. December 1, 1912 – via Newspapers.com.