1930 Fordham Rams football team

1930 Fordham Rams football
Conference	Independent
Record	8–1
Head coach	Frank Cavanaugh (4th season)
Captain	Anthony Siano
Home stadium	Fordham Field, Polo Grounds, Yankee Stadium

1930 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Colgate			–					9	–	1	–	0
Fordham			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Army			–					9	–	1	–	1
No. 8 Dartmouth			–					7	–	1	–	1
St. John's			–					7	–	1	–	0
NYU			–					7	–	3	–	0
Cornell			–					6	–	2	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	2	–	1
Washington & Jefferson			–					6	–	2	–	1
Tufts			–					5	–	2	–	0
Temple			–					7	–	3	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	3	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					6	–	3	–	0
Duquesne			–					6	–	3	–	0
Syracuse			–					5	–	2	–	2
Yale			–					5	–	2	–	2
CCNY			–					5	–	2	–	1
Brown			–					6	–	3	–	1
Drexel			–					6	–	3	–	1
Franklin & Marshall			–					5	–	3	–	1
Manhattan			–					4	–	3	–	1
Columbia			–					5	–	4	–	0
Penn			–					5	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					5	–	5	–	0
Villanova			–					5	–	5	–	0
Penn State			–					3	–	4	–	2
Harvard			–					3	–	4	–	1
Providence			–					3	–	4	–	1
Princeton			–					1	–	5	–	1
Boston University			–					1	–	7	–	1
Vermont			–					1	–	7	–	1
Massachusetts			–					1	–	8	–	0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1930 Fordham Rams football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University as an independent during the 1930 college football season. In its fourth year under head coach Frank Cavanaugh, Fordham compiled an 8–1 record, shut out six of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 215 to 29.^[1][2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Baltimore	Fordham Field Bronx, NY	W 73–0		[3]
October 4	Buffalo	Fordham Field Bronx, NY	W 71–0		[4]
October 13	at Boston College	Fenway Park Boston, MA	W 3–0	30,000	[5]
October 18	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 6–0		[6]
October 25	NYU	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	W 7–0	78,500	[7]
November 1	West Virginia	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 18–2	15,000	[8]
November 8	at Detroit	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 13–7		[9]
November 15	Saint Mary's	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 12–20	35,000	[10]
November 22	Bucknell	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 12–0	25,000	[11]

References

1. "Fordham Yearly Results (1930-1934)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
2. "2019 Fordham Football Media Guide" (PDF). Fordham University. 2019. p. 157. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
3. "Poor Baltimore! 73 to 0!". New York Daily News. September 28, 1930. p. 67 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Fordham Swamps Buffalo 71-0". Brooklyn Daily Times. October 5, 1930 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Fordham Wins On Field Goal". The Boston Globe. October 14, 1930. pp. 1, 19 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Fordham defeats Holy Cross by 6–0". The Brooklyn Daily Times. October 19, 1930. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Marshall Hunt (October 26, 1930). "Rams Butt Violets, 7-0". New York Daily News. p. 73 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Lone safety mars Fordham's mark". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 2, 1930. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. W. W. Edgar (November 9, 1930). "Fourth Period Rally Gives Fordham 13 to 7 Victory Over U. of D.: Substitute Halfback Humbles Titan Team". Detroit Free Press. pp. Sports 1, 5 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Ed Frayne (November 16, 1930). "St. Mary's Defeats Fordham, 20-12: Gaels' Second Half Rally Upsets Rams; Madigan Men Stage Spectacular Offense to Overcome 12-0 Lead". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 25, 27 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Fordham wins over Bucknell, 12 to 0, in season's finale". Allentown Morning Call. November 23, 1930. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.