1950 Fordham Rams football team

1950 Fordham Rams football
Conference	Independent
Record	8–1
Head coach	Ed Danowski (5th season)
Home stadium	Polo Grounds

1950 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Franklin & Marshall			–					9	–	0	–	0
No. 6 Princeton			–					9	–	0	–	0
St. Lawrence			–					8	–	0	–	0
Thiel			–					7	–	0	–	0
No. 2 Army			–					8	–	1	–	0
Fordham			–					8	–	1	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					7	–	1	–	0
Drexel			–					6	–	1	–	0
Cornell			–					7	–	2	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	3	–	0
Penn			–					6	–	3	–	0
Yale			–					6	–	3	–	0
Buffalo			–					5	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	3	–	0
Penn State			–					5	–	3	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					4	–	4	–	1
Tufts			–					4	–	4	–	1
Columbia			–					4	–	5	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	5	–	0
Holy Cross			–					4	–	5	–	1
Dartmouth			–					3	–	5	–	1
Boston University			–					3	–	5	–	0
Duquesne			–					2	–	6	–	1
Hofstra			–					2	–	6	–	0
NYU			–					1	–	5	–	1
CCNY			–					1	–	7	–	0
Harvard			–					1	–	7	–	0
Brown			–					1	–	8	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					1	–	8	–	0
Boston College			–					0	–	9	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University as an independent during the 1950 college football season. The Rams went 8–1 and scored 174 points while their defense allowed 123 points.^[1] Despite an 8-1 record, Fordham finished the season unranked and were left out of any postseason play, although they did get strong consideration from the Gator Bowl.^[2][3] Ultimately, a poor strength of schedule—Fordham's opponents combined for a dismal 28–53–4 mark–in what was a weak year for the entire Eastern region and a belief that Fordham would not travel well—Fordham only averaged about 10,000 fans per home game—kept them home during bowl season. Still, their .889 win percentage (the 1937 team had a .933 win percentage while going 7–0–1) is tied for second best in school history.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	at Lafayette	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	W 20–19	12,000	[4]
October 7	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 14–21	35,000	[5]
October 13	at Boston College	Braves Field Boston, MA	W 26–6	10,884	[6]
October 21	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 27–23	18,000	[7]
October 28	San Francisco	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 21–14	11,000	[8]
November 11	Georgetown	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 14–13	13,130	[9]
November 18	at Temple	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 26–21	7,000	[10]
November 25	vs. NYU	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 13–0	1,500	[11]
December 2	Syracuse	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 13–6	13,282	[12]

References

1. "Fordham Historical Scores".
2. "CONTENTdm".
3. "The Lewiston Daily Sun - Google News Archive Search".
4. Mozley, Dana (September 24, 1950). "Fordham Edges Lafayette 20-19". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 97 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Keyes, Frank (October 8, 1950). "Yale Staves Off Ram Drive to Triumph at Bowl, 21-14". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. sect. IV, p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Roberts, Ernie (October 14, 1950). "Boston College Trounced, 26-6, by Fordham". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Fullerton, Max (October 22, 1950). "Fordham Nips WVU 27-33". The Sunday Register. Beckley, W.Va. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Mulligan, Bill (October 29, 1950). "Rams' Rally Whips Dons!". San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, Calif. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Young, Dick (November 12, 1950). "Rams Edge Kickless Hoyas, 14-13". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 100 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Last-Ditch Fight by Fordham Tops Temple". Brooklyn Eagle. Brooklyn, N.Y. United Press. November 19, 1950. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
11. McCulley, Jim (November 26, 1950). "Rams Blank NYU, 13-0; Only 1,500 Watch Game". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 114 – via Newspapers.com.
12. McCulley, Jim (December 3, 1950). "Rams Nip Orange, 13-6, in Finale; Hyatt Stars". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 118 – via Newspapers.com.