1953 Fordham Rams football team

1953 Fordham Rams football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–5
Head coach	Ed Danowski (8th season)
Home stadium	Polo Grounds

1953 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 2	at Detroit	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 21–7	14,900	[1]
October 10	at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 13–20	20,000	[2]
October 16	Boston College	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 13–20	20,760	[3]
October 24	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 40–13	9,000	[4]
October 31	Miami (FL)	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 20–0	20,308	[5]
November 7	at Penn State	New Beaver Field State College, PA	L 21–28	15,000	[6]
November 14	Temple	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 28–0	7,919	[7]
November 21	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 7–20	12,000	[8]
November 28	Villanova	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 13–20	15,330	[9]

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.