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title="1954 Hobart Statesmen football team">Hobart</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1954_Juniata_Indians_football_team" title="1954 Juniata Indians football team">Juniata</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1954_Pennsylvania_Military_Cadets_football_team" title="1954 Pennsylvania Military Cadets football team">Pennsylvania Military</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1954_Trinity_Bantams_football_team" title="1954 Trinity Bantams football team">Trinity (CT)</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1954_Worcester_Tech_Engineers_football_team" title="1954 Worcester Tech Engineers football team">Worcester Tech</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Carnegie_Tech_Tartans_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Carnegie Tech Tartans football">Carnegie Tech</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1954_Boston_College_Eagles_football_team" title="1954 Boston College Eagles football team">Boston College</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1954_Boston_University_Terriers_football_team" title="1954 Boston University Terriers football team">Boston University</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Hofstra_Flying_Dutchmen_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Hofstra Flying Dutchmen football">Hofstra</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 20 <a href="/wiki/1954_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1954 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">Penn State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Tufts_Jumbos_football" title="Tufts Jumbos football">Tufts</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1954_Brown_Bears_football_team" title="1954 Brown Bears football team">Brown</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1954_Drexel_Dragons_football_team" title="1954 Drexel Dragons football team">Drexel</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1954_Bucknell_Bison_football_team" title="1954 Bucknell Bison football team">Bucknell</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1954_Colgate_Red_Raiders_football_team" title="1954 Colgate Red Raiders football team">Colgate</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1954_Princeton_Tigers_football_team" title="1954 Princeton Tigers football team">Princeton</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1954_Yale_Bulldogs_football_team" title="1954 Yale Bulldogs football team">Yale</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1954_Cornell_Big_Red_football_team" title="1954 Cornell Big Red football team">Cornell</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1954_Harvard_Crimson_football_team" title="1954 Harvard Crimson football team">Harvard</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1954_Syracuse_Orangemen_football_team" title="1954 Syracuse Orangemen football team">Syracuse</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1954_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1954 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">Pittsburgh</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Franklin_%26_Marshall_Diplomats_football" title="Franklin & Marshall Diplomats football">Franklin & Marshall</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1954_Temple_Owls_football_team" title="1954 Temple Owls football team">Temple</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1954_Dartmouth_Indians_football_team" title="1954 Dartmouth Indians football team">Dartmouth</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1954_Holy_Cross_Crusaders_football_team" title="1954 Holy Cross Crusaders football team">Holy Cross</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1954_Buffalo_Bulls_football_team" title="1954 Buffalo Bulls football team">Buffalo</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Fordham</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1954_Columbia_Lions_football_team" title="1954 Columbia Lions football team">Columbia</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1954_Villanova_Wildcats_football_team" title="1954 Villanova Wildcats football team">Villanova</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>9 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1954_Penn_Quakers_football_team" title="1954 Penn Quakers football team">Penn</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>0 </td> <td>–</td> <td>9 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-conference-title"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-legend">Rankings from <a href="/wiki/1954_NCAA_football_rankings" class="mw-redirect" title="1954 NCAA football rankings">AP Poll</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1954 Fordham Rams football team</b> represented <a href="/wiki/Fordham_University" title="Fordham University">Fordham University</a> as an independent during the <a href="/wiki/1954_college_football_season" title="1954 college football season">1954 college football season</a>. The Rams went 1–7–1 and amassed 96 points while their defense allowed 292 points. It was their worst season since the winless 1946 campaign. Shortly afterwards, and following a disastrous, 41–0 season finale home loss to previously winless (0–9) Villanova, head coach Ed Danowski resigned.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Speculation grew around five coaches, all former Fordham players, rumored as replacements. In order of likeliness the candidates were <a href="/wiki/Vince_Lombardi" title="Vince Lombardi">Vince Lombardi</a>, at the time a backfield coach with the New York Giants; <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Druze" class="mw-redirect" title="Johnny Druze">Johnny Druze</a>, at the time a line coach with Notre Dame; <a href="/wiki/Harry_Jacunski" title="Harry Jacunski">Harry Jacunski</a>, at the time a line coach with Yale and two long shots who were each successful in the high school ranks. They were <a href="/wiki/Ray_Riddick" title="Ray Riddick">Ray Riddick</a>, at the time head coach of Lowell High School's powerhouse program in Massachusetts and <a href="/wiki/Leo_Paquin" title="Leo Paquin">Leo Paquin</a>, in charge of Xavier High School's program in Manhattan.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the end none of the five were chosen.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Instead, sighting poor attendance numbers and financial losses of $100,000 per year, the school decided to drop its football program on December, 15th.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Alumni, many hoping Lombardi would be named head coach, led a campaign to cover all operating costs for the 1955 season and honor an already announced schedule <sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in the process. The university however stood by their decision.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After more pushing, the alumni movement was finally abandoned in May, 1955.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With that came the lost opportunity at hiring, arguably, the single greatest football coach of all time. They also lost the services of freshmen quarterbacks Chuck Zimmerman and Jim Reese who had platooned the freshman team to a promising 3-1 record. Reese transferred to Minnesota where in 1958 he became the first Golden Gopher to throw for 200 yards in a game. Zimmerman transferred to Syracuse where in that same season he threw for over 700 yards while leading the Orangemen to the Orange Bowl. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Schedule">Schedule</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_Fordham_Rams_football_team&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Schedule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"><tbody><tr><th>Date</th><th>Opponent</th><th>Site</th><th>Result</th><th>Attendance</th><th>Source</th></tr><tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 2</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/1954_Rutgers_Queensmen_football" class="mw-redirect" title="1954 Rutgers Queensmen football">Rutgers</a></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rutgers_Stadium_(1938)" title="Rutgers Stadium (1938)">Rutgers Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Piscataway,_New_Jersey" title="Piscataway, New Jersey">Piscataway, NJ</a></li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 13–7</td><td style="text-align:center">10,000</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 9</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/1954_Boston_University_Terriers_football_team" title="1954 Boston University Terriers football team">Boston University</a></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nickerson_Field" title="Nickerson Field">Boston University Field</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston, MA</a></li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 20–55</td><td style="text-align:center">18,000</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 16</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1954_Boston_College_Eagles_football_team" title="1954 Boston College Eagles football team">Boston College</a></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Polo_Grounds" title="Polo Grounds">Polo Grounds</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Manhattan" title="Manhattan">New York, NY</a></li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 7–21</td><td style="text-align:center">13,676</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFFFE6"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 23</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/1954_Marquette_Warriors_football_team" title="1954 Marquette Warriors football team">Marquette</a></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Marquette_Stadium" title="Marquette Stadium">Marquette Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee" title="Milwaukee">Milwaukee, WI</a></li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">T</span> 14–14</td><td style="text-align:center">19,500</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 29</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at No. 10 <a href="/wiki/1954_Miami_Hurricanes_football_team" title="1954 Miami Hurricanes football team">Miami (FL)</a></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Miami_Orange_Bowl" title="Miami Orange Bowl">Burdine Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Miami" title="Miami">Miami, FL</a></li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 7–75</td><td style="text-align:center">37,498</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 6</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at No. 17 <a href="/wiki/1954_West_Virginia_Mountaineers_football_team" title="1954 West Virginia Mountaineers football team">West Virginia</a></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mountaineer_Field_(1924)" title="Mountaineer Field (1924)">Mountaineer Field</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Morgantown,_West_Virginia" title="Morgantown, West Virginia">Morgantown, WV</a></li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 9–39</td><td style="text-align:center">10,000</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 13</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1954_Holy_Cross_Crusaders_football_team" title="1954 Holy Cross Crusaders football team">Holy Cross</a></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Polo Grounds</li><li>New York, NY</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 19–20</td><td style="text-align:center">13,557</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 20</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1954_Syracuse_Orangemen_football_team" title="1954 Syracuse Orangemen football team">Syracuse</a></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Polo Grounds</li><li>New York, NY</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 7–20</td><td style="text-align:center">10,423</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 27</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1954_Villanova_Wildcats_football_team" title="1954 Villanova Wildcats football team">Villanova</a></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Polo Grounds</li><li>New York, NY</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; 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Swamps Fordham, 55-20"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Boston_Globe" title="The Boston Globe">The Boston Sunday Globe</a></i>. 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Boston, Mass. p. 58 – via <a href="/wiki/Newspapers.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Newspapers.com">Newspapers.com</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Boston+Sunday+Globe&rft.atitle=Gagliardi%2C+Kane+Spark+Eagles%2C+21-7&rft.pages=58&rft.date=1954-10-17&rft.aulast=Roberts&rft.aufirst=Ernie&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers.com%2Fclip%2F67817184%2F1954-fordham-bc%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1954+Fordham+Rams+football+team" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFStrickler1954" class="citation news cs1">Strickler, George (October 24, 1954). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67819651/1954-fordham-marquette/">"Marquette Rallies to Tie Fordham, 14-14"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Tribune" title="Chicago Tribune">Chicago Sunday Tribune</a></i>. Chicago, Ill. sect. 2, p. 3 – via <a href="/wiki/Newspapers.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Newspapers.com">Newspapers.com</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Chicago+Sunday+Tribune&rft.atitle=Marquette+Rallies+to+Tie+Fordham%2C+14-14&rft.pages=sect.+2%2C+p.+3&rft.date=1954-10-24&rft.aulast=Strickler&rft.aufirst=George&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers.com%2Fclip%2F67819651%2F1954-fordham-marquette%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1954+Fordham+Rams+football+team" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFEvans1954" class="citation news cs1">Evans, Luther (October 30, 1954). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67820563/1954-fordham-miami/">"Revenge-Mad Miami Humiliates Fordham, 75-7"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Miami_Herald" title="Miami Herald">The Miami Herald</a></i>. Miami, Fla. p. 14A – via <a href="/wiki/Newspapers.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Newspapers.com">Newspapers.com</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Miami+Herald&rft.atitle=Revenge-Mad+Miami+Humiliates+Fordham%2C+75-7&rft.pages=14A&rft.date=1954-10-30&rft.aulast=Evans&rft.aufirst=Luther&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers.com%2Fclip%2F67820563%2F1954-fordham-miami%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1954+Fordham+Rams+football+team" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMcKowen1954" class="citation news cs1">McKowen, Bob (November 7, 1954). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67823400/1954-fordham-wvu/">"WVU Trims Fordham; Six Men Get Touchdowns"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Charleston_Daily_Mail" title="Charleston Daily Mail">The Charleston Daily Mail</a></i>. Charleston, W.Va. p. 13 – via <a href="/wiki/Newspapers.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Newspapers.com">Newspapers.com</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Charleston+Daily+Mail&rft.atitle=WVU+Trims+Fordham%3B+Six+Men+Get+Touchdowns&rft.pages=13&rft.date=1954-11-07&rft.aulast=McKowen&rft.aufirst=Bob&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers.com%2Fclip%2F67823400%2F1954-fordham-wvu%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1954+Fordham+Rams+football+team" class="Z3988"></span> Attendance figure in <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1">"Mountaineers Whip Rams, 39-9". <i><a href="/wiki/The_Pittsburgh_Press" title="The Pittsburgh Press">The Pittsburgh Press</a></i>. Pittsburgh, Pa. November 7, 1954. sect. 4, p. 2.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Pittsburgh+Press&rft.atitle=Mountaineers+Whip+Rams%2C+39-9&rft.pages=sect.+4%2C+p.+2&rft.date=1954-11-07&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1954+Fordham+Rams+football+team" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSmith1954" class="citation news cs1">Smith, Art (November 14, 1954). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67853164/1954-fordham-hc/">"Rams Butt, Can't Kick – Holy Cross Wins, 20-19"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Daily_News_(New_York)" class="mw-redirect" title="Daily News (New York)">Sunday News</a></i>. New York, N.Y. p. 100 – via <a href="/wiki/Newspapers.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Newspapers.com">Newspapers.com</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Sunday+News&rft.atitle=Rams+Butt%2C+Can%27t+Kick+%E2%80%93+Holy+Cross+Wins%2C+20-19&rft.pages=100&rft.date=1954-11-14&rft.aulast=Smith&rft.aufirst=Art&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers.com%2Fclip%2F67853164%2F1954-fordham-hc%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1954+Fordham+Rams+football+team" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFReddy1954" class="citation news cs1">Reddy, Bill (November 21, 1954). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67857427/1954-fordham-syracuse/">"Syracuse U. Whips Fordham in Finale, 20 to 7"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Post-Standard" title="The Post-Standard">The Post-Standard</a></i>. Syracuse, N.Y. p. 31 – via <a href="/wiki/Newspapers.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Newspapers.com">Newspapers.com</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Post-Standard&rft.atitle=Syracuse+U.+Whips+Fordham+in+Finale%2C+20+to+7&rft.pages=31&rft.date=1954-11-21&rft.aulast=Reddy&rft.aufirst=Bill&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers.com%2Fclip%2F67857427%2F1954-fordham-syracuse%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1954+Fordham+Rams+football+team" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFTurkin1954" class="citation news cs1">Turkin, Hy (November 28, 1954). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67858432/1954-fordham-villanova/">"Villanova Slams Rams for First Victory, 41-0"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Daily_News_(New_York)" class="mw-redirect" title="Daily News (New York)">Sunday News</a></i>. New York, N.Y. p. 111 – via <a href="/wiki/Newspapers.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Newspapers.com">Newspapers.com</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Sunday+News&rft.atitle=Villanova+Slams+Rams+for+First+Victory%2C+41-0&rft.pages=111&rft.date=1954-11-28&rft.aulast=Turkin&rft.aufirst=Hy&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers.com%2Fclip%2F67858432%2F1954-fordham-villanova%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1954+Fordham+Rams+football+team" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236075235">.mw-parser-output .navbox{box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;width:100%;clear:both;font-size:88%;text-align:center;padding:1px;margin:1em auto 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbox{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output 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team (page does not exist)">1884</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1885_Fordham_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1885 Fordham football team (page does not exist)">1885</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1886_Fordham_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1886 Fordham football team (page does not exist)">1886</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1887_Fordham_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1887 Fordham football team (page does not exist)">1887</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1888_Fordham_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1888 Fordham football team (page does not exist)">1888</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1889_Fordham_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1889 Fordham football team (page does not exist)">1889</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1890_Fordham_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1890 Fordham football team (page does not exist)">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1891_Fordham_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1891 Fordham football team (page does not exist)">1891</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_Fordham_football_team" title="1892 Fordham football team">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1893_Fordham_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1893 Fordham football team (page does not exist)">1893</a></li> <li><span style="color:gray">1894</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1895_Fordham_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1895 Fordham football team (page does not exist)">1895</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1896_Fordham_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1896 Fordham football team (page does not exist)">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1897_Fordham_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1897 Fordham football team (page does not exist)">1897</a></li> 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href="/wiki/1904_Fordham_football_team" title="1904 Fordham football team">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_Fordham_football_team" title="1905 Fordham football team">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_Fordham_football_team" title="1906 Fordham football team">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_Fordham_football_team" title="1907 Fordham football team">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_Fordham_Maroon_football_team" title="1908 Fordham Maroon football team">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_Fordham_Maroon_football_team" title="1909 Fordham Maroon football team">1909</a></li> <li><span style="color:gray">1910</span></li> <li><span style="color:gray">1911</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_Fordham_Maroon_football_team" title="1912 Fordham Maroon football team">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_Fordham_Maroon_football_team" title="1913 Fordham Maroon football team">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_Fordham_Maroon_football_team" title="1914 Fordham Maroon football 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title="1924 Fordham Maroon football team">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_Fordham_Maroon_football_team" title="1925 Fordham Maroon football team">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_Fordham_Maroon_football_team" title="1926 Fordham Maroon football team">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_Fordham_Maroon_football_team" title="1927 Fordham Maroon football team">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_Fordham_Maroon_football_team" title="1928 Fordham Maroon football team">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_Fordham_Rams_football_team" title="1929 Fordham Rams football team">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_Fordham_Rams_football_team" title="1930 Fordham Rams football team">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_Fordham_Rams_football_team" title="1931 Fordham Rams football team">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_Fordham_Rams_football_team" title="1932 Fordham Rams football team">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_Fordham_Rams_football_team" title="1933 Fordham Rams football team">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_Fordham_Rams_football_team" title="1934 Fordham Rams football team">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_Fordham_Rams_football_team" title="1935 Fordham Rams football team">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_Fordham_Rams_football_team" title="1936 Fordham Rams football team">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Fordham_Rams_football_team" title="1937 Fordham Rams football team">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Fordham_Rams_football_team" title="1938 Fordham Rams football team">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Fordham_Rams_football_team" title="1939 Fordham Rams football team">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Fordham_Rams_football_team" title="1940 Fordham Rams football team">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_Fordham_Rams_football_team" title="1941 Fordham Rams football team">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Fordham_Rams_football_team" title="1942 Fordham Rams football team">1942</a></li> <li><span style="color:gray">1943</span></li> <li><span style="color:gray">1944</span></li> <li><span style="color:gray">1945</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Fordham_Rams_football_team" title="1946 Fordham Rams football team">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_Fordham_Rams_football_team" title="1947 Fordham Rams football team">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Fordham_Rams_football_team" title="1948 Fordham Rams football team">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_Fordham_Rams_football_team" title="1949 Fordham Rams football team">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_Fordham_Rams_football_team" title="1950 Fordham Rams football team">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_Fordham_Rams_football_team" title="1951 Fordham Rams football team">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Fordham_Rams_football_team" title="1952 Fordham Rams football team">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Fordham_Rams_football_team" title="1953 Fordham Rams football team">1953</a></li> <li><a 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team (page does not exist)">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1975_Fordham_Rams_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1975 Fordham Rams football team (page does not exist)">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1976_Fordham_Rams_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1976 Fordham Rams football team (page does not exist)">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977_Fordham_Rams_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977 Fordham Rams football team (page does not exist)">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Fordham_Rams_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978 Fordham Rams football team (page does not exist)">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_Fordham_Rams_football_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1979 Fordham Rams football team (page does not exist)">1979</a></li> <li><a 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