1931 Fordham Rams football team

The 1931 Fordham Rams football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University as an independent during the 1931 college football season. In its fifth year under head coach Frank Cavanaugh, Fordham compiled a 6–1–2 record, shut out five of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 205 to 36.^[1]

1931 Fordham Rams football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–1–2
Head coach	Frank Cavanaugh (5th season)
Captain	James Murphy
Home stadium	Fordham Field, Polo Grounds, Yankee Stadium
Seasons ← 1930 1932 →

1931 Eastern college football independents records

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26		Thiel	Fordham Field Bronx, NY	W 28–0	9,000
October 3		West Virginia	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 20–7	18,000	[2]
October 12	2:00 p.m.	at Boston College	Fenway Park Boston, MA	W 20–0	25,000	[3]
October 17		Holy Cross	Polo Grounds New York, NY	T 6–6	20,000
October 24		Drake	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 46–0	10,000
October 31		West Liberty	Fordham Field Bronx, NY	W 33–0
November 7		Detroit	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 39–9		[4]
November 14		NYU	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	T 0–0	80,000	[5]
November 21		Bucknell	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 13–14	25,000	[6]
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