1918 Fordham Maroon football team

The 1918 Fordham Maroon football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University as an independent during the 1918 college football season. Fordham claims a 16–2–1 record.[1] College Football Data Warehouse (CFDW) lists the team's record at 4–2–1.[2] Opponents recognized by CFDW are displayed in bold in the schedule chart below.

1918 Fordham Maroon football
Conference	Independent
1918 record	16–2–1 / 4–2–1
Head coach	Edward Siskind (1st season)
Captain	William Ewing
Home stadium	Fordham Field

1918 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Bucknell			–					6	–	0	–	0
Princeton			–					3	–	0	–	0
Army			–					1	–	0	–	0
Buffalo			–					6	–	1	–	0
Columbia			–					5	–	1	–	0
Syracuse			–					5	–	1	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					4	–	1	–	0
Boston College			–					5	–	2	–	0
Rutgers			–					5	–	2	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					2	–	1	–	0
Geneva			–					4	–	2	–	0
Swarthmore			–					4	–	2	–	0
Harvard			–					2	–	1	–	0
Fordham			–					4	–	2	–	1
Villanova			–					3	–	2	–	0
Penn			–					5	–	3	–	0
Lehigh			–					4	–	3	–	0
Dartmouth			–					3	–	3	–	0
Wash. & Jeff.			–					2	–	2	–	0
New Hampshire			–					2	–	2	–	1
Lafayette			–					3	–	4	–	0
Brown			–					2	–	3	–	0
Tufts			–					2	–	3	–	0
Penn State			–					1	–	2	–	1
Drexel			–					0	–	1	–	0
NYU			–					0	–	4	–	0

Edward Siskind, a former Fordham player, was appointed as the head coach.[3]

Left halfback Frankie Frisch, known as "The Fordham Flash", led the team on offense. He later played for 19 years in Major League Baseball from 1919 to 1937 and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 30	USS Granite State	Fordham Field Bronx, NY	W 6–0	[4]
November 2	Saint John's (NY)	Fordham Field Bronx, NY	W 27–0	[5]
November 9	at NYU	Ohio Field New York, NY	W 7–0	[6]
November 16	at Boston College	Alumni Field University Heights, Newton, MA	W 13–0	[7]
November 20	Fort Slocum	Fordham Field Bronx, NY	T 6–6	[8]
November 23	at Camp Merritt	Hackensack, NJ	L 0–27
November 28	Georgetown	Fordham Field Bronx, NY	W 14–0	[9]
	Pelham Bay Naval Reserve		W 31–7
	US Training Station, Bayshore		L 0–10
	USS Texas		W 24–0
	USS Arkansas		W 30–6
	USS Wyoming		W 31–7
	USS Arkansas		W 20–0
	Columbia freshmen		W 21–14
	Fordham Prep		W 10–3
	Fort HG Wright		W 7–0
	New Mexico		W 28–10

References

1. "2019 Fordham Football Media Guide" (PDF). Fordham University. 2019. p. 156. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
2. "Fordham Yearly Results (1915-1919)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
3. "Fordham Appoints Coach, Starts Football With Vim". New York Herald. October 18, 1918 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Fordham Loses To Granite State Tars". New York Herald. October 31, 1918 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Fordham Easily Trims St. John's". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 3, 1918 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "N.Y.U. Players Battered In Game Won by Fordham". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 10, 1918 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Fordham Masters Boston College". The Boston Post. November 17, 1918 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Fordham In Stiff Scrimmage: Maroon Holds Its Own Against Fort Slocum Soldiers". New York Herald. November 21, 1918 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Fordham Football Team Finally Downs Georgetown". New York Herald. November 29, 1918. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.