1909 Fordham

5–⁠1–⁠2, coached by Howard Gargan. The season’s Wikipedia article records 13–⁠2–⁠2, over 17 games to the eight on file here.

Schedule and results

Fordham in 1909, game by game: won at Rutgers 9–0; lost at Princeton 0–3; won at Cornell 12–6; won vs. Swarthmore 21–3; tied vs. Georgetown 0–0; won vs. Rensselaer 30–0; won vs. Holy Cross 9–5; tied vs. Syracuse 5–5+30−3Won 9–0 at Rutgers+9RutgersLost 0–3 at Princeton-3PrincetonWon 12–6 at Cornell+6CornellWon 21–3 vs. Swarthmore+18SwarthmoreTied 0–0 vs. Georgetown0GeorgetownWon 30–0 vs. Rensselaer+30RensselaerWon 9–5 vs. Holy Cross+4Holy CrossTied 5–5 vs. Syracuse0Syracuse
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 2atRutgersW 9–⁠052%
Oct 9atPrincetonL 0–⁠329%
Oct 16atCornellW 12–⁠630%
Oct 23vsSwarthmoreW 21–⁠354%
Nov 2vsGeorgetownT 0–⁠071%
Nov 13vsRensselaerW 30–⁠092%
Nov 20vsHoly CrossW 9–⁠567%
Nov 25vsSyracuseT 5–⁠569%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Syracuse 5–⁠5.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).

Record
5–⁠1–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
86–⁠22
Coach
Howard Gargan
Elo
1555 +77 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
7.7 No. 21 of 74 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Frank Gargan