1937 Fordham
7–0–1, coached by Jimmy Crowley, finished No. 3 in the AP poll. Share
Schedule and results
- Best winBeat No. 15 North Carolina 14–0Oct 30
Over the best-ranked team it beat, on the road.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | vsFranklin & Marshall | W 66–0 | 91% |
| Oct 9 | vsWaynesburg | W 48–0 | 93% |
| Oct 16 | at Pittsburgh | T 0–0 | 27% |
| Oct 23 | vs TCU | W 7–6 | 52% |
| Oct 30 | at 15North Carolina | W 14–0 | 31% |
| Nov 6 | vs Purdue | W 21–3 | 69% |
| Nov 20 | vsSaint Mary’s (CA) | W 6–0 | 70% |
| Nov 27 | vsNew York University | W 20–7 | 80% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat New York University 20–7; No. 3 in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 9
- Wk 2: 10
- Wk 3: 5
- Wk 4: 4
- Wk 5: 4
- Wk 6: 3
- Final: 3
Players on this team
Alex WojciechowiczCenter- Ed FrancoOffensive tackle
- Al BabartskyOffensive tackle
- Len EshmontBack
- Lou DeFilippoCenter
- John KuzmanOffensive tackle
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1937.
- Record
- 7–0–1
- Conference
- —
- AP final
- No. 3 peak No. 3
- Points
- 182–16
- Coach
- Jimmy Crowley
- Elo
- 1671 +99 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 16.4 No. 9 of 126 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- John F. Druze
Drafted in 1938
The 1938 draft| Rd 1 | Alex Wojciechowicz C | Detroit Lions |
| Rd 5 | Ed Franco OG | Cleveland Rams |
| Rd 5 | Al Babartsky OT | Chicago Cardinals |