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1951 Fordham

5–⁠4, coached by Ed Danowski.

Schedule and results

Fordham in 1951, game by game: won at Missouri 34–20; won at Dartmouth 14–6; lost at Holy Cross 20–54; won at Boston College 35–19; lost vs. San Francisco 26–32; lost at Syracuse 20–33; lost at Rutgers 7–13; won at Temple 35–6; won vs. New York University 41–0+41−34Won 34–20 at Missouri+14MissouriWon 14–6 at Dartmouth+8DartmouthLost 20–54 at Holy Cross-34Holy CrossWon 35–19 at Boston College+16Boston CollegeLost 26–32 vs. San Francisco-6San FranciscoLost 20–33 at Syracuse-13SyracuseLost 7–13 at Rutgers-6RutgersWon 35–6 at Temple+29TempleWon 41–0 vs. New York University+41New York Univer…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22atMissouriW 34–⁠2046%
Sep 29atDartmouthW 14–⁠651%
Oct 6atHoly CrossL 20–⁠5461%
Oct 12atBoston CollegeW 35–⁠1971%
Oct 20vsSan FranciscoL 26–⁠3253%
Oct 27atSyracuseL 20–⁠3356%
Nov 3atRutgersL 7–⁠1350%
Nov 17atTempleW 35–⁠650%
Nov 24vsNew York UniversityW 41–⁠083%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat New York University 41–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
232–⁠183
Coach
Ed Danowski
Elo
1546 −4 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
3.0 No. 53 of 116 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Chris Campbell