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1953 Fordham

4–⁠5, coached by Ed Danowski.

Schedule and results

Fordham in 1953, game by game: won at Detroit Mercy 21–7; lost at Syracuse 13–20; lost vs. Boston College 13–20; won at Rutgers 40–13; won vs. Miami 20–0; lost at Penn State 21–28; won vs. Temple 28–0; lost at Holy Cross 7–20; lost vs. Villanova 13–20+28−13Won 21–7 at Detroit Mercy+14Detroit MercyLost 13–20 at Syracuse-7SyracuseLost 13–20 vs. Boston College-7Boston CollegeWon 40–13 at Rutgers+27RutgersWon 20–0 vs. Miami+20MiamiLost 21–28 at Penn State-7Penn StateWon 28–0 vs. Temple+28TempleLost 7–20 at Holy Cross-13Holy CrossLost 13–20 vs. Villanova-7Villanova
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 2atDetroit MercyW 21–⁠746%
Oct 10atSyracuseL 13–⁠2034%
Oct 16vsBoston CollegeL 13–⁠2071%
Oct 24atRutgersW 40–⁠1343%
Oct 31vsMiamiW 20–⁠066%
Nov 7atPenn StateL 21–⁠2834%
Nov 14vsTempleW 28–⁠077%
Nov 21atHoly CrossL 7–⁠2047%
Nov 28vsVillanovaL 13–⁠2063%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Villanova 20–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
176–⁠128
Coach
Ed Danowski
Elo
1468 −9 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
2.5 No. 49 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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