1931 Fordham Rams football team
{{Short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1931
| team = Fordham Rams
| sport = football
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| conference = Independent
| record = 6–1–2
| head_coach = Frank Cavanaugh
| hc_year = 5th
| captain = James Murphy
| stadium = Fordham Field, Polo Grounds, Yankee Stadium
}}
{{1931 Eastern college football independents records}}
The 1931 Fordham Rams football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University as an independent during the 1931 college football season. In its fifth year under head coach Frank Cavanaugh, Fordham compiled a 6–1–2 record, shut out five of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 205 to 36.{{cite web|title=2019 Fordham Football Media Guide|publisher=Fordham University |year=2019 |page=157 |accessdate=June 19, 2020|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/fordham.sidearmsports.com/documents/2019/8/26/FordFB19.pdf}}
Schedule
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|September 26|||{{cfb link|year=1931|team=Thiel Tomcats|title=Thiel}}|Fordham Field|Bronx, NY|W 28-0|9,000|
|October 3|||West Virginia|Polo Grounds|New York, NY|W 20-7|18,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pittsburgh-press-rams-smash-mountain/151735409/|work=The Pittsburgh Press|title=Rams smash Mountaineer eleven, 20–7|date=October 4, 1931|accessdate=July 21, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 12|2:00 p.m.|at|Boston College|Fenway Park|Boston, MA|W 20-0|25,000|{{cite news |author= |title=Unconquered Rams Play Eagles Today |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78635344/the-boston-globe/ |newspaper=The Boston Globe |location=Boston, Massachusetts |date=October 12, 1931 |page=18 |access-date=May 30, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
|October 17|||Holy Cross|Polo Grounds|New York, NY|T 6-6|20,000|
|October 24|||Drake|Polo Grounds|New York, NY|W 46-0|10,000|
|October 31|||{{cfb link|year=1931|team=West Liberty Hilltoppers|title=West Liberty}}
|November 7|||Detroit|Polo Grounds|New York, NY|W 39-9||{{cite news|title=Titans Are Routed By Fordham, 39 to 9: Dorais Men Give Rams Field Day|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=W. W. Edgar|date=November 8, 1931|pages=Sports 1, 3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121127226/titans-are-routed-by-fordham-39-to-9/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 14|||NYU|Yankee Stadium|Bronx, NY|T 0-0|80,000|{{cite news|title=N.Y.U.--Fordham In Scoreles Tie; 80,000 at Game|newspaper=The Brooklyn Daily Times|date=November 15, 1931|page=1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53786718/nyu-fordham-in-scoreles-tie-80000/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 21|||Bucknell|Polo Grounds|New York, NY|L 13-14|25,000|{{cite news|title=Bisons Nip Fordham, 14-13|newspaper=New York Daily News|date=November 22, 1931|page=56C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97810018/bisons-nip-fordham-14-13/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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