1951 Fordham Rams football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1951
| team = Fordham Rams
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Independent
| record = 5–4
| head_coach = Ed Danowski
| hc_year = 6th
| captain = Chris Campbell
| stadium = Triborough Stadium
}}
{{1951 Eastern college football independents records}}
The 1951 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University as an independent during the 1951 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Ed Danowski, the Rams compiled a 5–4 record. Chris Campbell was the team captain.{{cite book |title=Fordham 2019 Football Media Guide |chapter=Year-by-Year |publisher=Fordham University |location=Bronx, N.Y. |page=158 |accessdate=June 20, 2020 |url=https://fordhamsports.com/documents/2019/8/26/FordFB19.pdf |archive-date=August 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200817054543/https://fordhamsports.com/documents/2019/8/26/FordFB19.pdf |url-status=live }} The Rams were outscored 232 to 183. The team was ranked at No. 72a in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.{{cite news|title=Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings|newspaper=The Nashville Banner|date=December 14, 1951|page=49|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/nashville-banner-vols-top-final-1951-lit/124782001/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=May 27, 2023|archive-date=May 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516031555/https://www.newspapers.com/article/nashville-banner-vols-top-final-1951-lit/124782001/|url-status=live}}
Fordham played two games at Triborough Stadium on Randalls Island in Manhattan, New York City, and the rest of its schedule on the road.
Schedule
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Missouri
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Columbia, MO
| score = 34–20
| attend = 18,000
| source = {{cite news |title=Fordham's 5 O'Clock Lightning Beats Missouri, 34-20 |first=Bob |last=Broeg |date=September 23, 1951 |page=1B |newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |location=St. Louis, Mo. |via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67437855/1951-fordham-missouri/ |access-date=January 13, 2021 |archive-date=January 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115065117/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67437855/1951-fordham-missouri/ |url-status=live }}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Dartmouth
| site_stadium = Memorial Field
| site_cityst = Hanover, NH
| score = 14–6
| attend = 11,000
| source = {{cite news |title=Rams Top Dartmouth, 14-6, Helped by Passing of Franz |first=Lincoln A. |last=Werden |date=September 30, 1951 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Holy Cross
| site_stadium = Fitton Field
| site_cityst = Worcester, MA
| score = 20–54
| attend = 23,000
| source = {{cite news |title=H.C. Smothers Fordham 54-20 |first=Jerry |last=Nason |date=October 7, 1951 |page=45 |newspaper=The Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass. |via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67444075/1951-fordham-hc/ |access-date=January 13, 2021 |archive-date=January 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114101945/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67444075/1951-fordham-hc/ |url-status=live }}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Boston College
| site_stadium = Braves Field
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| score = 35–19
| attend = 15,600
| source = {{cite news |title=Franz Passes Fordham to Win over BC, 35-49 |first=Dana |last=Mozley |date=October 13, 1951 |page=23 |newspaper=Daily News |location=New York, N.Y. |via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67446171/1951-fordham-bc/ |access-date=January 13, 2021 |archive-date=January 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115012840/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67446171/1951-fordham-bc/ |url-status=live }}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| w/l = l
| opponent = San Francisco
| site_stadium = Triborough Stadium
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| score = 26–32
| attend = 15,250
| source = {{cite news |title=Matson's 3 TD's Spark USF, 32-26 |first=Bill |last=Mulligan |date=October 21, 1951 |page=32 |newspaper=San Francisco Examiner |location=San Francisco, Calif. |via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67448622/1951-fordham-usf/ |access-date=January 13, 2021 |archive-date=January 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115070516/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67448622/1951-fordham-usf/ |url-status=live }}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 28
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Syracuse
| site_stadium = Archbold Stadium
| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY
| score = 20–33
| attend = 15,000
| source = {{cite news |title=Stone's TD Heaves Rip Franz-Less Rams, 33-20 |first=Dana |last=Mozley |date=October 28, 1951 |page=94 |newspaper=Sunday News |location=New York, N.Y. |via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67464132/1951-fordham-syracuse/ |access-date=January 13, 2021 |archive-date=January 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115203534/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67464132/1951-fordham-syracuse/ |url-status=live }}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Rutgers
| site_stadium = Rutgers Stadium
| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ
| score = 7–13
| attend = 5,000
| source = {{cite news |title=Rutgers Spills Fordham, 13-7, in Hall of Fame Game |first=Joe |last=Burns |date=November 4, 1951 |page=19 |newspaper=The Sunday Times |location=New Brunswick, N.J.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15607466/ }}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 18
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Temple
| site_stadium = Temple Stadium
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| score = 35–6
| attend = 7,500
| source = {{cite news |title=Rams Stuff Owls, 35-6; Hyatt, Franz, Sullivan Star |first=Dana |last=Mozley |date=November 18, 1951 |page=101 |newspaper=Sunday News |location=New York, N.Y. |via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67470731/1951-fordham-temple/ |access-date=January 13, 2021 |archive-date=January 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114063258/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67470731/1951-fordham-temple/ |url-status=live }}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 24
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| opponent = NYU
| site_stadium = Triborough Stadium
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| score = 41–0
| attend = 12,000
| source = {{cite news |title=Rams Overpower NYU in Record 41-0 Rout |first=Hy |last=Turkin |date=November 25, 1951 |page=118 |newspaper=Sunday News |location=New York, N.Y. |via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67471469/1951-fordham-nyu/ |access-date=January 13, 2021 |archive-date=January 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114224201/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67471469/1951-fordham-nyu/ |url-status=live }}
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