Year: | 1917 |
Team: | Fordham Maroon |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Independent |
Record: | 22–3 / 7–2 |
Head Coach: | Frank Gargan, Frank McCaffrey |
Hc Year: | 1st |
Captain: | Bulger Lowe, James Conklin, James Kendricks |
Stadium: | Fordham Field |
The 1917 Fordham Maroon football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University as an independent during the 1917 college football season. Fordham claims a 22–3 record.[1] College Football Data Warehouse (CFDW) lists the team's record at 7–2.[2] Opponents recognized by CFDW are displayed in bold in the schedule chart below.
Frank Gargan and Frank McCaffrey were the team's coaches. Left halfback Frankie Frisch, known as "The Fordham Flash", led the team on offense. He later played for 19 years in Major League Baseball from 1919 to 1937 and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Bulger Lowe played his only season with the University[1] as a tackle[3] and was one of the team captains,[1] becoming the first player from the school to play pro-football when in 1920, he was drafted.[1]