The 1906 Fordham football team was an
American football
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team that represented
Fordham University as an independent during the
1906 college football season
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. Fordham claims a 15–5 record,
though
College Football Data Warehouse
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(CFDW) lists the team's record as 5–3.
was the team's coach for a third, non-consecutive year. Quarterback
Howard Gargan was the team captain from 1905 to 1907 and took over as head coach in 1908.
[ The team played its home games at Fordham Field in ]The Bronx
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and at the Polo Grounds in Manhattan
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.
Schedule
The following eight games are reported in Fordham's media guide, CFDW, and contemporaneous press coverage.[
The following are 12 additional games reported in the Fordham media guide.][
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