The 1907 Fordham football team was an

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team that represented

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as an independent during the

1907 college football season The 1907 college football season saw the increased use of the forward pass, which had been legalized the year before. Football remained a dangerous game, despite the "debrutalization" reforms, and an unprecedented eleven players were killed (9 hi ...

. Fordham claims a 18–1–1 record, and

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(CFDW) lists the team's record at 6–1–1. Fred L. Smith was the team's coach for a fourth and final year. Quarterback Howard Gargan was the team captain and took over as head coach in 1908. The team played its home games at Fordham Field in

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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.

References

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