The 1908 Fordham Maroon football team was an

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team that represented

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as an independent during the

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. Fordham claims a 17–3–1 record, and College Football Data Warehouse (CFDW) lists the team's record at 5–1.

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, who was the captain and quarterback of Fordham's 1907 team, served as the team's head coach. Leo Fitzpatrick was the 1908 team captain. The team played its home games at Fordham Field on the school's campus in

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and at the

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in the Washington Park neighborhood of

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Schedule

The following six games are reported in Fordham's media guide, CFDW, and contemporaneous press coverage. The following are 13 additional games reported in the Fordham media guide.

References

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