1918 Fordham Maroon Football Team
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The 1918 Fordham Maroon football team was an American football team that represented
Fordham University Fordham University () is a Private university, private Jesuit universities, Jesuit research university in New York City. Established in 1841 and named after the Fordham, Bronx, Fordham neighborhood of the The Bronx, Bronx in which its origina ...
as an independent during the
1918 college football season The 1918 college football season was a season of college football in the United States. There was no consensus champion, with the ''Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book'' listing Michigan and Pittsburgh as national champions. World War ...
. Fordham claims a 16–2–1 record. College Football Data Warehouse (CFDW) lists the team's record at 4–2–1. Luckyshow also lists the team's record at 4-2-1. Opponents recognized by CFDW are displayed in bold in the schedule chart below.
Edward Siskind Edward S. Siskind (May 5, 1886 – July 20, 1955) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Fordham University Fordham University () is a Private university, private Jesuit universities, Jesuit ...
, a former Fordham player, was appointed as the head coach. 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
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