1928 Fordham Maroon football team

1928 Fordham Maroon football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–5
Head coach	Frank Cavanaugh (2nd season)
Captain	John Smith
Home stadium	Fordham Field, Yankee Stadium, Polo Grounds

1928 Eastern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Boston College			–					9	–	0	–	0
West Chester			–					8	–	0	–	0
Villanova			–					7	–	0	–	1
Brown			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 11 Penn			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 6 Carnegie Tech			–					7	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Army			–					8	–	2	–	0
Drexel			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 10 NYU			–					8	–	2	–	0
Temple			–					7	–	1	–	2
Lafayette			–					6	–	1	–	2
Princeton			–					5	–	1	–	2
CCNY			–					4	–	1	–	2
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	2	–	1
Harvard			–					5	–	2	–	1
Tufts			–					5	–	2	–	1
Colgate			–					6	–	3	–	0
Rutgers			–					6	–	3	–	0
Bucknell			–					5	–	2	–	3
Columbia			–					5	–	3	–	1
Boston University			–					3	–	3	–	2
Cornell			–					3	–	3	–	2
Syracuse			–					4	–	4	–	1
Yale			–					4	–	4	–	0
Fordham			–					4	–	5	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					4	–	5	–	0
Penn State			–					3	–	5	–	1
Lehigh			–					3	–	6	–	0
Washington & Jefferson			–					2	–	5	–	2
Providence			–					1	–	5	–	3
Vermont			–					1	–	7	–	2
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1928 Fordham Maroon football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University as an independent during the 1928 college football season. In its second year under head coach Frank Cavanaugh, Fordham compiled a 4–5 record and outscored opponents by a total of 130 to 121. Dave Morey was hired as an assistant coach for the season. John Smith was the team captain.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28		St. Bonaventure	St. Bonaventure, NY	W 27–0
October 6		George Washington	Fordham Field Bronx, NY	W 20–0
October 13		NYU	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 7–34	50,000
October 20		at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 19–13
October 27		Washington & Jefferson	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 34–0
November 6		West Virginia	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	L 0–18
November 12	2:00 p.m.	at Boston College	Fenway Park Boston, MA	L 7–19	35,000
November 17		Detroit	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 0–19	5,000
November 24		Georgetown	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 7–27