1941 Fordham Rams football team

The 1941 Fordham Rams football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University as an independent during the 1941 college football season. Rams offense scored 182 points while the defense allowed 67 points. Fordham was invited to play in the Rose Bowl, but declined the invitation because it had previously accepted a berth in the 1942 Sugar Bowl. They were ranked sixth in the final AP poll, released in early December.

1941 Fordham Rams football
Sugar Bowl champion
Eastern champion
Sugar Bowl, W 2–0 vs. Missouri
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 6
Record8–1
Head coach
Home stadiumPolo Grounds
1941 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Duquesne    8 0 0
Thiel    7 0 0
Saint Francis (PA)    6 0 1
No. 6 Fordham    8 1 0
Rochester    6 1 0
Trinity (CT)    6 1 0
Wagner    5 1 0
Franklin & Marshall    5 1 1
Penn State    7 2 0
Temple    7 2 0
Coast Guard    6 2 0
Norwich    6 2 0
Hofstra    5 2 0
Boston College    7 3 0
Syracuse    5 2 1
Bucknell    6 3 0
Drexel    4 2 1
Boston University    5 3 0
La Salle    5 3 0
Tufts    5 3 0
Army    5 3 1
CCNY    4 4 0
Villanova    4 4 0
Manhattan    4 4 1
Holy Cross    4 4 2
Colgate    3 3 2
Providence    3 3 2
Buffalo    3 4 1
Massachusetts State    3 4 1
Pittsburgh    3 6 0
Vermont    2 6 0
NYU    2 7 0
Carnegie Tech    1 7 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Fordham's Steve Filipowicz was selected by the Associated Press a first-team back on the 1941 All-Eastern football team. Guard Larry Sartori was named to the second team.

The Rams won the Sugar Bowl by a score of 2–0 over the Missouri Tigers. The game was played in heavy rain and the only score came off of a blocked punt in the first quarter.

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