1928–29 Fordham Rams men's basketball team

The 1928–29 Fordham Rams men's basketball team represented Fordham University during the 1928–29 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was coached by Ed Kelleher in his sixth year at the school. Fordham's home games were played at Rose Hill Gymnasium and were an Independent. The Captain was Frank Dougherty.

1928–29 Fordham Rams men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record18–2
Head coach
Home arenaRose Hill Gymnasium
Seasons
1928–29 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Loyola (Ill.)   16 0   1.000
Rhode Island State   15 1   .938
St. John's (N.Y.)   23 2   .920
East Central   21 2   .913
St. Ignatius   21 2   .913
Fordham   18 2   .900
Butler   17 2   .895
Westminster (Pa.)   15 2   .882
West Texas State   21 3   .875
Rider   19 3   .864
Ohio Wesleyan   18 3   .857
Mount Union   17 3   .850
Providence   17 3   .850
Northern Arizona State   15 3   .833
Arizona   19 4   .826
Springfield (Mass.)   14 3   .824
Temple   17 4   .810
Carleton   12 3   .800
Colgate   16 4   .800
Indiana State   15 4   .789
Saint Louis   14 4   .778
Santa Clara   10 3   .769
Cincinnati   13 4   .765
Pittsburgh   16 5   .762
Notre Dame   15 5   .750
The Citadel   12 4   .750
Seton Hall   11 4   .733
Syracuse   11 4   .733
West Virginia   16 6   .727
Wichita Municipal   16 6   .727
New York University   13 5   .722
St. Bonaventure   17 7   .708
Army   12 5   .706
Georgetown   12 5   .706
Washburn   12 5   .706
Wooster   12 5   .706
Muhlenberg   9 4   .692
Loyola (Md.)   11 5   .688
Michigan State   11 5   .688
Furman   12 6   .667
Marshall   14 7   .667
Richmond   10 5   .667
Rutgers   10 5   .667
Connecticut   11 6   .647
CCNY   9 5   .643f
Kent State Normal   11 7   .611
New Mexico   14 9   .609
Duquesne   12 8   .600
Louisville   12 8   .600
Holy Cross   10 7   .588
Canisius   7 5   .583
Western State Teachers   11 8   .579
Niagara   12 9   .571
Pittsburg State   13 10   .565
Bucknell   10 8   .556
Davidson   10 8   .556
DePaul   5 4   .556
DePauw   9 8   .529
Saint Francis (N.Y.)   9 8   .529
Texas Tech   9 8   .529
Xavier   9 8   .529
Penn State   10 9   .526
Valparaiso   11 10   .524
Bradley   8 8   .500
Lehigh   7 7   .500
Marquette   8 8   .500
Navy   8 8   .500
Ohio   10 10   .500
Dayton   9 10   .474
LIU   10 12   .455
William & Mary   9 11   .450
St. Joseph's   8 10   .444
Western Kentucky State   8 10   .444
Harvard   6 8   .429
Villanova   6 8   .429
New Mexico A&M   6 9   .400
Buffalo   7 11   .389
Miami (Ohio)   7 11   .389
Wake Forest   5 8   .385
Toledo   6 10   .375
Bowling Green State   6 11   .353
Boston University   4 8   .333
Lafayette   6 12   .333
Saint Mary's (Calif.)   5 10   .333
Tempe State   5 12   .294
Detroit   4 11   .267
Manhattan   4 11   .267
Brown   4 13   .235
Texas State M&M   4 14   .222
George Washington   2 8   .200
Tulsa   2 11   .154

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 8*
at St. Francis Brooklyn W 29–16[1]  1–0
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
December 12*
Fordham Maroon Alumni W 30–20[2]  2–0
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
December 15*
Gettysburg W 28–19[3]  3–0
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
The Bronx, New York
December 20*
Yale W 46–23 [4]  4–0
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
The Bronx, New York
January 2*
Princeton W 41–15  5–0
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
January 4*
Colgate W 25–23  6–0
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
January 8*
Bucknell W 55–30  7–0
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
The Bronx, NY
January 11*
Syracuse W 37–15  8–0
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
January 16*
at Saint Joseph's W 27–25 OT 9–0
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 19*
Columbia W 36–18  10–0
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
The Bronx, New York
February 2*
Tufts W 47–18  11–0
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
February 5*
at Loyola Maryland W 43–30  12–0
Evergreen Gymnasium 
Baltimore, Maryland
February 6*
at Catholic W 47–20  13–0
Brookland Gymnasium 
Washington, D. C.
February 9*
at Baltimore W 56–18  14–0
 
Baltimore, Maryland
February 13*
St. Thomas W 50–17  15–0
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
The Bronx, New York
February 16*
CCNY W 50–19  16–0
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, New York
February 20*
St. John's W 24–21  17–0
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
The Bronx, NY
February 23*
vs. NYU L 15–32  17–1
102nd Engineers Armory 
New York, NY
February 27*
at Manhattan W 33–21  18–1
 
Riverdale, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ "St. Francis Loses To Fordham Five". The New York Times. December 9, 1928. p. 134.
  2. ^ "Fordham Defeats Alumni Five, 30-20". The New York Times. December 13, 1928. p. 37.
  3. ^ "Fordham Conquers Gettysburg, 28-19". The New York Times. December 16, 1928. p. 144.
  4. ^ "Yale Five Beaten By Fordham, 46-23". The New York Times. December 21, 1928. p. 37.
  5. ^ "1928–29 Fordham Rams Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  6. ^ "1928-29 Men's Basketball Schedule". Fordham Sports.com.