2014 FORDHAM UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL NOTES Game 9
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2014 FORDHAM UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL NOTES Fordham University Sports Information Office: Joe DiBari, Director of Sports Information Website: www.fordhamsports.com Office: 718-817-4240; Cell: 917-539-5061; FAX: 718-817-4244; E-Mail: [email protected] 2014 Fordham COLGATE UNIVERSITY “RAIDERS” (4-4, 2-0) Schedule (7-1, 3-0) at Date Opponent Time Aug. 30 SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.) ........52-23, W #10/10 FORDHAM UNIVERSITY Sept. 6 at #10/7 Villanova ...................... 50-6, L “RAMS” (7-1, 3-0) Sept. 13 RHODE ISLAND ....................54-7, W Saturday, November 1, 2014 - 1:00 p.m. Sept. 20 at Columbia ...............................49-7, W Game Jack Coffey Field, Bronx, N.Y. Sept. 27 at Holy Cross*.........................45-16, W Radio:WFUV-FM (90.7 FM/wfuv.org) Oct. 3 LAFAYETTE* .......................42-18, W 9 Stream: Patriot League Digital Network Oct. 11 PENN ......................................60-22, W Oct. 25 at Lehigh* ...............................48-27, W Ram Rants... Nov. 1 COLGATE* .........................1:00 p.m. * The Fordham University Rams continue their 2014 Patriot League season by hosting Nov. 7 at Bucknell* ............................6:30 p.m. the Colgate University Raiders on Saturday, November 1, at 1:00 p.m. on Jack Coffey Field. The game will be streamed live on the Patriot League Network powered by Campus Nov. 15 GEORGETOWN* ...............1:00 p.m. Insiders and also broadcast live on WFUV (90.7 FM) and on the internet at www.wfuv.org Nov. 22 at Army ..................................12:00 p.m. - #10 Fordham enters the game off a 48-27 Patriot League win at Lehigh - Colgate enters the game after a 24-17 loss at #25 Albany last week * - Patriot League game * The game will be the 26th meeting between Fordham and Colgate - The Raiders lead the all-time series, 20-5 - Fordham won last year’s matchup, 56-19, on November 23 in Hamilton as Mike Nebrich completed 29 of 38 passes for 395 yards and five touchdowns, with 12 of those passes going to Tebucky Jones, Jr., for 224 yards and a touchdown, and Carlton Koonce rushed 2014 Colgate 29 times for 148 yards and two scores Schedule (4-4, 2-0) * Edmonds Ties School Mark Date Opponent Time - Freshman running back Chase Edmonds rushed 32 times for 197 yards and five touchdowns, at Lehigh on October 25, tying Kirwin Watson’s school record for rushing Aug. 30 at Ball State ..............................30-10, L touchdowns in a game. For his exploits, Edmonds was named The Sports Network NCAA Sept. 13 at Delaware...............................28-25, L FCS Rookie of the Week, the Patriot League Corvias Offensive Player of the Week and Sept. 20 CORNELL .............................27-12, W Rookie of the Week, the College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) National Running Sept. 27 GEORGETOWN* ...................27-0, W Back of the Week, the College Sports Madness Patriot League Offensive Player of the Oct. 4 HOLY CROSS* .....................20-17, W Week and the ECAC Rookie of the Week. Oct. 11 PRINCETON .........................31-30, W * Rams coming off most successful season in school history Oct. 18 at Yale .......................................45-31, L - Fordham went 12-2 last year and advanced to second round of the NCAA FCS Oct. 25 at #25 Albany ...........................24-17, L Championship for second time in school history Nov. 1 at Fordham* ��������������������������� 1:00 p.m. - 12 wins was a school record in the modern era (since 1920) Nov. 8 LAFAYETTE* ......................1:00 p.m. - Rams won first ten games of the year and defeated an NCAA FBS opponent (Temple) Nov. 15 at Lehigh*............................. 12:30 p.m. for first time since 1954 Nov. 22 at Bucknell* ........................... 1:00 p.m. The All-Time Series with Colgate Colgate leads series, 20-5 * Patriot League game First Game: 1989 (Colgate 35, Fordham 3) Last Fordham Win: 2013 (56-19) Last Colgate Win: 2012 (41-39) Current Streak: Fordham, 1 game Longest Streak: Colgate, 6 games For complete game-by-game scores of the Fordham-Colgate series, www.patriotleague.org see page 84 of the 2014 Fordham Football media guide THE GAME: The Fordham University Rams continue their 2014 Patriot League The Patriot League season, the 115th varsity season at Rose Hill, by hosting the Colgate University Raiders on Jack Coffey Field on Saturday, November 25, at 1:00 p.m. The game 2014 STANDINGS will be streamed live on the Patriot League Network powered by Campus Insiders League Overall and broadcast live on WFUV (90.7 FM) and WFUV.org. W L Pct. W L Pct. Fordham 3 0 1.000 7 1 .875 #10 Fordham, 7-1 overall, 3-0 in the Patriot League, enters the game after a Bucknell 2 0 1.000 6 1 .857 48-27 Patriot League win at Lehigh last Saturday. Colgate enters the game with a Colgate 2 0 1.000 4 4 .500 4-4 overall record, 2-0 in the Patriot League, and is coming off a 24-17 loss at #25 Holy Cross 1 2 .333 3 6 .333 Albany last week. Lafayette 1 2 .333 3 5 .375 th Lehigh 0 2 .000 1 6 .143 THE SERIES: This will be the 26 meeting between Fordham and Colgate on Georgetown 0 3 .000 2 6 .333 the gridiron… The Raiders lead the all-time series, which started in 1989, 20-5… This Week in the Patriot League Fordham won last year’s matchup, 56-19, on November 23 in Hamilton as Mike Colgate at Fordham, 1:00 p.m. Nebrich completed 29 of 38 passes for 395 yards and five touchdowns, with 12 of Lehigh at Georgetown, 12:00 p.m. those passes going to Tebucky Jones, Jr., for 224 yards and a touchdown, and Carl- Lafayette at Bucknell, 1:00 p.m. ton Koonce rushed 29 times for 148 yards and two scores… Colgate had won the previous five meetings, including a 41-39 win on Jack Coffey Field in November of Fordham's 2014 Patriot League 2012 as the Rams missed a two-point conversion following a 19-yard scoring pass Stat Leaders from Ryan Higgins to Brian Wetzel with 43 seconds left… Fordham is 5-20 against Rushing Yards/Game Rank Colgate since joining the Patriot League… The Rams are 2-10 against the Raiders Chase Edmonds 151.1 1st on Jack Coffey Field and 3-10 in Hamilton. Passing Pass Yards/Game Rank FORDHAM HEAD COACH – JOE MOORHEAD: The Rams will be led into Mike Nebrich 324.5 1st the game by third-year head coach Joe Moorhead (Fordham ’96). The 2013 Patriot Pass Eff. Rating Rank League Coach of the Year is 25-8 overall as a head coach. Mike Nebrich 163.4 1st Moorhead is believed to be the first former Patriot League player to become a head coach of a Patriot League school. He is also the first Fordham graduate to lead Receptions Recpt./Game Rank Tebucky Jones, Jr. 5.9 1st the Rams since Jim Lansing coached the club teams at Fordham from 1965-69 and Brian Wetzel 5.8 2nd then brought the Rams back to varsity status in 1970. Sam Ajala 5.4 3rd After going 6-5 in his first year in 2012, Moorhead led the Rams to unprecedented success last fall, guiding the team to a 12-2 overall record and an appearance in the Receiving Yards Yards/Game Rank Sam Ajala 96.7 2nd NCAA FCS Championship, advancing to the second round of the championship Tebucky Jones, Jr. 90.6 3rd for just the second time in school history. Fordham won the first ten games of the Brian Wetzel 81.1 4th year for the first time in school history and was ranked as high as fifth in the NCAA FCS polls, Fordham’s highest-ever ranking on the FCS level. The Rams set a school Total Offense Yards/Game Rank Michael Nebrich 320.6 1st record for most wins in a season in the modern era (since 1920) and accomplished a plethora of firsts, including the first win over an NCAA FBS team (Temple), the All-Purpose Yards Yards/Game Rank first win over a top-ten ranked NCAA FCS team on Jack Coffey Field (Villanova) Chase Edmonds 201.4 1st and the school’s first ever home NCAA FCS championship win on Jack Coffey Field Scoring Pts/Game Rank (Sacred Heart). Chase Edmonds 12.8 1st For his accomplishments, Moorhead was named the 2013 Patriot League Coach Michael Marando 9.8 2nd of the Year, the 2013 AFCA Regional Co-Coach of the Year and a finalist for both the Eddie Robinson Award as the NCAA FCS national Coach of the Year and the Field Goals FG/Game Rank Michael Marando 1.50 1st Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award. Under Moorhead, a former Fordham quar- Punt Return Yards/Return Rank terback, the Rams’ offense led the NCAA FCS in Brian Wetzel 9.9 1st pass completion percentage, was third in pass- Sacks Sack/Game Rank ing offense and first downs and seventh in total Brett Biestek 0.88 2nd offense. Fordham also became the first team in NCAA history to have a 4,000-yard passer, three TFL TFL/Game Rank 1,000-yard receivers and a 1,000-yard rusher. Brett Biestek 1.25 2nd Moorhead arrived at Fordham with 14 years TEAM of collegiate coaching experience, most recently Scoring Offense 44.5 ppg 1st as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks Scoring Defense 21.2 ppg 3rd coach at the University of Connecticut where Rushing Offense 200.5 yards/game 1st Pass Offense 335.5 yards/game 1st he coached the previous three years.