2019 Fordham University Football Notes

2019 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] 2019 Fordham GAME 2 - #FORDvsBSU FORDHAM “RAMS” (0-1, 0-0) Schedule (0-1, 0-0) Head Coach: Joe Conlin (Pittsburgh ‘02) Record at Fordham: 2-10 (second season) Date Opponent Time Aug. 31 CENT. CONN. STATE ��26-23, L at Sept. 7 at Ball State...... 2:00 p.m. BALL STATE “CARDINALS” (0-1, 0-0) Sept. 14 at Bryant...... 1:00 p.m. Head Coach: Mike Neu (Ball State ‘94) Sept. 21 at Stony Brook...... 6:00 p.m. Record at Ball State: 10-27 (fourth season) Sept. 28 RICHMOND (F)...... 1:00 p.m. Oct. 5 at Yale...... 1:00 p.m. Oct. 12 at Georgetown*...... 2:00 p.m. Sept. 7, 2019 • 2:00 p.m. • Muncie, Ind. • Scheumann Stadium (22,500) Oct. 19 LEHIGH*...... 1:00 p.m. Series History: First meeting Nov. 2 at Lafayette*...... 12:30 p.m. At Fordham: N/A Nov. 9 at Colgate* ...... 1:00 p.m. Last Meeting: N/A Nov. 16 HOLY CROSS* (H)(S)...... 1:00 p.m. Nov. 23 BUCKNELL*...... 1:00 p.m. WFUV 90.7 FM/WFUVSports.org: Emmanuel Berbari, PxP • Devin Clementi, Analyst Chris Boccia, Sidelines • Dom Capone, Producer * - Patriot League game PxP Analyst S - Broadcast on Stadium ESPN3: Jim Barbar, • Mark Hermann, 2019 TEAM COMPARISON #RAMBLINGS • The Fordham University Rams continue their 2019 season, Fordham’s 119th varsity season, by traveling to Muncie, Indiana, to face the Ball State University Cardinals in Scheumann Stadium on Saturday, September 7, at 2:00 p.m. • The game will be streamed live on ESPN3 and broadcast live on WFUV (90.7 FM) and WFUVSports.org. Record...... 0-1, 0-0 PL Record ��0-1, 0-0 MAC • The Fordham University Rams are 49-32 all-time in season openers since 1920, 10-20 Pts./Gm ��23.0 Pts./Gm ��24.0 Rush Yds/G...... 190.0 Rush Yds/Gm ��100.0 since moving to the NCAA FCS in 1989. Pass Yd/Gm...... 254.0 Pass Yd/Gm...... 298.0 • Fordham enters the game off a 26-23 season-opening loss to Central Connecticut Total Off/Gm ��384.0 Total Off/Gm ��398.0 State last Saturday on Jack Coffey Field while Ball State is also 0-1 on the season after Total Def/Gm ��367.0 Total Def/Gm ��474.0 opening the year with a 34-24 loss at Indiana last week. INDIVIDUAL LEADERS • This will be first meeting between Fordham and Ball State on the gridiron. • It will be just the second game ever for the Rams in the Hoosier state. RUSHING RUSHING #9 Zach Davis #2 Caleb Huntley • Sophomore quarterback Tim DeMorat, who set Fordham freshman records for passing 19-109, 0 TD, 109.0 ypg 22-81, 1 TD, 81.0 ypg yards in a game (299) and passing touchdowns in a game (4) last year, was named the Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week. PASSING PASSING • DeMorat also set a Fordham freshman #17 Tim DeMorat #9 Drew Plitt 17-27, 194 yds, 26-41, 298 yds mark with eleven touchdown passes in a 3 TD, 1 INT, 194.0 ypg 2 TD, 1 INT, 298.0 ypg season last fall. • Junior linebacker Glenn Cunningham, RECEIVING RECEIVING a Third Team 2019 Phil Steele and #1 Hamze El-Zayat #11 Justin Hall 8-70 yds, 2 TD, 70.0 ypg 6-39 yds, 0 TD, 39.0 ypg HERO Sports Preseason NCAA FCS All- American, is tied for sith on the Fordham DEFENSE DEFENSE career tackles for loss list with 32.5. #20 James Biggs-Frazier #5 Bryce Cosby 11 TT, 0 TFL, 9 TT, 0 TFL, • Cunningham and Jesse Bramble named 0 Sacks 0 Int., 1 PBU preseason All-Patriot League. • The Rams are the winningest New York area football team since 2012 with 52 wins. @FordhamRams Fordham Athetics @FordhamFootball www.patriotleague.org

2002, 2007 &2014 Patriot League Champions www.fordhamsports.com Fordham University Football Game Notes 1 The Patriot League 2019 STANDINGS League Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. Bucknell 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 Colgate 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 Fordham 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 Georgetown 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 Holy Cross 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 Lafayette 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 Lehigh 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 This Week in the Patriot League: Fordham at Ball State, 2:00 p.m. Marist at Georgetown, 12:30 p.m. New Hampshire at Holy Cross, 1:00 p.m. Lafayette at Monmouth, 1:00 p.m. Bucknell at Sacred Heart, 6:00 p.m. Lehigh at Villanova, 6:00 p.m.

Fordham's 2019 Patriot League Stat Leaders THE GAME Rushing Pass Yards/Game Rank • The Fordham University Rams continue their 2019 season, Fordham’s 119th Zach Davis 109.0 1st varsity season, by traveling to Muncie, Indiana, to face the Ball State University Pass Eff. Pass Eff. Rank Cardinals in Scheumann Stadium on Saturday, September 7, at 2:00 p.m. Tim DeMorat 152.6 1st • Fordham enters the game off a 26-23 season-opening loss to Central Connecticut State last Saturday on Jack Coffey Field while Ball State is also 0-1 on the season Passing Pass Yards/Game Rank after opening the year with a 34-24 loss at Indiana last week. Tim DeMorat 194.0 2nd THE SERIES Receiving Recpt./Game Rank • This will be the first meeting between Fordham and Ball State on the gridiron. Hamze El-Zayat 8.0 2nd • It will be Fordham’s fifth meeting with a team currently in the MAC but the Receiving Rec. Yds/Game Rank other four games occurred before the respective teams joined the MAC (Akron in Hamze El-Zayat 70.0 3rd 1925, and Buffalo in 1930, 1993 and 1995). • This will be only the second time the Rams have played in the Hoosier State, the Scoring Rec. Yds/Game Rank first coming in 1942 when Fordham defeated Purdue, 14-7, in West Lafayette. Hamze El-Zayat 12.0 T1st • Fordham has played two Indiana schools in the Polo Grounds, defeating Indiana, 13-0, in the Polo Grounds in 1939, and going 4-2-1 against the Boilermakers from Total Offense Yards/Game Rank 1934-41. Tim DeMorat 181.0 3rd FORDHAM IS WINNINGEST NYC FOOTBALL TEAM KO Return KO Yds/Game Rank Fotis Kokosioulis 23.3 1st • No New York area football team has won more games since 2012 than Fordham, who has amassed 52 victories over that stretch. Tackles Tackles/Game Rank • The closest collegiate competitors are Stony Brook (48), Sacred Heart (43) and James Biggs-Frazier 11.0 T6th Rutgers (35), while the NFL’s Giants have 47 wins over the past six years and the Glenn Cunningham 10.0 T8th Jets have 42.

TFL TFL/Game Rank YOUNG RAMS Ryan Greenhagen 2.50 T2nd • The 2019 Fordham Rams are a young squad, with just eight seniors on the roster. TEAM Scoring Offense 23.0 ppg 1st • Only two of those seniors started the first game of Scoring Defense 26.0 ppg 2nd the year (captains Joe Ferraro and Jesse Bram- Rushing Offense 190.0 yards/game 1st ble). Pass Offense 194.0 yards/game 3rd • The Rams started two true freshmen on offense Total Offense 384.0 yards/game 1st against CCSU (wide receiver Dequece Carter and Rushing Defense 254.0 yards/game 3rd offensive lineman Lucas Portes). Passing Defense 113.0 yards/game 2nd • The two-deep from the season opener vs. CCSU Total Defense 367.0 yards/game 2nd featured eleven sophomore and ten freshmen. • All ten freshman saw action against CCSU.

2 - Fordham University Football Game Notes www.fordhamsports.com 2002, 2007 & 2014 Patriot League Champions RAMS AMONG FCS LEADERS JOE CONLIN Since 2013 the Fordham University football squad is eleventh NCAA HEAD COACH FCS in overall wins with 46 and is eleventh in winning percentage at 2-10 .622 (46-28). Second year WINS - PAST SIX YEARS WIN % - PAST SIX YEARS at Fordham North Dakota State...... 85 North Dakota State.... 0.934 (85-6) Jacksonville State...... 63 N. Carolina A&T...... 0.806 (58-14) Second year as Sam Houston State...... 61 Jacksonville State...... 0.788 (63-17) head coach James Madison...... 61 San Diego...... 0.764 (55-17) • Named head football coach at Fordham Eastern Washington...... 60 James Madison...... 0.763 (61-19) University on December 22, 2017. North Carolina A&T...... 58 Harvard...... 0.767 (46-14) South Dakota State...... 56 Sam Houston State.... 0.726 (61-23) • Served as associate head coach/offensive San Diego...... 55 Eastern Washington... 0.741 (60-21) coordinator at Yale for the past four years. New Hampshire...... 50 South Dakota State.... 0.700 (56-24) McNeese State...... 48 McNeese State...... 0.696 (48-21) • Yale improved from 3-7 in ‘16 to 9-1 in ‘17 and its offense improved in nearly ev- Central Arkansas...... 47 Fordham ...... 0.622 (46-28) ery key statistical category under Conlin’s Fordham ...... 46 leadership. Illinois State...... 46

Chattanooga...... 46 • Last fall, the Yale offense ranked 12th in Harvard...... 46 the NCAA FCS in total offense.

• Arrived at Yale as the offensive line coach LOOKING FOR HELP AT WIDE OUT… in 2013 before being promoted to offensive • With the loss of the top three receivers from last year, the Fordham offense looks to fill coordinator in 2014. the holes left by graduation. • Gone are Austin Longi, who led the Rams with 61 catches for 716 yards and four • Also served as the offensive line coach at touchdowns last year, tight end Isaiah Searight, an All-Patriot League pick last year Yale with his 2013 (and 2014) starting five starting every game..

FORDHAM AMONG LEADERS IN • Arrived in New Haven after spending the 2011 season as the offensive line coach at NCAA FCS HOME WINS SINCE 2012 Harvard, helping the Crimson win an Ivy • Over the past seven years, the Rams have become very League title while setting a school scoring adept at protecting their home turf, winning 31 of the 43 record. home contests over that time.

• The only home losses for Fordham under former head coach Joe Moorhead were the season finale in 2012 when the • Also served as an assistant at FCS power Rams missed a two-point conversion in the closing seconds New Hampshire, where he helped the that would have sent the game with Colgate to overtime and Wildcats to seven straight NCAA playoff a 14-7 setback to #2 Villanova on September 12. appearances from 2004 to 2010. • The seven home wins in 2013 and 2014 broke the school record for most wins on Jack Coffey Field. The former • During his tenure at UNH, served as the record of six was set by the 1987 squad (the Rams have used Jack Coffey Field since 1970). offensive line coach in 2009 and 2010 NCAA FCS Home Wins Since 2012 NCAA FCS Home Winning Percentage but also worked with the defensive line, North Dakota State...... 61 Since 2012 safeties and special teams for a program Sam Houston State...... 42 San Diego...... 37-2 (.949) that went 65-25 and won one conference James Madison...... 42 North Dakota State...... 61-4 (.938) championship. Eastern Washington...... 42 Sam Houston State...... 42-4 (.913) Jacksonville State...... 40 Jacksonville State...... 40-5 (.888) • A three-year starter at defensive tackle at South Dakota State...... 39 North Carolina A&T....33-5 (.868) the University of Pittsburgh, he coached the San Diego...... 37 James Madison...... 42-7 (.857) defensive line at West Virginia Tech in 2003, New Hampshire...... 36 South Dakota State...... 39-7 (.848) a year after graduating. Illinois State...... 34 Eastern Washington...... 42-8 (.840) Wofford...... 33 New Hampshire...... 36-8 (.818) • Also gained coaching experience at North Carolina A&T...... 33 Harvard...... 29-7 (.806) Greensburg Central Catholic High School McNeese State...... 32 McNeese...... 32-9 (.780) from 2002-03 where he worked with the Fordham...... 31 Central Arkansas...... 31-9 (.775) tight ends and defensive ends while also Central Arkansas...... 31 Fordham...... 31-12 (.721) handling strength and conditioning. Stony Brook...... 30 Harvard...... 29

2002, 2007 &2014 Patriot League Champions www.fordhamsports.com Fordham University Football Game Notes 3 DEMORAT NAMED PATRIOT LEAGUE Assistant Coaches and Support Staff OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Joe Conlin - Head Coach/Off. Line Scott Vallone - Assoc. Head Coach/DL Fordham sophomore quarterback Tim DeMorat was Paul Rice - Def. Coor./Linebackers named Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week, it Kevin Decker - Off. Coor./Quarterbacks was announced on Monday. It is the first weekly honor Shane Fogarty - Special Teams Coor./RB of the season for the Merritt Island, Florida, native, and Evan Durand - Rec. Coor./Tight Ends the fourth in his career. James Lenahan - Safeties Steve Thames - Outside Linebackers Damiere Shaw - Wide Receivers In a 26-23 loss to Central Connecticut State University Jameson Zacharias - Cornerbacks on Saturday on Jack Coffey Field, DeMorat completed Samantha Diamond - Dir. of Football Ops 17 of 27 passes for 194 yards and three touchdowns, the Joe Gildfedder - Head Strength & Cond. final touchdown a pinpoint strike to freshman Dequece Joshua Greer - Asst. Strength & Cond. Carter on fourth down from the CCSU 13 with 1:53 remaining that tied the game at 23. Erin Cameron - Head Athletic Trainer Gretchen Klinkner - Asst. Athletic Trainer who hauled in 42 passes for 479 yards and four touchdowns, and Corey Caddle, who had Game Day Locations 36 receptions for 354 yards and two scores last fall. On the field... • The leading returning receiver is senior Joe Ferraro, who caught 13 passes for 144 Head Coach Joe Conlin yards last year. Offense: Kevin Decker, Shane Fogarty Defense: Scott Vallone, James Lenahan,

AND FINDING IT In the booth... • In the season-opening loss to Central Connecticut, Fordham saw three receivers catch Offense: Evan Durand, Damiere Shaw their first collegiate pass, led by junior wide outHamze El-Zayat, who led the team with Defense: Paul Rice, Jameson Zacharias, eight catches for 70 yards with two touchdowns. Steve Thames • Also recording their first collegiate grabs were freshmanDequece Carter, who had three receptions for 39 yards with a score, and sophomore Fotis Kokosioulis, a transfer from Northern Illinois, who grabbed two passes for 27 yards.

FINDING THE RUNNING GAME • Last year. Fordham ranked last in the NCAA FCS in rushing yards/game, averaging just 50.7 yards/contest. • If the season opener is any indication, the Rams may have found their running game, picking up 190 rushing yards against Central Connecticut. • The opening day drive was led by junior Zach Davis, who gained 109 yards on 19 carries, his second career 100-yard game.

CUNNINGHAM PICKS UP WHERE HE LEFT OFF • Junior linebacker Glenn Cunningham didn’t skip a beat between his freshman and sophomore seasons, leading the Rams in tackles and setting a school record for tackles for loss in a season. • He was named a Third Team 2019 Phil Steele and HERO Sports Preseason NCAA FCS All-American as well as Preseason All-Patriot League. • Cunningham led the 2018 Rams with 92 total tackles, 53 solo, including 21.5 for loss and three sacks. • His 21.5 tackles for loss last fall is a Fordham record, surpassing the former mark of 20.0 set by Carl Barbera in 1995. • He also had one pass break up and one interception. • Cunningham led the Patriot League and was fourth in the NCAA FCS in tackles for loss/game (2.0). • Over his two-year Fordham career, Cunningham has 180 total tackles, 113 solo, including 32.5 for loss and 9.5 sacks. • His 32.5 career tackles for loss is tied for sixth best in Fordham history.

4 - Fordham University Football Game Notes www.fordhamsports.com 2002, 2007 & 2014 Patriot League Champions BY Did You Know? Fordham Appeared in the First Televised THE College Football Game 80 Years Ago On September 30, 1939, Fordham hosted NUMBERS Waynesburg College at Triboro Stadium on Randall’s Island. The game was the season opener for the Rams, who beat Waynesburg, 2 34-7. Announcer Bill Stern called the Number of Rams named Academic contest over station W2XBS (now WNBC) All-Patriot League in 2018l as a demonstration of this new medium at the World’s Fair. Two iconoscope cameras, 3 which had just been patented by RCA, were Patriot League Titles used to televise the game with the images (2002, 2007, 2014) being sent to a relay station 10 miles from the stadium and then, by cable, to the top of the Empire State Building, where a large transmitter broadcast the game to the lucky few who owned a television in those days. A top-of-the-line set in 1939, a Clifton, sold for about $600. 3 Notable Fordham players who appeared in the game include Len Eshmont and Academic All-Americans over the Dominic Principe, who went on to play in the professional ranks, as well as Ralph Friegden, past five years (Brett Biestek in 2013; father of former Maryland head coach Ralph Friedgen, who scored twice in the game Biestek and Dan Light in 2014) and Donald Lambeau - son of Green Bay Packer legend Earl Louis "Curly" Lambeau.

BRAMBLE JOINS CUNNINGHAM ON PRESEASON ALL-LEAGUE TEAM 5 • Senior defensive back Jesse Bramble joins junior linebacker Glenn Cunningham in NCAA FCS Championship receiving Preseason All-Patriot League honors. Appearances • A 2019 team captain and two-year starter, Bramble made 39 (2002, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2015) total tackles, 31 solo, and recorded four interceptions, nine pass breakups, and two quarterback hurries in 2018. • He led the team in interceptions and was second in pass breakups and was second in the Patriot League, and 23rd in 7 the NCAA FCS, in passes defended/game (1.18). Number of Fordham All-Patriot • Over his three-year career, Bramble has 92 total tackles, 75 League selections in 2018 solo, along with 14 pass breakups and four interceptions.

DEMORAT CAREER OFF TO A GOOD START • Fordham sophomore quarterback Tim DeMorat took over 18 as the starter four games in to the season and ended the year Number of Fordham All-Patriot with a school freshman record. League selections in 2014, • DeMorat became the first true freshman to start at quarterback for the Rams since 2011. a league record • He completed 148 of 264 passes for 1,633 yards and eleven scores, setting the school freshman record with the eleven touchdown passes. • DeMorat also set a school freshman mark with four touchdown passes versus Lehigh. 31 Home wins for the Rams since 2012, GREENHAGEN TO BUILD OFF SOLID FRESHMAN SEASON tenth most of any NCAA FCS team • Fordham sophomore linebacker Ryan Greenhagen is looking to pick up where he left off last year after a record-setting freshman campaign. • Greenhagen, a HERO Sports Freshman All-American last year as well as second team All-Patriot League, finished fourth on the team with 65 total tackles, 45 solo, including 35 15.0 for loss and 8.0 sacks. Number of Rams named to the 2018 • The 15.0 tackles for loss was a Fordham freshman record. Patriot League Academic Honor Roll • He led the team in sacks and was second in tackles for loss, placing fourth in the Patriot League and 31st in the NCAA FCS in sacks/game (0.73) while also ranking sixth in the league and 30th in the nation in tackles for loss/game (1.4). 52 • Greenhagen opened the season with ten total tackles, six solo, including 2.5 for loss Wins over the past six years, the most against CCSU. of any New York City area team

2002, 2007 &2014 Patriot League Champions www.fordhamsports.com Fordham University Football Game Notes 5 The Preseason Prognosticators BY 2019 Patriot League Coaches/SIDs Poll Team Points (First Place Votes) THE 1. Colgate, 72 points (12) 2. Holy Cross, 58 (2) NUMBERS II 3. Georgetown, 51 4. Fordham, 39 5. Lehigh, 38 2 6. Lafayette, 21 Number of Fordham wins over 7. Bucknell, 15 NCAA FBS schools since 2013 (the Rams are one of 12 Preseason Players of the Year NCAA FCS schools with two Offensive: Grant Breneman, Jr., QB, Colgate NCAA FBS wins over that period) Defensive: Nick Wheeler, Sr., DL, Colgate 2019 Patriot League Football Preseason All-League Team Offense Defense 10 QB: Grant Breneman, Colgate (Jr.) DL: Nick Wheeler, Colgate (Sr.) Liberty Cup wins for the RB: Alex Mathews, Colgate (Sr.) DL: Duval Paul, Georgetown (Jr.) Rams over Columbia RB: Domenic Cozier, Holy Cross (Sr.) DL: Khristian Tate, Georgetown (Sr.) FB: Isaac Schley, Georgetown (Sr.) DL: Malik Hamm, Lafayette (So.) WR: Michael Dereus, Georgetown (Sr.) LB: Simeon Page, Bucknell (Jr.) WR: Nick Pearson, Lafayette (Sr.) LB: Nick Ioanilli, Colgate (Sr.) 11 Touchdown passes thrown by Tim WR: Jorge Portorreal, Lehigh (Jr.) LB: Glenn Cunningham, Fordham (Jr.) DeMorat, a Fordham freshman record TE: Nick Diaco, Colgate (Sr.) LB: Wes Bowers, Georgetown (Jr.) OL: Jack Badovinac, Colgate (Jr.) DB: Abu Daramy-Swaray, Colgate (Sr.) OL: Jovaun Woolford, Colgate (Sr.) DB: Jesse Bramble, Fordham (Sr.) OL: Brett Boddy, Holy Cross (Sr.) DB: Ahmad Wilson, Georgetown (Jr.) 24 OL: Brian Foley, Holy Cross (Jr.) DB: Yasir Thomas, Lafayette (Sr.) Number of times the Rams scored OL: Jake Marotti, Lafayette (Sr.) 40 points or more since 2012 Special Teams PK: Chris Puzzi, Colgate (Sr.) P: Alex Pechin, Bucknell (5th) 25 Return Specialist: Abu Daramy-Swaray, Colgate (Sr.) Number of Fordham wins over Non-Specialist Player: Ahmad Wilson, Georgetown (Jr.) Patriot League opponents over the past four years MEVIS NAMED TO PUNTER OF THE YEAR WATCH LIST • Fordham junior kicker Andrew Mevis was named to the 28, 33, 40 2019 FCS Pre-Season Punter of the Year Watch prior to the Retired Fordham football numbers: season. 28 - Bill Tierney • He is just one of 28 NCAA FCS punters named to the list. 33 - Connie Murphy • Last fall, Mevis averaged 41.3 yards/punt (81 punts for 40 - Vince Lombardi 3,344 yards) with a long of 70. He placed 26 of his 81 punts inside the 20 and 26 were fair caught. • Mevis also connected on five of his seven field goal attempts and 15 of his 18 PATs in earning second team 83 School and Patriot League record for All-Patriot League honors as a placekicker. points scored in the win over • He hit a career-long 54-yard field goal at Holy Cross, one Elizabeth City State on Sept. 10, 2016 yard shy of the Patriot League and Fordham record. • A three-time Patriot League Special Teams Player of the week, Mevis also kicked off 36 times for an average of 62.1 yards/kick with 22 touch- backs. 2,527 • The FCS Punter of the Year Preseason Watchlist was chosen based on 2018 All-Ameri- School record rushing yards gained cans, 2018 All-Conference selections, and conference nominations. Players were re- by the Rams in 2016, surpassing the viewed based on their eligibility and inclusion on their team’s 2019 roster. former mark of 2,353 set in 2014

6 - Fordham University Football Game Notes www.fordhamsports.com 2002, 2007 & 2014 Patriot League Champions THE FORDHAM CAPTAINS • Fordham will be represented by three captains in 2018: senior defensive back Jesse RECORD Bramble, senior defensive back James Biggs-Frazier, and senior wide receiver Joe Ferraro. BREAKDOWN • Bramble, a two-year starter, earned Preseason All-Patriot League honors in 2018. 2018 Records • Biggs-Frazier returns for a fifth year after missing all but two games last year with an Current Streak...... Lost 1 Achilles injury. Current Home Streak...... Lost 7 Current Road Streak...... Won 1 • Ferraro, a former walk-on who received a scholarship prior to the 2018 season, is Ford- Current Neutral Site Streak ��Won 1 ham leading returning receiver. Last Win ��17-14 at Bucknell (11/17/18) Last Road Win ��17-14 at Bucknell (11/17/18) Last Loss �� 26-23 vs. CCSU (8/31/19) FORDHAM ONE OF 11 FCS TEAMS Last Road Loss �� 17-13 at Holy Cross (11/10/18) WITH 2 FBS WINS SINCE 2013 • The Fordham University Rams are one of 12 NCAA FCS teams to have two wins over Home �� 0-1 Away �� 0-0 an FBS opponent since the 2013 season. Neutral �� 0-0 • North Dakota State and North Carolina A&T lead the way with three FCS wins over Natural Grass �� 0-0 that span, while Bethune-Cookman, Eastern Illinois, Eastern Washington, Illinois State, Artificial Turf �� 0-1 vs. Ranked Opponents �� 0-0 James Madison, Nicholls State, Northern Iowa, Portland State, and Western Illinois each have two, along with Fordham. Leading at Halftime �� 0-0 Trailing at Halftime �� 0-1 Tied at Halftime �� 0-0 FORDHAM FOOTBALL HONORED BY NCAA FOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT Scoring First �� 0-0 • The Fordham University football squad was one of eight Fordham athletic teams to be Opponent Scoring First �� 0-1 Score < 20 Points �� 0-0 publicly recognized by the NCAA for their latest Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores, Score 20+ Points �� 0-1 posting multi-year APR scores in the top 10 percent of all squads in their respective Score 30+ Points �� 0-0 sports. Score 40+ Points �� 0-0 Opponent Scores < 20 Points �� 0-0 • It marks the third time that the Fordham football squad has been honored. Opponent Scores 20+ Points �� 0-1 Opponent Scores 30+ Points �� 0-0 DEFENSIVE LINE GAINS EXPERIENCE Opponent Scores 40+ Points �� 0-0 • Fordham entered the 2018 season with very little experi- Gain < 20 First Downs �� 0-0 ence on the defensive line as the two-deep was stacked with Gain 20+ First Downs �� 0-1 freshmen and sophomores. The good news is that those play- Opponent Gains < 20 First Downs �� 0-0 Opponent Gains 20+ First Downs �� 0-1 ers gained experience that will benefit the Rams this fall. • The Rams return all four starters on the line, led by junior More Rushing Yards than Opponent...... 0-0 Anthony Diodato, who started all eleven games at defensive Fewer Rushing Yards than Opponent �� 0-1 Rush for <100 Yards...... 0-0 end, recording 34 total tackles, 15 solo, including 3.5 for loss Rush for 100+ Yards...... 0-1 and 0.5 sacks. He also blocked three kicks and recovered a Opponent Rushes for < 100 Yards...... 0-0 fumble. Opponent Rush for 100+ Yards...... 0-1 • Junior Ellis Taylor also returns to the line after appearing More Passing Yards than Opponent...... 0-1 in all eleven games on the defensive line as a sophomore, Fewer Passing Yards than Opponent �� 0-0 Pass for < 200 Yards...... 0-1 Pass for 200+ Yards...... 0-0 Opponent Pass for < 200 Yards...... 0-1 Opponent Pass for 200+ Yards...... 0-0 FUTURE

More Total Yards than Opponent...... 0-1 Fewer Total Yards than Opponent...... 0-0 SCHEDULES Gain < 300 Total Yards...... 0-0 Gain 300+ Total Yards...... 0-1 2020 2021 Opponent Gain < 300 Total Yards...... 0-0 Aug. 29 STONY BROOK Sept. 4 at Florida Atlantic University Opponent Gain 300+ Total Yards...... 0-1 Sept. 5 BRYANT Sept. 11 MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY Commit No Turnovers...... 0-0 Sept. 12 at Hawaii Sept. 18 at Central Connecticut State Commit < 3 Turnovers...... 0-1 Sept. 19 Bye Sept. 25 at Stony Brook University Commit 3+ Turnovers...... 0-0 Force < 3 Turnovers...... 0-1 Sept. 26 at Monmouth Oct. 2 at Lafayette* Force 3+ Turnovers...... 0-0 Oct. 3 LAFAYETTE* (HC) Oct. 9 WAGNER (HC) Oct. 10 at Wagner Oct. 16 BUCKNELL* Commit <6 Penalties...... 0-0 Commit 6+ Penalties...... 0-1 Oct. 17 at Bucknell* Oct. 23 LEHIGH* (FW) Oct. 24 Bye Oct. 30 Bye 3rd Down % < 25%...... 0-1 Oct. 31 at Lehigh* Nov. 6 at Georgetown* 3rd Down % 25-49%...... 0-0 3rd Down % 50+%...... 0-0 Nov. 7 GEORGETOWN* (FW) Nov. 13 HOLY CROSS* Opponent 3rd Down % < 25%...... 0-0 Nov. 14 at Holy Cross* Nov. 21 at Colgate Opponent 3rd Down % 25-49%...... 0-1 Nov. 21 COLGATE* Opponent 3rd Down % 50+%...... 0-0 2002, 2007 &2014 Patriot League Champions www.fordhamsports.com Fordham University Football Game Notes 7 making 25 total tackles, 15 solo, including 5.5 for loss and 2.5 sacks. • Junior Jeremy Imperati saw action in all eleven games as a sophomore, starting four on the defensive line. He recorded 21 total tackles, 13 solo, including 5.5 for loss and 2.5 BY sacks, along with three quarterback hurries. • Also returning to the line is junior Michael Marinelli, who appeared in all eleven THE games, starting nine at nose tackles, as a sophomore. He registered 12 total tackles, six solo, including two for loss and had one pass breakup. • Junior Deondre Carter saw plenty of action last fall, appearing in all eleven games on NUMBERS III the defensive line for the Rams in 2018, starting six. He had 33 tackles, 19 solo, including 3.0 for loss and one sack. 8 Sacks by Ryan Greenhagen in 2018, LOOKING FOR HELP AT WIDE OUT a school freshman record • With the loss of the top three receivers from last year, the Fordham offense looks to fill the holes left by graduation. • Gone are Austin Longi, who led the Rams with 61 catches for 716 yards and four touchdowns last year, tight end Isaiah Searight, an All-Patriot League pick last year who hauled in 42 passes for 479 yards and four touchdowns, and Corey Caddle, who had 36 8 receptions for 354 yards and two scores last fall. Seniors on the 2018 Fordham roster • The leading returning receiver is senior Joe Ferraro, who caught 13 passes for 144 yards last year.

RAMS IN THE PROS • Four former Fordham football Rams were in NFL camps in August. 11 • Running back Chase Edmonds, who was drafted in the fourth round by the Arizona Passing touchdowns for quarterback Cardinals in the 2018 draft, begins his second season with the Cardinals in 2019. Tim DeMorat in 2018, • Offensive lineman Anthony Coyle signed a free agent contract with the Houston Tex- a school freshman record ans in May of 2018 before ending the season on the Green Bay Packers’ practice roster. He was in camp with the Packers before being cut. • Defensive back Dylan Mabin (Oakland Raiders) and tight end Isaiah Searight (New York Giants) both signed free agents contracts in 2019 and attended camps with their respective teams before being cut in September. 15.0 Tackles for loss by Ryan Greenhagen RAMS IN CONFERENCE PLAY in 2018, a school freshman record • Fordham is 25-6 against Patriot League opponents over the past seven years (the Rams were 2-4 last fall, 3-3 in 2017, 5-1 in 2015 and 2016, a perfect 6-0 in 2014, 5-1 in 2013, though the games in 2013 did not count in the league standings).

RAMS IN NON-CONFERENCE PLAY 21.5 • Over the past seven years the Fordham Rams are 18-10 in non-conference play (not Tackles for loss by Glenn including the five NCAA FCS Championship games). Cunningham in 2018, a school record • In 2013 the Rams were unbeaten against non-conference opponents with a perfect 6-0 record, the most non-conference victories for the Rams since the 2003 squad won five non-conference games.

WHAT’S NEXT 25 Number of Fordham wins over • The Rams travel to Smithfield, R.I., to face the Bryant University Bulldogs next Satur- Patriot League opponents day, September 14, at 1:00 p.m. in the David M. ’85 and Terry Beirne Stadium. over the past four years • It will be the fifth meeting between Fordham and Bryant on the gridiron. • The Bulldogs lead the all-time series, 3-1, including a 42-41 win on Jack Coffey Field last year on October 20 on a last second field goal. 31.5 Career tackles for loss by Glenn Cunningham, tied for sixth most in school history 3,344 Punting yards for Andrew Mevis in 2018, a school record

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OFFENSE DEFENSE

QB 17 Tim DeMorat (So., 6-4, 208) END 95 Ellis Taylor (Jr., 6-3, 240) 8 Austin King (Sr., 6-2, 200) 98 Deondre Carter (Jr., 6-2, 235) RB 9 Zach Davis (Jr., 5-10, 198) T 91 Anthony Diodato (Jr., 6-4, 280) 3 Trey Sneed (Jr., 5-11, 215) 93 Sawyer Schwarz (Jr., 6-2, 273) WR 1 Hamze El-Zayat (Jr., 5-10, 185) N 92 Jonathan Coste (Jr., 6-3, 295) 82 Fotis Kokosioulis (Jr., 5-9, 170) 90 Mike Marinelli (Jr., 6-3, 290) WR 4 Dequece Carter (Fr., 6-0, 190) A 7 Jeremy Imperati (Jr., 6-1, 240) 88 Jonah Isaac (Sr., 5-9, 183) 96 Elisha Armstrong (Fr., 6-3, 230) WR 10 Joe Ferraro (Sr., 6-3, 195) BUCK 26 Glenn Cunningham (Jr., 6-2, 235) 23 MJ Wright (Fr., 5-11, 185) 43 Ricardo Lliano (Jr., 5-11, 221) TE 87 Jack Lynch (Jr., 6-5, 235) MIKE 47 Ryan Greenhagan (So., 6-1, 235) 84 Jack Gildea (Jr., 6-4, 248) 9 Jestohn Moore (Fr., 6-2, 215) RT 76 Will Conley (Jr., 6-7, 290) V 18 Jaden Vazquez (So., 6-1, 208) 67 Giovanni Potente (Fr., 6-4, 300) 29 Parker Spillers (Fr., 6-1, 204) RG 66 Austin Glazier (So., 6-6, 318) CB 6 Jesse Bramble (Sr., 6-0, 195) 52 Anthony Marinelli (So., 6-3, 295) 10 Cameron Blair (So., 6-1, 185) C 71 Phil Saleh (So., 6-4, 302) FS 20 James Biggs-Frazier (Sr., 5-9, 185) 64 Gabriel Jacques (So., 6-2, 293) 24 Stephen Williams II (Fr., 6-0, 173) LG 72 Lucas Portes (Fr., 6-5, 304) SS 12 Natani Drati (So., 6-2, 200) 58 Aidan McCarty (So., 6-2, 300) 8 Anthony Tony-Itoyah (So., 6-1, 190) LT 75 Nick Zakelj (Jr., 6-5, 325) CB 36 Dervin Hylton, Jr. (Jr., 5-11, 178) 79 Wyatt Klawiter (Fr., 6-5, 260) 14 Prince-Elijah DeGroat (Fr., 6-0, 170)

SPECIAL TEAMS P 2 Andrew Mevis (Jr., 5-11, 199) HOLD 11 Sean Holland (So., 6-2, 193) 97 Michael Bernard (Fr., 6-3, 175) 11 Cooper Weiss (Jr., 6-3, 205) PK 2 Andrew Mevis (Jr., 5-11, 190) 97 Michael Bernard (Fr., 6-3, 175) KO 82 Fotis Kokosioulis (Jr., 5-9, 170) LSNP 42 Paul Williams (Jr., 6-0, 210) RET 21 Naim Mayfield (So., 5-10, 170) 10 Joe Ferraro (Sr., 6-3, 195) PUNT 21 Naim Mayfield (So., 5-10, 170) RET 82 Fotis Kokosioulis (Jr., 5-9, 170)

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Rec. Pts. Previous Rec. Pts. Previous 1 North Dakota State (148) 1-0 3,983 1 1 North Dakota State (25) 1-0 649 1 2 James Madison (11) 0-1 3,719 2 2 James Madison (1) 0-1 622 2 3 South Dakota State 0-1 3,658 3 3 South Dakota State 0-1 567 4 4 Eastern Washington 0-1 3,398 4 4 UC Davis 0-1 516 5 5 UC Davis 0-1 3,258 5 5 Eastern Washington 0-1 514 3 6 Maine 1-0 3,167 7 6 Maine 1-0 510 7 7 Weber State 0-1 2,909 8 7 Kennesaw State 1-0 478 10 8 Towson 1-0 2,641 11 8 Weber State 0-1 442 9 9 Kennesaw State 1-0 2,612 10 9 Towson 1-0 383 12 10 Nicholls 0-1 2,031 12 10 Nicholls 0-1 300 11 11 Northern Iowa 0-1 1,884 18 11 Furman 1-0 295 17 12 Southeast Missouri State 1-0 1,696 17 12 Northern Iowa 0-1 294 20 13 Montana State 0-1 1,568 14 13 Southeast Missouri State 1-0 290 18 14 Indiana State 0-1 1,531 16 14 North Carolina A&T 1-0 274 19 15 North Carolina A&T 1-0 1,512 20 15 Indiana State 0-1 264 16 16 Illinois State 0-1 1,473 15 16 Illinois State 0-1 257 13 17 Furman 1-0 1,434 17 17 Jacksonville State 0-1 252 6 18 Jacksonville State 0-1 1,298 19 18 Central Arkansas 1-0 215 25 19 Wofford 0-1 1,176 6 19 Montana State 0-1 209 15 20 Central Arkansas 1-0 1,055 NR 20 Wofford 0-1 179 8 21 Delaware 1-0 1,022 22 21 Delaware 1-0 129 23 22 Montana 1-0 781 25 22 Sam Houston State 0-1 108 22 23 Southeastern Louisiana 1-0 746 NR 23 Montana 1-0 101 NR 24 Villanova 1-0 535 NR 24 Colgate 0-2 72 14 25 Sam Houston State 0-1 518 23 25 Princeton 0-0 65 24

Others receiving votes: Princeton, 401; Elon, 325; Stony Brook, Others receiving votes: Southeastern Louisiana, 59; Elon, 55; 264; Colgate, 247; Eastern Kentucky, 203; South Carolina St., 161; South Carolina St., 35; Eastern Kentucky, 30; New Hampshire, 22; Duquesne 124; Dartmouth, 106; ETSU 103; McNeese, 70; Chat- Northern Arizona, 22; North Dakota, 18; McNeese, 17; Portland St., tanooga, 65; Alcorn State, 48; Northern Arizona, New Hampshire, 17; Austin Peay, 16; Idaho St., 16; Richmond, 16; Chattanooga, 15; 32; 41; Monmouth, 31; Richmond, 29; Mercer, 26; Yale, 26; The Abilene Christian, 14; Youngstown St., 13; Central Connecticut St., Citadel, 21; Lamar, 21; Cal Poly, 18; San Diego, 15; Youngstown 12; UIW, 12; Cal Poly, 11; Houston Baptist, 11; William & Mary, 10; State, 8; UIW, 6; Wagner, 1; Sacramento St., 1; Idaho St., 1; North Norfolk St., 9; Yale, 8; Lamar, 5; Alcorn St., 4; North Alabama, 4; Dakota, 1. Stony Brook, 4; Rhode Island, 3; Villanova, 3; Dartmouth, 2; Mon- mouth (N.J.), 1; The Citadel, 1.

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No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School (Last School) No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School (Last School) 1 Hamze El-Zayat Jr. WR 5-10 185 Dearborn, Mich. / Fordson 45 Dajour Dixon Fr. DL 6-2 280 Lancaster, Calif. / Antelope Valley 2 Hunter Harris Jr. WR 6-2 207 Detroit, Mich. / Detroit Loyola 47 Ryan Greenhagen So. LB 6-1 235 Sparta, N.J. / Pope John XXIII 2 Andrew Mevis Jr. PK 5-11 199 Warsaw, Ind. / Warsaw Community 48 Adam Demurjian Fr. LB 6-1 200 Red Bank, N.J. / Red Bank Catholic 3 Trey Sneed Jr. RB 5-11 215 Orange Park, Fla. / Fleming Island (Rutgers) 52 Anthony Marinelli So. OL 6-3 295 Staten Island, N.Y. / DePaul Catholic 4 Dequece Carter Fr. WR 6-0 190 Louisa, Va. / Woodberry Forest School 54 Jake Trautman Jr. OL 6-3 291 Pittsburgh, Pa. / Pittsburgh Central Catholic 4 Alfonzo Dixon IV So. DL 6-2 231 Coral Springs, Fla. / Coral Glades 55 Gavin Watson So. DL 6-3 258 Kingsway, N.J. / Kingsway Regional 5 Nasir McNair Fr. DB 5-10 190 Bayonne, N.J. / Bayonne 56 Zac Spencer So. LB 6-1 217 Weston, Conn. / Weston (Cheshire Aca.) 6 Jesse Bramble Sr. DB 6-0 195 Staten Island, N.Y. / Tottenville 57 Tom Callahan Fr. DL 6-3 230 Roseland, N.J. / Seton Hall Prep 7 Garrett Cody Fr. WR 6-3 175 Closter, N.J. / Bergen Catholic 58 Aidan McCarty So. OL 6-2 300 Vienna, Va. / James Madison (William & Mary) 7 Jeremy Imperati Jr. DL 6-1 240 North Haven, Conn. / Cheshire Academy 64 Gabriel Jacques So. OL 6-2 293 Missouri City, Tex. / Ridge Point 8 Austin King Sr. QB 6-2 200 Alpharetta, Ga. / Alpharetta (Indiana) 65 Ryan Joyce Fr. OL 6-5 305 Flemington, N.J. / Hunterdon Central 8 Anthony Tony-Itoyah So. DB 6-1 190 Denton, Tex. / Denton 66 Austin Glazier So. OL 6-6 318 La Grange, Ill. / Fenwick 9 Zach Davis Jr. RB 5-10 198 Wallingford, Conn. / Sheehan 67 Giovanni Potente Fr. OL 6-4 300 Garfield, N.J. / Pope John XXIII 9 Jestohn Moore Fr. LB 6-2 215 Morgantown, W.V. / Morgantown 68 Fox Fay So. OL 6-3 280 Scituate, R.I. / Scituate 10 Cameron Blair So. DB 6-1 185 Jackson, N.J. / Saint Peter’s Prep 70 Nolan Aloia Fr. OL 6-6 296 Chatham, N.J. / Mater Dei Prep 10 Joe Ferraro Sr. WR 6-3 195 Brea, Calif. / Servite 71 Phil Saleh So. OL 6-4 302 Oak Park, Ill. / Oak Park-River Forest 11 Sean Holland So. QB 6-2 193 Nashua, N.H. / Nashua 72 Lucas Portes Fr. OL 6-5 304 Gaithersburg, Md. / Good Counsel 11 Cooper Weiss Jr. DB 6-3 205 Naples, Fla. / Community School of Naples 74 Matt Donovan Jr. OL 6-4 245 Worcester, Mass. / Worcester Aca. (Deerfield Aca.) 12 Natani Drati So. DB 6-2 200 Santa Barbara, Calif. / Santa Barbara 75 Nick Zakelj Jr. OL 6-5 325 Broadview Hts, Ohio / Brecksville-Broadview Hts. 13 Jonathan Lumley Sr. WR 6-4 196 Roslindale, Mass. / St. George’s 76 Will Conley Jr. OL 6-7 290 New Canaan, Conn. / New Canaan 14 Prince-Elijah DeGroat Fr. DB 6-0 170 Staten Island, N.Y. / Curtis 77 Kyle Rinsky So. OL 6-3 271 East Hanover, N.J. / Hanover Park 16 Jackson Barletta Fr. DB 6-3 200 New Providence, N.J. / The Hun School 78 Anthony Solano Sr. DL 6-5 270 Harlem, N.Y. / Choate Rosemary Hall 17 Tim DeMorat So. QB 6-4 208 Merritt Island, Fla. / Viera 79 Wyatt Klawiter Fr. OL 6-5 260 Coppell, Texas / Coppell 18 Brendan Donlon Jr. WR 6-1 208 Middletown, N.J. / Middletown South 80 Tyler Gilfus Jr. WR 6-1 190 Cape Vincent, N.Y. / Thousand Islands (Syracuse) 18 Jaden Vazquez So. LB 6-1 208 Bethlehem, Pa. / Liberty 81 Joe Mariani Fr. WR 5-11 165 Tequesta, Fla. / The Benjamin School 19 Jack Mueller Jr. DB 6-0 170 Eureka, Mo. / Eureka 82 Fotis Kokosioulis So. WR 5-9 170 Park Ridge, Ill. / Maine South (NIU) 20 James Biggs-Frazier Sr. DB 5-9 189 Philadelphia, Pa. / William Penn Charter 83 Edward Schwartz, Jr. So. WR 5-7 160 Hillsdale, N.J. / St. Joseph’s 21 Naim Mayfield So. RB 5-10 171 Manalapan, N.J. / Manalapan 84 Jack Gildea Jr. TE 6-4 248 Wyoming, Ohio / Wyoming 23 MJ Wright Fr. WR 5-11 185 Freehold, N.J. / Red Bank Catholic 85 Peter Fitzgerald So. TE 6-2 235 Wallingford, Conn. / Choate Rosemary 24 Stephen Williams II Fr. DB 6-0 173 Jacksonville, Fla. / Trinity Christian Aca. 86 Dan Byrnes Fr. WR 6-0 185 Downingtown, Penn. / Downingtown West 24 Trey Wilson Fr. RB 5-9 165 Montclair, N.J. / Montclair Kimberly Aca. 87 Jack Lynch Jr. TE 6-5 250 Berlin, Conn. / Berlin 25 Tyriek Hopkins Sr. RB 5-9 185 St. Petersburg, Fla. / Lakewood (Florida) 88 Jonah Isaac Sr. WR 5-9 183 Wilmette, Ill. / Loyola Academy 26 Glenn Cunningham Jr. LB 6-2 235 Glastonbury, Conn. / Xavier 89 Jeff Ciccio Fr. TE 6-5 234 Bridgewater, Mass. / Bridgewater-Raynham 29 Parker Spillers Fr. DB 6-1 204 Dallas, Ga. / Pace Academy 90 Mike Marinelli Jr. DL 6-3 290 Staten Island, N.Y. / DePaul Catholic 30 Thomas Stolte Jr. LB 6-0 211 Monroe Township, N.J. / Monroe Township 91 Anthony Diodato Jr. DL 6-4 280 Warminster, Pa. / Archbishop Wood 31 Antonio Cortez Feria So. RB 5-10 208 Honolulu, Hawaii / Punahou 92 Jonathan Coste Jr. DL 6-3 295 Queens, N.Y. / Christ the King (ASA) 32 B.J. Ferguson Fr. DB 6-0 185 Cincinnati, Ohio / St. Xavier 92 Johnny Piccinich Sr. DL 6-4 232 Harrington Park, N.J. / Old Tappan 34 Matt Dengler Jr. LB 6-2 211 Sparta, N.J. / Pope John XXIII 93 Sawyer Schwarz Jr. DL 6-2 273 Naples, Fla. / Naples 35 Marcus Alleyne Jr. DB 5-10 185 Middletown, Conn. / Taft School 94 John Turley Fr. DL 5-10 220 Malvern, Pa. / Malvern Prep 36 Dervin Hylton, Jr. Jr. DB 5-11 178 Worcester, Mass. / Worcester Academy 95 Ellis Taylor Jr. DL 6-3 240 Oak Park, Ill. / Fenwick 37 Nick Villis Fr. LB 6-2 228 Greenwich, Conn. / Brunswick ( 96 Elisha Armstrong Fr. DL 6-3 230 Bolingbrook, Ill. / Bolingbrook 39 John Walters Fr. DB 6-0 188 Montauk, N.Y. / Blair Academy 97 Michael Bernard Fr. K 6-3 175 Clayton, Mo. / Clayton 42 Paul Williams Jr. LS 6-2 210 Greenwich, Conn. / Greenwich 98 Deondre Carter Jr. DL 6-2 235 Cedar Hill, Tex. / Cedar Hill 43 Ricardo Llanio Jr. LB 5-11 225 Glen Arm, Md. / McDonough (Taft) 99 Luke Simon So. DL 6-1 260 Armonk, N.Y. / Byram Hills

Excuse Me? Marcus Alleyne A-LEAN Phil Saleh SAL-ah Elisha Armstrong ee-LAI-shuh Thomas Stolte STOLE-tay Jonathan Coste Cos-TAY Anthony Tony-Itoyah EYE-Toy-yah Tim DeMorat Dee-MORE-at Nick Zakelj Zah-KELL Anthony Diodato Dee-OH-Dah-toe Adam Demurjian dim-ER-jee-un Jack Gildea GILL-dee-ah Hamze El-Zayat Hom-ZEE El-ZAH-at Jeremy Imperati Imp-per-RAT-tee Fotis Kokosioulis Foe-TEAS Co-co-SUE-liss Roster Breakdown Waytt Klawiter KLOW-ih-ter Ricardo Llanio YAN-ee-oo By Class: Juniors...... 29 Andrew Mevis ME-vis Freshmen...... 27 Seniors...... 8 Johnny Piccinich PICK-a-nick Sophomores...... 23 Giovanni Potente Poe-TENT-tay

2002, 2007 &2014 Patriot League Champions www.fordhamsports.com Fordham University Football Game Notes 11 THE LAST TIME... Fordham shut out an opponent...... 55-0 vs. Lock Haven, 8-30-12 shut out by an opponent...... 41-0 vs. Colgate, 11-3-18 was in a tie game...... 3-3 vs. Richmond, 10-21-95 scored 40 points...... 41-42 vs. Bryant, 10-20-18 (loss) scored 50 points...... 54-14, vs. Holy Cross, 11-12-16 scored 60 points...... 60-22 vs. Penn, 10-11-14 scored 70 points...... 83-21 vs. Elizabeth City State University, 9-10-16* had an opponent score 40 points...... 41-0 vs. Colgate, 11-3-18 had an opponent score 50 points...... 52-7 at Richmond, 9-8-18 had an opponent score 60 points...... 64-6 at Army West Point, 9-1-17 had an opponent score 70 points...... 75-0 vs. Penn State, 10-11-47 did not commit a turnover...... vs. Lehigh, 10-28-17 played an overtime game...... at Monmouth, 10-1-16 (42-41, 1OT, L)

The Last Time a Fordham Player had ... 30 rushing attempts...... by D’Angelo Palladino (31) vs. Lehigh, 10-28-17 40 rushing attempts...... by Xavier Martin (40) vs. Georgetown, 11-15-08 a 60-yard run...... by Chase Edmonds (75) vs. Lehigh, 10-24-15 an 80-yard run...... by Carlton Koonce (92) at Columbia, 9-22-12 100 yards rushing...... by Zach Davis (109) vs. CCSU, 8-31-19 200 yards rushing...... by D’Angelo Palladino (297) vs. Lehigh, 10-28-17 300 yards rushing...... by Chase Edmonds (359) vs. Lafayette, 10-8-16* three rushing touchdowns...... by D’Angelo Palladino vs. Lehigh, 10-28-17 four rushing touchdowns...... by Chase Edmonds vs. Holy Cross, 11-12-16 five rushing touchdowns...... by Chase Edmonds at Lehigh, 10-25-14 20 completions...... by Luke Medlock (22) at Charlotte, 9-1-18 30 completions...... by Tim DeMorat (32) at Holy Cross, 11-10-18 200 yards passing...... by Tim DeMorat (228) vs. Bryant, 10-20-18 300 yards passing...... by Kevin Anderson (366) at Bryant, 9-23-17 400 yards passing...... by Kevin Anderson (426) vs. Holy Cross, 11-12-16 500 yards passing...... by Mike Nebrich (566)* vs. Penn, 10-11-14 three touchdown passes...... by Tim DeMorat vs. CCSU, 8-31-19 four touchdown passes...... by Tim DeMorat vs. Bryant, 10-20-18 five touchdown passes...... by Kevin Anderson at Bryant, 9-23-17 six touchdown passes...... by Mike Nebrich vs. Penn, 10-11-14 10 or more receptions...... by Austin Longi (13) at Georgetown, 10-21-17 100 yards receiving...... by Isaiah Searight (110) at Holy Cross, 11-10-18 200 yards receiving...... by Tebucky Jones, Jr. (203) vs. Penn, 10-11-14 two 100-yard receivers...... by Austin Longi (108) and Corey Caddle (100) at Lehigh, 10-13-18 three 100-yard receivers...... by Jason Caldwell (128), David Moore (141) and Asa Lucas (105) at G'town, 11-21-09 three receiving touchdowns...... by Brian Wetzel (3) at Colgate, 11-23-13 a 40-yard field goal...... by Kyle Facibene (40) at CCSU, 9-9-17 a 50-yard field goal...... by Andrew Mevis (54) at Holy Cross, 11-10-18 three field goals in a game...... by Andrew Mevis at Georgetown, 10-21-17 six or more extra points...... by Andrew Mevis (6) vs. Lehigh, 10-28-17 a two-point conversion...... by Joe Pavlik (rush) at Army West Point, 9-4-15 a 50-yard punt...... by Andrew Mevis (53) vs. Colgate, 11-3-18 a 60-yard punt...... by Andrew Mevis (68) vs. Lafayette, 10-27-18 a 70-yard punt...... by Andrew Mevis (70) vs. Bryant, 10-20-18 10 or more punts...... by Andrew Mevis (11) vs. Colgate, 11-3-18 a fumble recovered for touchdown...... by Ian Williams (0 yards) vs. Rhode Island, 9-13-14 a fumble returned for touchdown...... by Noah Fitzgerald (9 yards) vs. Elizabeth City State, 9-10-16 a punt returned for touchdown...... by Austin Longi (90)* vs. Bucknell, 11-18-17 a kickoff returned for touchdown...... by Dylan Mabin (93) at Bryant, 9-23-17 a interception returned for touchdown...... by Antonio Jackson (71) at Bucknell, 11-17-18 a blocked punt returned for touchdown...... blocked by Dave Scoblick, returned by Lance Peck (10) vs. Towson, 11-1-97 a safety recorded...... vs. Georgetown, 10-6-18 (ball run out of end zone) a blocked punt...... by Brett Biestek and David Conroy, vs. Georgetown, 11-15-14 a blocked field-goal attempt...... by Ellis Taylor vs. CCSU, 8-31-19 a blocked extra-point attempt...... vs. Bryant, 10-20-18 a defensive extra point...... by Jesse Bramble (87 yard return of PAT) at Georgetown, 10-21-17

* - School Record

12 - Fordham University Football Game Notes www.fordhamsports.com 2002, 2007 & 2014 Patriot League Champions - Open Open (0-1) HOLY TOWN 56-12, L CROSS 4:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. at Temple 6:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. at Towson 2:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. LEHIGH GEORGE at Lafayette at Colgatde Bucknell at Fordham VILLANOVA PRINCETON at Sacred Heart - TBA Open NEW (0-1) at Yale 45-7, L at Navy TOWN at Brown at Lehigh 1:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. at Syracuse at Bucknell GEORGE COLGATE HARVARD at Fordham Holy Cross LAFAYETTE HAMPSHIRE Mary Open (0-2) 48-7, L 34-14, L MAINE 6:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 6:00 P.M. (Aug. 31) (Aug. 24) at Cornell 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. LEHIGH Colgate 12:00 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 12:00 p.m. at Lafayette at Air Force at at William & William at FORDHAM at Dartmouth at Holy Cross BUCKNELL at Georgetown VILLANOVA Mary Open (0-1) PENN 30-17, L HEART (Oct. 11) at Lehigh 1:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. at Albany at 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. SACRED 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. at Princeton COLGATE Lafayette at William & William at FORDHAM at Monmouth at Holy Cross BUCKNELL at Georgetown - Open Open (0-1) SAINT TOWN 14-13, L Lehigh 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. at Colgate 10:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. FRANCIS 12:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. at Bucknell GEORGE at Villanova at UC Davis at Fordham LAFAYETTE at Sacred Heart HOLY CROSS HOLY MERRIMACK Open Open (0-1) 27-20, L at Lehigh 1:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. at Cornell MARIST 12:30 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. at Bucknell at Davidson at Columbia COLGATE FORDHAM CATHOLIC at Holy Cross LAFAYETTE Georgetown TBA Yale PENN 1:00p.m. at Brown 1:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 12:00 p.m. at Princeton CORNELL HARVARD at Richmond FORDHAM at Dartmouth COLUMBIA HOLY CROSS HOLY Open (1-0) YALE ELON MARY College STONY at James Madison at Maine 1:00 p.m. BROOK 38-19, W at Boston 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. (Aug. 29) 6:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. ALBANY 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. at Delaware at Villanova at Fordham Richmond WILLIAM & JACKSOVILLE (Aug. 29) Open NEW (1-0) at URI at Utah JAMES 3:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. BRYANT ALBANY TOWSON WAGNER at Villanova at Delaware MADISON at Richmond FORDHAM 35-10, W HAMPSHIRE Stony Brook LIU Open (0-1) Morris SAINT 35-10, L 35-10, L HEART at CCSU at Robert Bryant 7:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. at Albany at (Aug. 29) BROWN 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. at Wagner 1:00 p.m. SACRED 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. FRANCIS FORDHAM at Merrimack DUQUESNE at Stony Brook TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA FAU TBA TBA TBA Open Open (0-1) OHIO 34-24, L (Nov. 29) (Nov. 2:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. TOLEDO vs. Indiana at NC State at N. Illinois at Kent State Ball State FORDHAM TBA (Nov. 5) (Nov. TBA MIAMI (OH) at E. Michigan at W. Michigan at W. C. MICHIGAN LIU Open (1-0) SAINT CCSU 2:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 26-23, W 6:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. at Wagner BRYANT MORRIS ROBERT ROBERT 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. FRANCIS 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. at Columbia at Duquesne at Valpataiso at Fordham at E. Michigan at Sacred Heart MERRIMACK Oct. 5 Nov. 2 Nov. Nov. 9 Nov. DATE Sept. 7 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Oct. 12 Nov. 16 Nov. 23 Nov. Sept. 21 Aug. 31 Sept. 14 Sept. 28

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Date Opponent Score Att. Record: Overall Home Away Neutral Aug 31, 2019 CCSU L 23-26 2988 All games 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 Conference 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Non-Conference 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 Zach Davis 1 19 114 5 109 5.7 0 48 109.0 Naim Mayfield 1 9 74 3 71 7.9 0 28 71.0 Team Statistics FORDHAM OPP Fotis Kokosioulis 1 2 23 0 23 11.5 0 19 23.0 FIRST DOWNS 20 20 Total 1 38 223 33 190 5.0 0 48 190.0 R u s h in g 9 12 Opponents 1 37 288 34 254 6.9 1 41 254.0 P a s s in g 8 6 P e n a l ty 3 2 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g RUSHING YARDAGE 190 254 Tim DeMorat 1 152.58 17-27-1 63.0 194 3 38 194.0 Rushing Attempts 38 37 Total 1 152.58 17-27-1 63.0 194 3 38 194.0 Average Per Rush 5.0 6.9 Opponents 1 113.30 11-21-0 52.4 113 1 28 113.0 Average Per Game 190.0 254.0 TDs Rushing 0 1 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g PASSING YARDAGE 194 113 Hamze El-Zayat 1 8 70 8.8 2 15 70.0 C o m p - A t t- In t 17-27-1 11-21-0 Joe Ferraro 1 3 56 18.7 0 38 56.0 Average Per Pass 7.2 5.4 DeQuece Carter 1 3 39 13.0 1 17 39.0 Average Per Catch 11.4 10.3 Fotis Kokosioulis 1 2 27 13.5 0 22 27.0 Average Per Game 194.0 113.0 Zach Davis 1 1 2 2.0 0 2 2.0 TDs Passing 3 1 Total 1 17 194 11.4 3 38 194.0 TOTAL OFFENSE 384 367 Opponents 1 11 113 10.3 1 28 113.0 Average Per Play 5.9 6.3 Average Per Game 384.0 367.0 Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 3-70 2-30 Andrew Mevis 1-1 100.0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 24 0 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 1--1 1-0 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 0-0 1-48 PAT FUMBLES-LOST 4-1 2-0 Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts PENALTIES-Yards 9-63 6-60 Hamze El-Zayat 2 ------12 PUNTS-AVG 4-38.2 5-44.6 DeQuece Carter 1 ------6 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 7 :5 3 3 2 :0 7 Andrew Mevis - 1-1 2-2 - - - - - 5 3RD-DOWN Conversions 3/13 3/11 Total 3 1-1 2-2 - - 0-1 - - 23 4TH-DOWN Conversions 2/3 1/2 Opponents 3 1-3 1-1 - 2 2-2 - - 26 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Tim DeMorat 1 35 -13 194 181 181.0 Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Zach Davis 1 19 109 0 109 109.0 Andrew Mevis 4 153 38.2 45 0 2 3 0 0 Naim Mayfield 1 9 71 0 71 71.0 Fotis Kokosioulis 1 2 23 0 23 23.0 Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Total 1 65 190 194 384 384.0 Naim Mayfield 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 Opponents 1 58 254 113 367 367.0 Total 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 Opponents 1 0 0.0 0 0 Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total FORDHAM 0 6 10 7 0 23 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Opponents 8 7 0 11 0 26 Fotis Kokosioulis 3 70 23.3 0 25 Total 3 70 23.3 0 25 Opponents 2 30 15.0 0 18

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Fotis Kokosioulis 1 23 27 0 70 0 120 120.0 Zach Davis 1 109 2 0 0 0 111 111.0 Hamze El-Zayat 1 0 70 0 0 0 70 70.0 Naim Mayfield 1 71 0 -1 0 0 70 70.0 Joe Ferraro 1 0 56 0 0 0 56 56.0 Total 1 190 194 -1 70 0 453 453.0 Opponents 1 254 113 0 30 48 445 445.0

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 20 James Biggs-Frazier 1 9 2 11 ...... 47 Ryan Greenhagen 1 6 4 10 2.5-2 . . . 1 . . . . 6 Jesse Bramble 1 7 . 7 2.0-9 1.0-5 . . 1 . . . . 26 Glenn Cunningham 1 3 3 6 1.5-12 1.0-11 . . 1 . . . . 91 Anthony Diodato 1 3 2 5 ...... Total 1 40 18 58 8-34 3-26 . 3 3 . . 1 . Opponents 1 43 20 63 8-19 2-10 1-48 5 2 1-0 3 . .

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2019 Fordham Football FORDHAM Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Sep 02, 2019) All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd # Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 20 James Biggs-Frazier 1 9 2 11 ...... 47 Ryan Greenhagen 1 6 4 10 2.5-2 . . . 1 . . . . 6 Jesse Bramble 1 7 . 7 2.0-9 1.0-5 . . 1 . . . . 26 Glenn Cunningham 1 3 3 6 1.5-12 1.0-11 . . 1 . . . . 91 Anthony Diodato 1 3 2 5 ...... 18 Jaden Vazquez 1 3 1 4 1.0-10 1.0-10 . 1 . . . . . 12 Natani Drati 1 3 1 4 ...... 8D Anthony Tony-Itoyah 1 2 1 3 ...... 7 Jeremy Imperati 1 1 1 2 . . . 2 . . . . . 1D Cameron Blair 1 2 . 2 1.0-1 ...... 42 Paul Williams 1 . 1 1 ...... 36 Dervin Hylton 1 1 . 1 ...... 95 Ellis Taylor 1 . 1 1 ...... 1 . 93 Sawyer Schwarz 1 . 1 1 ...... Total 1 40 18 58 8-34 3-26 . 3 3 . . 1 . Opponents 1 43 20 63 8-19 2-10 1-48 5 2 1-0 3 . .

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Cent. Conn. St. 26 Fordham 23 August 31, 2019 - Jack Coffey Field It was 79 degrees at kickoff and probably close to 70 on the final play of the game when Central Connecticut State lined up for a try at a game-winning field goal. Fordham head coach Joe Conlin called back-to-back timeouts in an attempt to bring the temperature down for the Blue Devil kicker but Francis Cole, who had a kick blocked earlier in the game, connected from 31 yards as time expired to lead Central Connecticut to a 26-23 win on Jack Coffey Field in the season opener for both teams. The loss overshadowed a strong offensive game from sophomore quarterback Tim DeMorat, who completed 17 of 27 passes for 194 yards and three touchdowns, two of those to junior wide receiver Hamze El-Zayat, who hauled in eight passes for 70 yards. Junior running back Zach Davis also contributed on offense, gaining 109 yards on 19 carries. The Rams trailed in the first half, 15-6, but scored twice in the third quarter on an Andrew Mevis field goal and a 14-yard scoring strike from DeMorat to El-Zayat to take a 16-15 lead with 2:26 left in the third. Early in the fourth, Dexter Lawson picked off a DeMorat pass and returned it 48 yards for a score to put the Blue Devils up 23-16. However, the Rams knotted the game at 23 when DeMorat threaded the needle on a 13-yard touchdown pass to freshman Dequece Carter, with 1:53 remaining in the fourth. Takeaways • The Rams are now 49-33 all-time in season openers since 1920, 10-21 since moving to the NCAA FCS in 1989. • The 109-yard rushing game was Davis’ second career 100-yard rushing game.

CCSU 8 7 0 11 - 26 Fordham 0 6 10 7 - 23 1st 4:37 CCSU Huston 34 run (Winchester pass) 2nd 9:18 Ford El-Zayat 8 pass from DeMorat (pass failed) 4:54 CCSU James 14 pass from Winchester (Cole kick) 3rd 11:50 Ford Mevis 24 FG 2:26 Ford El-Zayat 14 pass from DeMorat (Mevis kick) 4th 14:09 CCSU Lawson 48 int. ret. (Zidor pass) 1:53 Ford Carter 13 pass from DeMorat (Mevis kick) 0:00 CCSU Cole 31 FG

Team CCSU Fordham First Downs 20 20 Rushes-Yards (Net) 37-254 38-190 Passing Yards 113 194 Passes (Cmp.-Att-Int) 11-21-0 17-27-1 Total Net Yards 367 384 Return Yards 48 0 Punts-Avg. 5-44.6 4-38.2 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 4-1 Penalties-Yards 6-60 9-63 Possession 32:07 27:53 Att. - 2,988 Weather: Partly Cloudy, 79 Rushing: CCSU: Aaron Winchester 14-108, Emanuel Scott 3-54, Ken- yata Huston 4-49.Ford: Davis 19-109, Mayfield 9-71. Passing: CCSU: Aaron Winchester 11-20-0-113. Ford: DeMorat 17-27- 1-194. Receiving: CCSU: Tyshaun James 3-32, Enyce Walker 3-17, Arthur Gilmore 2-38. Ford: El-Zayat 8-70, Ferraro 3-56. Carter 3-39. 16 - Fordham University Football Game Notes www.fordhamsports.com 2002, 2007 & 2014 Patriot League Champions