2019 Fordham University Football Notes
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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 5 - #FORDvsRICH RICHMOND “SPIDERS” (1-2, 0-1 CAA) Schedule (1-3, 0-0) Head Coach: Russ Huesman (Chattanooga ‘81) Record at Richmond: 5-9 (second season), 70-51 overall (tenth season) Date Opponent Time Aug. 31 CENT. CONN. STATE �����������26-23, L at Sept. 7 at Ball State ..............................57-29, L FORDHAM “RAMS” (1-3, 0-0 Patriot League) Sept. 14 at Bryant ..................................29-14, W Head Coach: Joe Conlin (Pittsburgh ‘02) Sept. 21 at Stony Brook ..........................45-10, L Record at Fordham: 3-12 (second 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. 28, 2019 • 1:00 p.m. • Bronx, N.Y. • Jack Coffey Field (7,000) Oct. 19 LEHIGH* ..............................1:00 p.m. Series History: Richmond leads, 1-0-1 Nov. 2 at Lafayette* ......................... 12:30 p.m. At Fordham: Tied, 0-0-1 Nov. 9 at Colgate* ............................. 1:00 p.m. Last Meeting: Richmond 52, Fordham 7 (9/8/18 at Richmond) 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 Jack Regan, Sidelines • Artemis Tsagaris, Producer * - Patriot League game PxP Analyst S - Broadcast on Stadium Patriot League Network: Andrew Bogusch Wincott, ; • Dominic Capone, 2019 TEAM COMPARISON #RAMBLINGS • The Fordham University Rams continue their 2019 season, Fordham’s 119th varsity season, by hosting the University of Richmond Spiders on Jack Coffey Field on Saturday, September 28, at 1:00 p.m. • The game will be streamed live on the Patriot League Network and broadcast live on WFUV (90.7 FM) and WFUVSports.org. Record ......... 1-3, 0-0 PL Record ..... 1-2, 0-1 CAA • Fordham enters the game with a 1-3 record, following a 45-10 loss at Stony Brook Pts./Gm...................22.8 Pts./Gm...................23.7 University last Saturday, while Richmond is 1-2 on the year, following a 42-20 loss to #25 Rush Yds/G .........147.5 Rush Yds/Gm......210.3 Pass Yd/Gm .........196.8 Pass Yd/Gm .........210.0 Elon University in Richmond on September 14. Total Off/Gm ������344.2 Total Off/Gm ������420.3 • This will be the third meeting between Fordham and Richmond on the gridiron with Total Def/Gm ......450.5 Total Def/Gm ......394.3 the Spiders leading the all-time series, 1-0-1. • The Spiders took last year’s meeting, 52-7, in Richmond on September 8 as Kevin Johnson INDIVIDUAL LEADERS completed 14 of 21 passes for 272 yards and two touchdowns and he ran for two more. RUSHING RUSHING • Sophomore linebacker Ryan Greenhagen named Patriot League Defensive Player of #9 Zach Davis #12 Joe Mancuso the Week for second straight week. 71-365, 2 TD, 91.2 ypg 29-170, 2 TD, 56.7 ypg • Junior linebacker Glenn Cunningham, a Third Team 2019 Phil Steele and HERO Sports PASSING PASSING Preseason NCAA FCS All-American, is sixth on the Fordham career tackles for loss list #17 Tim DeMorat #12 Joe Mancuso with 34.0. 73-133, 787 yds, 36-52, 489 yds • Cunningham and Jesse Bramble were 6 TD, 4 INT, 196.8 ypg 3 TD, 3 INT, 163.0 ypg named preseason All-Patriot League. RECEIVING RECEIVING • The 2019 Fordham Rams are a young #1 Hamze El-Zayat #5 Keyston Fuller squad, with just eight seniors on the roster. 26-266 yds, 2 TD, 66.5 ypg 16-295 yds, 2 TD, 98.3 ypg • The Rams are the winningest New York area football team since 2012 with 53 wins. DEFENSE DEFENSE #47 Ryan Greenhagen #41 Tyler Dressler • The Rams travel to New Haven, Conn., 42 TT, 6.0 TFL, 1 Sack, 24 TT, 1.0 TFL, 1 PBU to face the Yale University Bulldogs next 1 FF Saturday, October 5, at 1:00 p.m. @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 3 .000 Colgate 0 0 .000 0 4 .000 Fordham 0 0 .000 1 3 .250 Georgetown 0 0 .000 2 1 .667 Holy Cross 0 0 .000 1 2 .333 Lafayette 0 0 .000 0 4 .000 Lehigh 0 0 .000 0 3 .000 This Week in the Patriot League: Richmond at Fordham, 1:00 p.m. Merrimack at Lehigh, 12:30 p.m. Georgetown at Columbia, 1:00 p.m. Princeton at Bucknell, 3:30 p.m. Penn at Lafayette, 3:30 p.m. Colgate at Dartmouth, 6:00 p.m. Holy Cross at Syracuse, 12:00 p.m. Fordham's 2019 Patriot League Stat Leaders Rushing Pass Yards/Game Rank THE GAME Zach Davis 91.2 1st • The Fordham University Rams continue their 2019 season, Fordham’s 119th varsity season, by hosting the University of Richmond Spiders on Jack Coffey Passing Pass Yards/Game Rank Field on Saturday, September 28, at 1:00 p.m. Tim DeMorat 196.8 3rd • Fordham enters the game with a 1-3 record, following a 45-10 loss at Stony Brook University last Saturday, while Richmond is 1-2 on the year, following a Receiving Recpt./Game Rank Hamze El-Zayat 6.5 4th 42-20 loss to #25 Elon University in Richmond on September 14. Receiving Rec. Yds/Game Rank THE SERIES Hamze El-Zayat 66.5 6th • This will be the third meeting between Fordham and Richmond on the gridiron with the Spiders leading the all-time series, 1-0-1. Scoring Pts/Game Rank • The Spiders took last year’s meeting, 52-7, in Richmond on September 8 as Andrew Mevis 5.8 5th Kevin Johnson completed 14 of 21 passes for 272 yards and two touchdowns and he ran for two more. Total Offense Yards/Game Rank • The first meeting ended in a 3-3 tie on Jack Coffey Field as the two teams Tim DeMorat 190.5 3rd sloshed through a game that was affected by a tropical storm on October 21, 1995. KO Return KO Yds/Game Rank • The game was the last tie for Fordham as the NCAA instituted overtime rules Fotis Kokosioulis 23.1 2nd the following season. • It is the second game of back-to-back contests with schools from the Colonial All-Purpose Yds/Game Rank Athletic Association as the Rams played at Stony Brook last week. Fotis Kokosioulis 155.5 1st • The Rams are 26-42-5 against teams currently in the CAA (4-4 vs. Albany, 4-1 against Delaware, 1-1 vs. Maine, 0-1 against New Hampshire, 8-5 against Rhode Tackles Tackles/Game Rank Island, 0-1-1 vs. Richmond, 1-3 vs. Stony Brook 4-4 against Towson, and 4-22-4 Ryan Greenhagen 10.5 2nd vs. Villanova). Glenn Cunningham 6.5 12th TFL TFL/Game Rank FORDHAM IS WINNINGEST NYC FOOTBALL TEAM Ryan Greenhagen 1.50 1st • No New York area football team has won more games since 2012 than Fordham, who has amassed 53 victories over that stretch. TEAM • The closest collegiate competitors are Stony Scoring Offense 22.8 ppg 2nd Brook (50), Sacred Heart (46) and Rutgers (35), Scoring Defense 35.5 ppg 4th while the NFL’s Giants have 48 wins over the past Rushing Offense 147.5 yards/game 2nd eight years and the Jets have 42. Pass Offense 196.8 yards/game 4th Total Offense 344.2 yards/game 3rd Rushing Defense 218.8 yards/game 5th GREENHAGEN NAMED PATRIOT LEAGUE Passing Defense 231.8 yards/game 4th DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Total Defense 450.5 yards/game 5th • Sophomore linebacker Ryan Greenhagen was named Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week following the Stony Brook game. • It is the second straight weekly honor of the sea- 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 47 and is among the leders in winning per- 3-12 centage at .610 (47-30). Second year WINS - PAST SIX YEARS WIN % - PAST SIX YEARS at Fordham North Dakota State ........ 88 North Dakota State ... 0.936 (88-6) Jacksonville State .......... 66 N. Carolina A&T ...... 0.797 (59-15) Second year as Sam Houston State ........ 63 Jacksonville State ..... 0.795 (66-17) head coach James Madison .............. 64 San Diego ................. 0.757 (56-18) • Named head football coach at Fordham Eastern Washington ....... 61 James Madison ......... 0.771 (64-19) University on December 22, 2017. North Carolina A&T ..... 59 Harvard .................... 0.754 (46-15) South Dakota State ........ 59 Eastern Washington .. 0.726 (61-23) • Served as associate head coach/offensive San Diego ...................... 56 Sam Houston State ... 0.724 (63-24) coordinator at Yale for the past four years. New Hampshire ............ 51 South Dakota State ... 0.711 (59-24) McNeese ....................... 49 McNeese .................. 0.681 (49-23) • Yale improved from 3-7 in ‘16 to 9-1 in ‘17 and its offense improved in nearly ev- Central Arkansas ........... 49 Fordham ................. 0.610 (47-30) ery key statistical category under Conlin’s Illinois State .................. 49 leadership. Fordham ...................... 47 Chattanooga .................