2018 Fordham University Football Notes

2018 Fordham University Football Notes

2018 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] 2018 Fordham GAME 9 - #FORDvsCOLG #11/12 COLGATE “RAIDERS” (7-0, 4-0) Schedule (1-7, 1-2) Head Coach: Dan Hunt (Springfield ‘92) Record at Colgate: 33-21 (fifth season) Date Opponent Time Sept. 1 at Charlotte ..............................34-10, L at Sept. 8 at Richmond. .............................52-7, L FORDHAM “RAMS” (1-7, 1-2) Sept. 15 STONY BROOK .....................28-6, L Head Coach: Joe Conlin (Pittsburgh ‘02) Sept. 22 CENT. CONN. STATE .........24-13, L Record at Fordham: 1-7 (first season) Oct. 6 GEORGETOWN*(S)............ 23-11, L Oct. 13 at Lehigh* ..............................43-14, W Oct. 20 BRYANT (S) ..........................42-41, L Nov. 3, 2018 • 1:00 p.m. • Bronx, N.Y. • Jack Coffey Field (7,000) Oct. 27 LAFAYETTE*(S) ..................21-13, L Series History: Colgate, 22-7 Nov. 3 COLGATE* .........................1:00 p.m. At Fordham: Colgate, 10-4 Nov. 10 at Holy Cross* (S) ............... 12:00 p.m. Last Meeting: Colgate 38, Fordham 12 (2017 at Colgate) Nov. 17 at Bucknell* (S) .................. 12:00 p.m. * - Patriot League game WFUV 90.7 FM/WFUVSports.org: Raffaele Elia, PxP • Emmanuel Berbari, Analyst Dominic Muscarella, Sidelines • Artemis Tsagaris, Producer S - Stadium Network Patriot League Network: Andrew Bogusch, PxP • Corey Miller, Analyst 2018 TEAM COMPARISON #RAMBLINGS • The Fordham University Rams continue their 2018 season, Fordham’s 118th varsity season, by hosting the Colgate University Raiders for a Patriot League contest on Jack Coffey Field on Saturday, November 3, at 1:00 p.m. • The game will be streamed on the Patriot League Network and broadcast live on WFUV (90.7 FM) and WFUVSports.org. Record ......... 1-6, 1-2 PL Record ......... 7-0, 4-0 PL • Fordham enters the game with a 1-7 record, 1-2 in the Patriot League, coming off a 21-13 Pts./Gm...................18.0 Pts./Gm...................28.3 league loss to Lafayette on Jack Coffey Field last week, while Colgate enters the game with a 7-0 Rush Yds/G ...........67.0 Rush Yds/Gm......174.9 overall mark, 4-0 in the Patriot League, and is coming off a 38-0 league win over Georgetown Pass Yd/Gm .........218.0 Pass Yd/Gm .........164.1 in Hamilton last Saturday. Total Off/Gm ������285.0 Total Off/Gm ������339.0 • This will be the 30th meeting between Fordham and Colgate on the gridiron. Total Def/Gm ......428.0 Total Def/Gm ......218.4 • The Raiders lead the all-time series, which started in 1989, 22-7. • Colgate took last year’s meeting, 38-12, in Hamilton as James Holland rushed 22 times for 166 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS yards and one score and Grant Breneman completed 14 of 25 passes for 159 yards and three RUSHING RUSHING touchdowns. #25 Tyriek Hopkins #2 James Holland • Freshman quarterback Tim DeMorat has set Fordham freshman records for passing yards in 71-388, 3 TD, 48.5 ypg 117-595, 6 TD, 85.0 ypg a game (299) and passing touchdowns in a game (4) this year. • Sophomore kicker Andrew Mevis named Patriot League Special Teams Player of the Week for PASSING PASSING #17 Tim DeMorat #15 Grant Breneman the second straight week. 93-157, 1,169 yds, 87-141, 1,149 yds • Senior wide receiver Austin Longi leads the 10 TD, 5 INT, 167.0 ypg 5 TD, 3 INT, 164.1 ypg Patriot League in receptions per game (5.8) and receiving yards/game (75.5). RECEIVING RECEIVING • Longi is fifth on the career receptions list and #3 Austin Longi #87 Owen Rockett sixth on the Fordham career receiving yards list. 46-604 yds, 4 TD, 75.5 ypg 22-440 yds, 2 TD, 62.9 ypg • Junior wide receiver Joe Ferraro was awarded DEFENSE DEFENSE a full athletic scholarship following practice on #26 Glenn Cunningham #21 TJ Toll September 6. 57 TT, 14.5 TFL, 64 TT, 10.0 TFL, • The Rams had five players named Preseason 1.0 Sacks, 1 Int., 1 PBU 3.5 Sacks, 3 PBU All-Patriot League. • The Rams are the winningest New York area football team since 2012 with 51 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 2018 STANDINGS League Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. Colgate 4 0 1.000 7 0 1.000 Georgetown 3 1 .750 4 5 .444 Lafayette 2 2 .500 3 5 .375 Bucknell 1 2 .333 1 7 .125 Fordham 1 2 .333 1 7 .125 Holy Cross 1 2 .333 2 6 .250 Lehigh 0 3 .000 1 7 .125 This Week in the Patriot League: Colgate at Fordham, 1:00 p.m. Bucknell at Lehigh, 12:30 p.m. Holy Cros at Lafayette, 12:30 p.m. Fordham's 2018 Patriot League Stat Leaders THE GAME Pass Eff. Pass Eff. Rank • The Fordham University Rams continue their 2018 season, Fordham’s 118th Tim DeMorat 136.4 2nd varsity season, by hosting the Colgate University Raiders for a Patriot League Passing Pass Yards/Game Rank contest on Jack Coffey Field on Saturday, November 3, at 1:00 p.m. Tim DeMorat 167.0 5th • Fordham enters the game with a 1-7 record, 1-2 in the Patriot League, coming off a 21-13 league loss to Lafayette on Jack Coffey Field last week, while Colgate Comp. % % Rank enters the game with a 7-0 overall mark, 4-0 in the Patriot League, and is coming Tim DeMorat .642 2nd off a 38-0 league win over Georgetown in Hamilton last Saturday. Receiving Recpt./Game Rank THE SERIES Austin Longi 5.8 1st • This will be the 30th meeting between Fordham and Colgate on the gridiron. Receiving Rec. Yds/Game Rank • The Raiders lead the all-time series, which started in 1989, 22-7. Austin Longi 75.5 1st • Colgate took last year’s meeting, 38-12, in Hamilton as James Holland rushed 22 times for 166 yards and one score and Grant Breneman completed 14 of 25 Total Offense Yards/Game Rank passes for 159 yards and three touchdowns. Tim DeMorat 160.9 6th • The Rams have taken three of the past five meetings, including a 24-20 win on Jack Coffey Field in 2016 as Kevin Anderson completed 27 of 42 passes for 263 Punting Yards/Punt Rank yards and three touchdowns. Andrew Mevis 42.5 2nd • Fordham is 7-22 against Colgate since joining the Patriot League. • The Rams are 4-10 against the Raiders on Jack Coffey Field and 3-12 in Hamil- Tackles Tackles/Game Rank Glenn Cunningham 7.1 T12th ton. Antonio Jackson 7.1 T12th MEVIS NAMED PATRIOT LEAGUE Sacks Sack/Game Rank SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYRE OF THE WEEK Ryan Greenhagen 0.75 3rd • Fordham sophomore kicker Andrew Mevis was named Patriot League Special Teams Player of the Week following the Lafayette game. TFL TFL/Game Rank • In a 21-13 Patriot League loss to Lafayette on Jack Coffey Field last Saturday, Glenn Cunningham 1.81 1st Mevis punted nine times for 442 yards, an average Ryan Greenhagen 1.25 T6th of 49.1 yards/punt. TEAM • He had five punts of 50-yards or more, including Scoring Offense 18.0 ppg 3rd a 68-yard kick, two yards shy of his career-long, set Scoring Defense 29.8 ppg 6th the previous week vs. Bryant. Rushing Offense 67.0 yards/game 6th • Mevis also sent all three of his kickoffs into the Pass Offense 218.0 yards/game 1st end zone for touchbacks and converted on his lone Total Offense 285.0 yards/game 4th PAT. Rushing Defense 203.0 yards/game 6th • On the season, Mevis is averaging 42.5 yards/punt Passing Defense 225.0 yards/game 5th and 60.9 yards/kickoff. He also has three field goals Total Defense 428.0 yards/game 6th and 14 PATs. 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 ninth NCAA HEAD COACH FCS in overall wins with 45 and is 12th in winning percentage at 1-7 .643 (45-25). First year WINS - PAST SIX YEARS WIN % - PAST SIX YEARS at Fordham North Dakota State ........ 77 North Dakota State ... 0.928 (77-6) Sam Houston State ........ 60 Jacksonville State ..... 0.811 (60-14) First year as Jacksonville State .......... 60 N. Carolina A&T ...... 0.791 (53-14) head coach James Madison .............. 58 San Diego ................. 0.776 (52-15) • Named head football coach at Fordham Eastern Washington ....... 54 James Madison ......... 0.773 (58-17) University on December 22, 2017. North Carolina A&T ..... 53 Harvard .................... 0.754 (43-14) San Diego ...................... 52 Sam Houston State ... 0.750 (60-20) • Served as associate head coach/offensive South Dakota State ........ 51 Eastern Washington .. 0.740 (54-19) coordinator at Yale for the past four years. New Hampshire ............ 48 McNeese State ......... 0.723 (47-18) McNeese State .............. 47 South Dakota State ... 0.698 (51-22) • Yale improved from 3-7 in ‘16 to 9-1 in ‘17 and its offense improved in nearly ev- Fordham ...................... 45 Charleston Southern . 0.657 (44-23) ery key statistical category under Conlin’s Illinois State .................. 45 Fordham ................. 0.643 (45-25) leadership. Central Arkansas ........... 45 Chattanooga .................. 45 • Last fall, the Yale offense ranked 12th in Charleston Southern .....

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