2017 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] 2017 Fordham GAME 10 - #FORDvsHC HOLY CROSS “CRUSADERS” (3-6, 2-2) Schedule (3-6, 2-2) Interim Head Coach: Brian Rock (Bowling Green ‘85) Record at Holy Cross: 1-1 (first season) Date Opponent Time Sept. 1 at Army (CBS) ..........................64-6, L at Sept. 9 at Cent. Conn. State. ..............38-31, W FORDHAM “RAMS” (3-6, 2-2) Sept. 16 EAST. WASHINGTON.........56-21, L Head Coach: Andrew Breiner (Lock Haven ‘06) Sept. 23 at Bryant ..................................45-40, L Record at Fordham: 11-9 (second season) Sept. 30 YALE ......................................41-10, L Oct. 7 at Lafayette* ............................14-10, L Oct. 14 at Colgate* ..............................38-12, L Nov. 4, 2017 • 1:00 p.m. • Bronx, N.Y. • Jack Coffey Field (7,000) Oct. 21 at Georgetown* ........................17-9, W Series History: Holy Cross leads, 27-24-2 Ram Crusader Cup Series: Fordham leads, 16-15 Oct. 28 LEHIGH* ............................45-35, W At Fordham: Fordham, 11-8 Nov. 4 HOLY CROSS* ...................1:00 p.m. Last Meeting: Fordham 54, Holy Cross 14, Nov. 12, 2016 at Yankee Stadium Nov. 18 BUCKNELL* ....................12:00 p.m. * - Patriot League game WFUV 90.7 FM/WFUVSports.org: Tom Scibelli, PxP • Tommy Aldrich, Analyst Raffaele Elia, Sidelines • Charlie Maisano, Producer CBS - CBS Sports Network PxP Analyst S - Stadium Network Stadium: Matt Martucci, • Andy Gresh, 2017 TEAM COMPARISON #RAMBLINGS • The Rams continue their 2017 Patriot League schedule by hosting the Holy Cross Crusaders on Jack Coffey Field on Saturday, November 4, at 1:00 p.m. as part of Homecoming Weekend • Fordham enters the game with a 3-6 overall record, 2-2 in the Patriot League, after a 45-35 league win over Lehigh on Jack Coffey Field last Saturday while Holy Cross is also 3-6 overall, 2-2 in the Patriot League, following a 24-10 league win over Georgetown in Worcester last week • This will be the 55th meeting between Fordham and Holy Cross on the gridiron with the Crusaders leading Record ......... 3-6, 2-2 PL Record ��������� 3-6, 2-2 PL the series, 27-25-2 Pts./Gm...................22.1 Pts./Gm...................21.2 • The Rams have won the past five meetings, including a 54-14 victory last November at Yankee Stadium Rush Yds/Gm......139.4 Rush Yds/Gm......122.4 • Fordham leads the all-time Ram Crusader Cup series, 16-15 Pass Yd/Gm .........245.8 Pass Yd/Gm .........260.6 • D’Angelo Palladino and Glenn Cunningham named Patriot League Players of the Week Total Off/Gm ������385.2 Total Off/Gm ������383.0 • Graduate student quarterback Kevin Anderson became the school’s all-time leader in passing touchdowns Total Def/Gm ������443.1 Total Def/Gm ������365.6 in the Lafayette game (73) • Senior running back Chase Edmonds is the Fordham career rushing leader with 5,614 rushing yards INDIVIDUAL LEADERS • Edmonds needs seven yards to tie Jordan Scott’s Patriot League career record of 5,621 yards • The Rams are the winningest New York area football team since 2012 with 49 wins RUSHING RUSHING #24 D’Angelo Palladino #31 Gabe Guild 71-475, 4 TD, 79.2 ypg 78-333, 1 TD, 37.0 ypg Chase Edmonds Picks Up the Hardware Senior running back Chase Edmonds, a 2017 preseason All-American and Preseason PASSING PASSING Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year, has already picked up a number of #14 Kevin Anderson #9 Peter Pujals awards over his first three years: 146-238, 1716 yds, 205-369, 2325 yds - 2014 Jerry Rice Award as the top NCAA FCS freshman 14 TD, 4 INT, 245.1 ypg 13 TD, 7 INT, 258.3 ypg - 2014 Consensus All-America - 2014 CFPA National Rookie of the Year RECEIVING RECEIVING - 2014 ECAC Rookie of the Year #13 Jonathan Lumley #5 Blaise Bell 33-462 yds, 60.9 ypg 42-509 yds, 5 TD, 56.6 ypg - 2014 Patriot League Rookie of the Year - 2015 Consensus All-American - 2015 Patriot League & ECAC Offensive Player of the Year DEFENSE DEFENSE - 2015 & 2016 STATS NCAA FCS Player of the Year Finalist (finished fourth) #26 Glenn Cunningham #43 Nick McBeath 68 TT, 6.5 TFL, 96 TT, 11.0 TFL, - 2016 Consensus All-American 4.5 Sacks, 1 Int., 2 FF 4.0 Sacks, 2 Int., 3 PBU Statistically, Edmonds: - Set the Fordham single season rushing record with 1,838 yards and Fordham rushing touchdown mark (23) in 2014 - Set Fordham and Patriot League single game rushing mark with 359 yards against Lafayette on October 8, 2016 - Set school career rushing record (5,614) www.patriotleague.org - Has set the school career touchdown (70) and career rushing touchdown (63) marks 2002, 2007 &2014 Patriot League Champions www.fordhamsports.com Fordham University Football Game Notes 1 The Patriot League 2017 STANDINGS League Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. Colgate 3 1 .750 5 4 .556 Lehigh 2 1 .667 2 6 .250 Lafayette 2 1 .667 2 6 .250 Fordham 2 2 .500 3 6 .333 Holy Cross 2 2 .500 3 6 .333 Bucknell 1 2 .333 4 4 .500 Georgetown 0 3 .000 1 7 .125 This Week in the Patriot League: Holy Cross at Fordham, 1:00 p.m. Lehigh at Bucknell, 12:00 p.m. Lfayette at Georgetown, 2:00 p.m. Fordham's 2017 Patriot League Stat Leaders Rushing Yards/Game Rank D’Angelo Palladino 79.2 3rd THE GAME Passing Pass Yards/Game Rank • The Fordham University Rams continue their 2017 Patriot League season, Ford- Kevin Anderson 245.1 3rd ham’s 117th varsity season, by hosting the Holy Cross Crusader on Jack Coffey Field on Saturday, November 4, at 1:00 p.m. on Homecoming Weekend. Pass Eff. Rating Rank Kevin Anderson 138.0 3rd • Fordham enters the game with a 3-6 overall record, 2-2 in the Patriot League, after a 45-35 league win over Lehigh on Jack Coffey Field last Saturday while Holy Receiving Recpt./Game Rank Cross is also 3-6 overall, 2-2 in the Patriot League, following a 24-10 league win Corey Caddle 5.5 2nd over Georgetown in Worcester last week. Jonathan Lumley 4.7 T4th Andrew Prince 4.7 T4th THE SERIES Receiving Rec. Yds/Game Rank • This will be the 55th meeting between Fordham and Holy Cross on the gridiron. Corey Caddle 65.3 3rd • The Crusaders lead the all-time series, which started in 1902, 27-25-2, but Ford- Jonathan Lumley 60.9 4th ham has won the past five meetings. Total Offense Yards/Game Rank • The Rams won last year’s meeting, 54-14, on November 12 in Yankee Stadium Kevin Anderson 250.3 3rd as Chase Edmonds rushed for 119 yards and four scores, and Kevin Anderson completed 28 of 34 passes for 426 yards and three touchdowns. All Purpose Yards/Game Rank Corey Caddle 92.8 5th • Fordham is 15-13 against Holy Cross since joining the Patriot League. • The Rams lead the all-time Ram-Crusader Cup series, 16-15. Kickoff Returns Yds/Return Rank • The Rams are 12-8 against Holy Cross as the home team (7-5 on Jack Coffey Dylan Mabin 22.0 4th Field), 9-15-1 at Holy Cross, 2-2-1 at the Polo Grounds and 1-1 at Yankee Stadi- Tackles Tackles/Game Rank um. Glenn Cunningham 8.5 5th • The two teams met once in Ireland in 1991 with the Crusaders winning, 24-19, and once in Bermuda, where the Rams prevailed, 17-10, in 1995. Passes Def. PD/Game Rank Dylan Mabin 2.11 1st EDMONDS CLOSING IN ON PATRIOT LEAGUE RUSHING RECORD Interceptions Int./Game Rank • Senior running back Chase Edmonds has amassed a school record 5,614 rushing Antonio Jackson 0.33 T2nd yards to date. • He needs just eight more yards to break Jordan TEAM Scoring Offense 22.1 ppg 3rd Scott’s Patriot League career record of 5,621, set Scoring Defense 37.0 ppg 6th from 2005-2008. Rushing Offense 139.4 yards/game 3rd Pass Offense 245.8 yards/game 3rd ANDERSON SETS FORDHAM Total Offense 385.2 yards/game 2nd Rushing Defense 209.2 yards/game 6th CAREER PASSING TD MARK Passing Defense 233.9 yards/game 4th • Graduate student quarterback Kevin Anderson, who Total Defense 443.1 yards/game 6th missed the Colgate game with an injury, connected with Austin Longi on a 12-yard scoring strike at Lafayette on October 7, his 70th career touchdown pass, a new school record. • With three more scoring strikes in the Lehigh game, 2 - Fordham University Football Game Notes www.fordhamsports.com 2002, 2007 & 2014 Patriot League Champions RAMS AMONG FCS LEADERS ANDREW BREINER Since 2013, the Fordham University football squad is fifth in the NCAA HEAD COACH FCS in overall wins with 43 and fifth in winning percentage at .717 (43-17). 11-9 Sixth year WINS - PAST FIVE YEARS WIN % - PAST FIVE YEARS North Dakota State .............63 North Dakota State ........0.926 (63-5) at Fordham Jacksonville State ...............51 Jacksonville State ..........0.836 (51-10) Second year as Sam Houston State .............50 Harvard .........................0.830 (39-8) head coach Eastern Washington ............46 San Diego ......................0.792 (42-11) • A 2006 graduate of Lock Haven (Pa.) Universi- Fordham ...........................43 Fordham ......................0.717 (43-17) ty, is in his sixth year on the Fordham staff after New Hampshire .................42 McNeese .......................0.704 (38-16) serving as the pass game coordinator/quarterback San Diego ...........................42 Charleston Southern ......0.691 (38-17) coach the first four years.