2008 Fordham Rams football team
| 2008 Fordham Rams football | |
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| Conference | Patriot League |
| Record | 5–6 (1–5 Patriot) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Frank Forcucci (3rd season) |
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| Home stadium | Coffey Field |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Colgate $^ | 5 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 3 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 2 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 0 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2008 Fordham Rams football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Fordham finished second-to-last in the Patriot League, a year after winning the league title.
In their third year under head coach Tom Masella, the Rams compiled a 5–6 record. James Crockett, Fonzie Culver, Greg DeMarco, Matt Loucks, Richard Rayborn and John Skelton were the team captains.[1]
The Rams were outscored 262 to 238; their 1–5 conference record placed sixth out of seven in the Patriot League standings.[2]
Fordham played its home games at Jack Coffey Field on the university's Rose Hill campus in The Bronx, in New York City.
An on-campus monument to the Seven Blocks of Granite was dedicated on October 24, honoring the offensive lines of 1929, 1930, 1936, and 1937.[3] It is located on Constitution Row, near the west end of the grandstand of Coffey Field.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 7 | Rhode Island* | W 16–0 | [4] | ||||
| September 13 | at Dayton* | L 20–23 | 3,348 | [5] | |||
| September 20 | at Columbia* | L 22–29 | 2,304 | [6] | |||
| September 27 | Colgate |
| L 24–31 | 3,112 | [7] | ||
| October 11 | at Lehigh | L 24–45 | 7,043 | [8] | |||
| October 18 | Yale* |
| W 12–10 | 6,873 | [9] | ||
| October 25 | No. 24 Lafayette |
| L 13–48 | 3,706 | [10] | ||
| November 1 | Marist* |
| W 45–21 | 3,649 | [11] | ||
| November 8 | at Holy Cross | L 17–38 | 6,277 | [12] | |||
| November 15 | Georgetown |
| W 17–0 | 2,758 | [13] | ||
| November 22 | at Bucknell | L 21–24 OT | 837 | [14] | |||
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References
- ^ "Year-by-Year". Fordham 2019 Football Media Guide (PDF). Bronx, N.Y.: Fordham University. p. 163. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 11. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
- ^ "Football legends honored with Rose Hill monument". Fordham University. (Fordham News). October 29, 2008. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
- ^ "Skelton's passes lead way for Fordham". The Journal News. September 8, 2008. p. 9C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Harris, Doug (September 14, 2008). "Flyers Overcome Fordham's Size in 23-20 Win". Dayton Daily News. Dayton, Ohio. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Columbia Penalty Gives Fordham Momentum in Final Drive". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. September 21, 2008. pp. 7C, 15C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Colgate Wins with Scott: 4 TDs". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. September 28, 2008. p. 5D – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Area Colleges: Football". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. September 28, 2008. p. 13C.
- ^ Groller, Keith (October 12, 2008). "Clark, Lehigh Give Fans a Better Ending". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Area Colleges: Football". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. October 12, 2008. p. 13C.
- ^ "Fordham Finally Breaks Yale with Late FG". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. October 19, 2008. p. E5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Reinhard, Paul (October 26, 2008). "Lafayette's Ground Attack Grinds Up Fordham, 48-13". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ McMann, Sean T. (November 2, 2008). "Marist's Win Streak Ended by Fordham". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. pp. 3F, 2F – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Holy Cross Soars Past Rams, 38-17". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. November 9, 2008. pp. 9C, 11C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rams Tough in 17-0 Victory". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. Associated Press. November 16, 2008. p. 6C, 11C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Crossley, Brett R. (November 23, 2008). "Carney's Kick Completes Bison Comeback". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Area Colleges: Football". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. November 23, 2008. p. 9C.
- ^ "Fordham Rams Schedule 2008". ESPN. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
- ^ "2008 Football Schedule". Fordham University Athletics. Retrieved August 14, 2023.