2001 Fordham Rams football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2023 football 2001 Fordham Rams Patriot League Patriot 7–4 5–2 Dave Clawson 3rd Ed Foley 3rd Dave Cohen 3rd Chris Breen Maurice Briscoe Tony Downs Mark Manno Joe Wyda Coffey Field The 2001 Fordham Rams football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Fordham finished third in the Patriot League. In their third year under head coach Dave Clawson, the Rams compiled a 7–4 record. Chris Breen, Maurice Briscoe, Tony Downs, Mark Manno and Joe Wyda were the team captains.Fordham 2019 Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Fordham University Bronx, N.Y. 162 June 20, 2020 https://fordhamsports.com/documents/2019/8/26/FordFB19.pdf This was Fordham's first season with an overall winning record since joining the Patriot League in 1990. The Rams outscored opponents 329 to 243. Their 5–2 conference record placed third in the Patriot League standings, half a game behind second place.https://patriotleague.org/documents/2020/7/14/2020_PatriotFB_Record_Book.pdf Patriot League Football Record Book Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results Patriot League Center Valley, Pa. 2020 August 10, 2020 8 The 5–1 Colgate Raiders played fewer league games because they did not match up against the newest member of the conference, Georgetown, while Fordham did. When the September 11 attacks disrupted the following weekend's college football games, Fordham was the last Patriot League member to cancel its scheduled game, making the announcement on Friday afternoon just 24 hours before kickoff. The Rams and crosstown rival Columbia Lions had initially hoped to play the game as a sign of New York City resiliency.Columbia, Fordham Finally Give In Greg Mattura September 15, 2001 S-3 The Record Hackensack, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60475445/2001-columbia-cancel/ Unlike the other Patriot League teams, which played a 10-game schedule in 2001, Fordham chose to reschedule and play the Columbia matchup at the end of the year, on Thursday, November 22. This was the first time since the "Seven Blocks of Granite" era that Fordham had played a game on Thanksgiving Day; that 1936 season-ender was also against a local opponent, New York University. Fordham played its home games at Jack Coffey Field on the university campus in The Bronx, in New York City. Schedule y y 2001 NCAA Division I-AA The Sports Network September 8 @ 2001 Fairfield Stags Fairfield Alumni Stadium Fairfield, CT W 46 14 1,776 Carney Doesn't Miss a Beat for Fordham Rick Remsnyder September 9, 2001 15C, 14C The Journal News White Plains, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60567418/2001-fordham-fairfield/ September 15 Columbia<ncg> Coffey Field Bronx, NY (rivalry) Postponed September 22 @ Colgate Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY L 9 21 7,028 Colgate 21, Fordham 9 Associated Press September 23, 2001 7C, 6C The Journal News White Plains, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60570489/2001-colgate-fordham/ September 29 Georgetown<hc> Coffey Field Bronx, NY W 48 13 6,425 Hoyas Are Smashed by Rams' Broken Record Dan Hickling September 30, 2001 D10 The Washington Post Washington, D.C. Attendance figure in Saturday's Summaries September 30, 2001 C9 Daily Press Newport News, Va. October 6 @ Brown<ncg> Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 23 40 4,441 Malan's 5 TDs Pace Brown Associated Press October 7, 2001 C21 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60599150/2001-brown-fordham/ October 13 @ Yale<ncg> Yale Bowl New Haven, CT L 27 36 18,580 Big Day for the New-Name Offense Tommy Hine October 14, 2001 E10 Hartford Courant Hartford, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60600286/2001-fordham-yale/ October 20 #7 Lehigh Coffey Field Bronx, NY L 21 31 October 27 Bucknell Coffey Field Bronx, NY W 17 12 November 3 @ Lafayette Fisher Field Easton, PA W 45 24 3,981 Leopards Follow Custom as Rams Pull Away, 45-24 Ted Meixell November 4, 2001 C5 The Morning Call Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60604080/2001-fordham-lafayette/ Attendance figure in Fordham 45, Lafayette 24 November 4, 2001 9C The Journal News White Plains, N.Y. November 10 @ Towson Minnegan Stadium Towson, MD W 28 23 3,568 Towson Chases, Can't Catch Fordham, 28-23 Adam S. Reisinger November 11, 2001 9D The Baltimore Sun Baltimore, Md. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60605550/2001-fordham-towson/ November 17 Holy Cross Coffey Field Bronx, NY (rivalry) W 24 21 6,537 Watson Leads Fordham to First Winning Season in I-AA November 18, 2001 11C The Journal News White Plains, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60605703/2001-fordham-hc/ Attendance figure in New England Summaries November 18, 2001 D17 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Thanksgiving November 22 Columbia<ncg> Coffey Field Bronx, NY (rivalry) W 41 10 3,715 Carney Helps Fordham Rout Columbia, 41-10 Associated Press November 23, 2001 5C The Journal News White Plains, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60606426/2001-columbia-fordham/ 2001 Football Schedule https://fordhamsports.com/sports/football/schedule/2001 Fordham University Athletics August 14, 2023 References Fordham Category:Fordham Rams football seasons Fordham Rams football