1997 Fordham Rams football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2023 football 1997 Fordham Rams Patriot League Patriot 5–6 4–2 Nick Quartaro 4th Vince Sinagra 4th Cory Bailey Jack Pieracini Dave Scoblick Lance Shaw Coffey Field The 1997 Fordham Rams football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Fordham finished third in the Patriot League. In their fourth and final year under head coach Nick Quartaro, the Rams compiled a 5–6 record. Cory Bailey, Jack Pieracini, Dave Scoblick and Lance Shaw were the team captains; Bill Tierney was named an honorary captain posthumously.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 The Rams were outscored 247 to 215. Their 4–2 conference record placed third in the seven-team Patriot League standings.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 6 In eight years of league play, this was Fordham's best finish to date. Fordham played its home games at Jack Coffey Field on the university campus in The Bronx, in New York City. Schedule y y September 6 @ Lafayette Fisher Field Easton, PA W 23 0 4,103 Lafayette Lays an Egg in Loss to Fordham Ted Meixell September 7, 1997 C1 The Morning Call Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59316391/1997-fordham-lafayette/ September 13 Lehigh Coffey Field Bronx, NY W 42 35 September 20 @ Colgate Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY L 14 27 7,000 Colgate Thwarts Fordham 27-14 Associated Press September 21, 1997 7D Rockland Journal-News White Plains, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59317622/1997-colgate-fordham/ September 27 v Princeton<ncg> Lions Field Ewing, NJ L 7 9 4,050 Princeton Happy with Narrow Win Elliott Denman September 28, 1997 C7, C14 The Home News & Tribune New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59319177/1997-fordham-princeton/ October 4 Brown<ncg> Coffey Field Bronx, NY L 14 45 6,171 Brown 45, Fordham 14 Associated Press October 5, 1997 D22 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59362892/1997-brown-fordham/ October 11 Dartmouth<ncg> Coffey Field Bronx, NY L 10 31 3,711 Dartmouth Easily Defeats Fordham October 12, 1997 B3 The Sunday Rutland Herald Rutland, Vt. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59363642/1997-dartmouth-fordham/ Attendance figure in Summaries October 12, 1997 C17 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. October 18 Bucknell Coffey Field Bronx, NY L 10 36 3,296 Fordham Buried by Poer, Bucknell in 36-10 Defeat Associated Press October 19, 1997 7D Rockland Journal-News White Plains, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59375631/1997-bucknell-fordham/ October 25 Cornell<ncg> Coffey Field Bronx, NY L 13 45 878 Opportunistic Red Hammers Fordham Keith McShea October 27, 1997 3B The Ithaca Journal Ithaca, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59376900/1997-cornell-fordham/ November 1 Towson Coffey Field Bronx, NY W 12 7 721 Towson Fakes Itself Out, Loses to Fordham, 12-7 Joe Dibari November 2, 1997 9C The Baltimore Sun Baltimore, Md. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59378802/1997-fordham-towson/ November 15 @ 1997 Georgetown Hoyas Georgetown<ncg> Kehoe Field Washington, DC W 42 0 942 Fordham Blasts Hoyas 42-0 Associated Press November 16, 1997 7D Rockland Journal-News White Plains, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59380701/1997-fordham-georgetown/ November 22 @ Holy Cross<ncg> Fitton Field Worcester, MA (rivalry) W 28 12 725 Fordham Wins Finale Against Holy Cross Associated Press November 23, 1997 9D Rockland Journal-News White Plains, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59381830/1997-fordham-hc/ 1997 Football Schedule https://fordhamsports.com/sports/football/schedule/1997 Fordham University Athletics August 14, 2023 References Fordham Category:Fordham Rams football seasons Fordham Rams football