The 2007 Fordham Rams football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Fordham won the Patriot League championship, but lost in the first round of the national FCS playoffs.
| 2007 Fordham Rams football | |
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Patriot League champion | |
| Conference | Patriot League |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 20 |
| Record | 8–4 (5–1 Patriot) |
| Head coach |
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| Defensive coordinator | Frank Forcucci (2nd season) |
| Captains |
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| Home stadium | Coffey Field |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Fordham $^ | 5 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colgate | 4 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 4 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 4 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 2 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 1 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In their second year under head coach Tom Masella, the Rams compiled an 8–4 record (8–3 in the regular season). Mike Breznicky, Earl Hudnell, Mike Nardone, Sam Orah and Dominique Owens were the team captains.[1]
The Rams outscored opponents 348 to 298. Their 5–1 conference record was the best in the Patriot League standings.[2]
Fordham was unranked through most of the year, only entering the national top 25 in early November, at No. 22. The Rams were ranked No. 18 for their season-ending matchup with Bucknell, then No. 25 for the playoffs. Their final ranking was No. 20.
Fordham played its home games at Jack Coffey Field on the university's Rose Hill campus in The Bronx, in New York City.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 1 | at Rhode Island* | W 27–23 | 2,092 | [3] | |||
| September 8 | Albany* | L 20–23 | 3,717 | [4] | |||
| September 15 | Columbia* |
| W 27–10 | 3,721 | [5] | ||
| September 22 | Dayton *
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| L 24–31 | 4,532 | [6] | ||
| September 29 | at Colgate | W 34–31 | 3,231 | [7] | |||
| October 6 | Lehigh |
| W 28–18 | 3,371 | [8] | ||
| October 13 | at Georgetown | W 38–31 | 2,143 | [9] | |||
| October 20 | at Lafayette | W 34–23 | 8,312 | [10] | |||
| October 27 | at Marist* | W 33–0 | [1] | ||||
| November 3 | Holy Cross |
| W 24–21 | 8,300 | [11] | ||
| November 17 | Bucknell |
| L 24–38 | [1] | |||
| November 24 | at No. 7 UMass* | L 35–49 | 5,224 | [12] | |||
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References
edit- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ Szostak, Mike (September 2, 2007). "Fordham Overtakes URI at End". The Providence Journal. Providence, R.I. p. C8 – via NewsBank.
- ^ "UAlbany Defeats Fordham". Times Union. Albany, N.Y. September 9, 2007. p. C11 – via NewsBank.
- ^ Weinreb, Michael (September 16, 2007). "Running Back Returns to Give Fordham a Boost". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 8.13 – via ProQuest. Attendance figure in "Area Colleges: Football". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. September 16, 2007. p. 15C.
- ^ "Late TD Helps UD Flatten Fordham". Dayton Daily News. Dayton, Ohio. September 23, 2007. p. B7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Colgate Can't Keep Up with Fordham's Skelton". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. September 30, 2007. p. 10D – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Area Colleges: Football". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. September 30, 2007. p. 14C.
- ^ Groller, Keith (October 7, 2007). "Win Over Lehigh Proves Rams for Real". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. CC1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Area Colleges: Football". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. October 7, 2007. p. 14C.
- ^ "Fordham Runs Over Georgetown". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. Associated Press. October 14, 2007. pp. 13C, 15C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bostrom, Don (October 21, 2007). "Fordham's Skelton Shoots Down 'Pards". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. CC1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Area Colleges: Football". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. October 21, 2007. p. 13C.
- ^ Fensom, Michael (November 4, 2007). "Crusaders Can't Cash in Chance". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. F17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dobrow, Marty (November 25, 2007). "Minutemen Finally Shake Pesky Rams". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fordham Rams Schedule 2007". ESPN. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
- ^ "2007 Football Schedule". Fordham University Athletics. Retrieved August 14, 2023.