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2015
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
FOOTBALL NOTES
Fordham University Sports Information Office: Joe DiBari, Director of Sports Information Website: www.fordhamsports.com
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2015 Fordham
Schedule (1-0, 0-0)
DateOpponent
Time
Sept. 4 at Army West Point (CBS)��37-35, W
Sept. 12 VILLANOVA........................6:00 p.m.
Sept. 19 COLUMBIA.........................1:00 p.m.
Sept. 26 MONMOUTH......................1:00 p.m.
Oct. 3
at Lafayette*........................... 6:00 p.m.
Oct. 10 at Penn.................................... 1:00 p.m.
Oct. 17 HOLY CROSS*....................1:00 p.m.
Oct. 24 LEHIGH*.............................1:00 p.m.
Oct. 31 at Colgate* ............................ 1:00 p.m.
Nov. 7
BUCKNELL*.......................1:00 p.m.
Nov. 14 at Georgetown*...................... 1:00 p.m.
* - Patriot League game
TEAM COMPARISON
Record.......... 1-0, 0-0 PL
Pts./Gm��37.0
Rush Yds/Gm��123.0
Pass Yd/Gm..........322.0
Total Off/Gm��445.0
Total Def/Gm��389.0
Record�� 0-1
Pts./Gm��15.0
Rush Yds/Gm��114.0
Pass Yd/Gm..........189.0
Total Off/Gm��303.0
Total Def/Gm��307.0
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
RUSHING
#22 Chase Edmonds
20-126, 3 TD, 126.0 ypg
PASSING
#14 Kevin Anderson
15-23, 322 yds
0 TD, 0 INT, 322.0 ypg
RECEIVING
#22 Chase Edmonds
6-140 yds, 0 TD, 140.0 ypg
DEFENSE
#18 Niko Thorpe
11 TT, 1.0 TFL, 0.0 Sks
RUSHING
#19 John Robertson
18-66, 1 TD, 66.0 ypg
PASSING
#19 John Robertson
17-32, 153 yds
1 TD, 1 INT, 153.0 ypg
RECEIVING
#82 Kevin Gulyas
4-64 yds, 0 TD, 64.0 ypg
DEFENSE
#39 Cameron McCurry
10 TT, 2.0 TFL, 0.0 Sk
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GAME 1
at
#2/6 VILLANOVA
"WILDCATS” (0-1)
Head Coach: Andy Talley (Southern Connecticut '67)
Record at Villanova: 215-129-1 (31st season)
#16 FORDHAM
"RAMS” (1-0)
Head Coach: Joe Moorhead (Fordham '95)
Record at Fordham: 30-10 (fourth season)
Sept. 12, 2015 • 6:00 p.m. • Bronx, N.Y. • Jack Coffey Field (7,000)
Series History: Villanova leads 21-5-3
At Fordham: Villanova leads 12-5-1
Last Meeting: Villanova 50, Fordham 6 - September 6, 2014 (Villanova, Pa.)
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#RAMBLINGS
• Rams open 116th varsity football home slate by hosting Villanova on Saturday night
• The Wildcats will be the highest ranked football team to play at Rose Hill (and tied for the
highest rated Fordham opponent in any sport)
• Fordham is now 49-29 all-time in season openers since 1920, 10-17 since moving to the
NCAA FCS in 1989
• The Rams are 22-24 since 1970 in home openers and have won the past six
• Head coach Joe Moorhead is a perfect 4-0 on opening day at Fordham
• Fordham has not last back-to-back games under Moorhead
• The Rams roster features 30 freshmen
• The 2015 Ram features 18 new starters with the four returning starters being Chase
Edmonds (RB), Garrick Mayweather (OL), Anthony Coyle (OL) & George Dawson (LB)
• Fordham is one of just three NCAA FCS team to defeat two NCAA FBS opponents since
2013 (North Dakota State and Bethune-Cookman)
• Chase Edmonds named National NCAA FCS Player of the Week following his performance
at Army West Point where he rushed for 126 yards and three scores and caught six
passes for 140 yards
Chase Edmonds Picks Up the Hardware
Sophomore running back Chase Edmonds, a 2015 preseason All-American and Preseason Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year, had one of
the most successful rookie seasons of any Ram in school history, winning,
among other awards:
- 2014 Jerry Rice Award as the top NCAA FCS freshman
- 2014 All-America
- 2014 CFPA National Rookie of the Year
- 2014 ECAC Rookie of the Year
- 2014 Patriot League Rookie of the Year
Statistically, Edmonds:
- Set the Fordham single season rushing record with 1,838 yards and
Fordham rushing touchdown mark with 23
- Ranked second in the NCAA FCS in rushing touchdowns
and fourth in rushing yards and all-purpose yards/gm (176.6)
The Patriot League
2015 STANDINGS
League
Overall
W L Pct.
W L Pct.
Bucknell
00 .000 101.000
Colgate
00 .000 01 .000
Fordham 00 .000 101.000
Georgetown 00 .000 01 .000
Holy Cross 00 .000 101.000
Lafayette
00 .000 01 .000
Lehigh 00 .000 10 .000
This Week in the Patriot League:
Villanova at Fordham, 6:00 p.m.
Lehigh at James Madison, 4:00 p.m.
New Hampshire at Colgate, 6:00 p.m.
Marist at Georgetown, 6:00 p.m.
Lafayette at Delaware, 6:00 p.m.
Duquesne at Bucknell, 6:00 p.m.
Fordham's 2015 Patriot League
Stat Leaders
Rushing
Chase Edmonds
Yards/Game
126.0
Rank
2nd
Passing
Kevin Anderson
Pass Yards/Game
322.0
Rank
1st
Pass Eff.
Kevin Anderson
Rating
182.8
Rank
1st
Receptions
Chase Edmonds
Recpt./Game
6.0
Rank
T4th
Receiving Yards
Chase Edmonds
Phazahn Odom
Yards/Game
140.0
90.0
Rank
1st
2nd
Total Offense
Kevin Anderson
Yards/Game
330.0
Rank
2nd
All-Purpose Yards Yards/Game
Chase Edmonds
250.0
Rank
1st
Scoring
Chase Edmonds
Makay Redd
Pts/Game
18.0
9.0
Rank
1st
T4th
Field Goals
Makay Redd
FG/Game
2.00
Rank
T2nd
Tackles
Niko Thorpe
Stephen Hodge
Tackles/Game
11.0
8.0
Rank
3rd
T7th
Scoring Offense
Scoring Defense
Rushing Offense
Pass Offense
Total Offense
Rushing Defense
Passing Defense
Total Defense TEAM
35.0 ppg
37.0 ppg
123.0 yards/game
322.0 yards/game
445.0 yards/game
256.0 yards/game
133.0 yards/game
389.0 yards/game 1st
5th
6th
1st
T1st
5th
3rd
3rd
2 - Fordham University Football Game Notes
THE GAME
• The Fordham University Rams open their 2015 home season, the 116th varsity
season at Rose Hill, by hosting the #2/6 Villanova University Wildcats on Jack
Coffey Field on Saturday, September 12 at 6:00 p.m.
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THE SERIES
This will be the 30th meeting between Fordham and Villanova on the gridiron.
The Wildcats lead the all-time series, which started in 1897, 21-5-3.
Villanova won last year’s meeting, 50-6, at Villanova on September 6.
Fordham took the 2013 meeting, 27-24 on September 7 Jack Coffey Field as Mike
Nebrich completed 26 of 35 passes for 190 yards and a touchdown and he rushed
20 times for 102 yards and two scores and the Fordham defense forced five fumbles
The win broke a 13-game Villanova winning streak in the series.
Fordham is 25-38-5 against teams currently in the Colonial Athletic Conference
(4-1 vs. Delaware, 1-1 versus Maine, 1-1 against Stony Brook, 0-0-1 against
Richmond, 7-5 versus Rhode Island, 4-4 against Towson, 4-4 versus Albany and
4-21-4 versus Villanova and 0-1 against New Hampshire).
FORDHAM ONE OF 3 FCS TEAMS WITH 2 FBS WINS SINCE 2013
• The Fordham University Rams are one of three NCAA FCS teams to have two
wins over an FBS opponent since 2013, joining North Dakota State and BethuneCookman.
FORDHAM IN SEASON OPENERS
• The Fordham University Rams are now 49-29 all-time in season openers since
1920, 10-17 since moving to the NCAA FCS in 1989.
• This year’s season-opening win at Army West Point was Fordham’s fourth straight,
after the Rams had dropped three straight opening day games.
• On Jack Coffey Field, Fordham is 22-24 since 1970 in home openers but the Rams
have won their past six home openers, including the win over Saint Francis last
year.
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PLAYER OF THE YEAR vs. ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
The Fordham-Villanova game on Saturday will feature the 2014 Jerry Rice Award
winner (the NCAA FCS Rookie of the Year), Fordham’s Chase Edmonds, going
up against the 2014 Walter Payton Award winner (the NCAA FCS Player of the
Year), Villanova’s John Robertson.
It is the first time ever that the Payton and Rice Award recipients from the previous
year have met in a game.
www.fordhamsports.com 2002, 2007 & 2014 Patriot League Champions
JOE
MOORHEAD
HEAD COACH
30-10
Fourth year
at Fordham
• Most wins for any Fordham football head
coach in first three years since 1927 at Rose
Hill (29)
• Led Rams to undefeated Patriot League
slate in 2014, winning the school’s third Patriot League title.
• Led Rams to back-to-back appearances in
the NCAA FCS Championship.
• Won a first round NCAA Championship
game in each of the past two years.
• Coached seven All-Americans and a
school-record 18 All-Patriot League selections in 2014.
The 2014 Fordham offense set school marks
for rushing yards (2,353) and scoring (569).
• The 2014 Rams led the Patriot League
in passing offense, total offense and scoring offense while on the national level the
Rams ranked fourth in passing offense in the
NCAA FCS and ranked among the top ten in
scoring offense, team passing efficiency, total
offense and first downs.
• The 2014 Rams also performed in the
classroom as two student-athletes were
named Capital One Academic All-American®, Brett Biestek (first team) and Dan
Light (second team).
• Accomplished what is believed to be a first
in 2013 when Fordham had a 4,00-yard passer, a 1,000-yard rusher and three 1,000-yard
receivers.
• After going 6-5 in his first year in 2012,
Moorheard led the Rams to unprecedented
success in 2013, guiding the team to a 12-2
overall record and an appearance in the
NCAA FCS Championship.
• Fordham won the first ten games of the
year for the first time in school history and
was ranked as high as fifth in the NCAA FCS
polls, Fordham’s highest-ever ranking on the
FCS level.
• The Rams set a school record for most
wins in a season in the modern era (since
1920) and accomplished a plethora of firsts,
including the first win over an NCAA FBS
team (Temple), the first win over a top-ten
ranked NCAA FCS team on Jack Coffey
Field (Villanova) and the school’s first ever
home NCAA FCS championship win on Jack
Coffey Field (Sacred Heart).
• Named the 2013 Patriot League Coach of
the Year, the 2013 AFCA Regional Co-Coach
of the Year and a finalist for both the Eddie
Robinson Award as the NCAA FCS national
Coach of the Year and the Liberty Mutual
Coach of the Year Award.
RAMS AMONG FCS LEADERS
Over the past three years, the Fordham University football squad is tied
for third in the NCAA FCS in overall wins with 23 and third in winning
percentage at .821 (23-5).
WINS - PAST THREE YEARS
North Dakota State..............30
Coastal Carolina..................25
Fordham ...........................24
Eastern Washington.............23
New Hampshire..................22
Jacksonville State................22
SE Louisiana.......................21
WIN % - PAST THREE YEARS
North Dakota State.........0.897 (26-3)
Coastal Carolina.............0.833 (25-5)
Fordham ......................0.828 (24-5)
Eastern Washington........0.793 (23-6)
Jacksonville State...........0.786 (22-6)
Sacred Heart...................0.769 (20-6)
New Hampshire.............0.759 (22-7)
SE Louisiana..................0.750 (21-7)
HEY, I KNOW YOU
• The Fordham-Villanova game on Saturday will feature eight sets of high school teammates
facing off against each other as well as a set of college transfers who played together last year.
High School
Bergen Catholic (N.J.)
Brooklyn Tech (N.Y.)
Cardinal Hayes (N.Y.)
Fletcher (Fla.)
Garden City (N.Y.)
Shawnee (N.J.)
St. Anthony’s (N.Y.)
Steinbrenner (Fla.)
Fordham
Dan Halligan
Kyvaune Brammer
Lawrence Menyah
George Dawson
Luke Medlock
Nick Zawisha
Stephen Hodge
Kyle Facibene
Kendall Pearcey
Villanova
Corey Russo
Thomas Plonski
College
Temple
Fordham
Jihaad Pretlow
Villanova
Bryan Osei
Will Harris
Malik Reaves
Gerard Smith
Dillon Lucas
Joseph Sotomayer
Trey Johnson
MOORHEAD WINS FOURTH STRAIGHT OPENER
• With the win over Army West Point on September 4, Fordham head coach Joe Moorhead
became the first Fordham mentor to win his first four season openers since Jim Crowley
won the season opener in each of his first four years at the helm from 1933-36.
MOORHEAD BEST RECORD FOUR YEARS
• Fordham head coach Joe Moorhead has a 30-10 record in his first three-plus years at
Fordham, the best record for any head football coach at Fordham over his first three-plus
years.
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NO EXPERIENCE – NO PROBLEM
The Fordham Rams entered the 2015 season opener at Army West Point without a
quarterback on the roster who had attempted a pass in a college game (the lone player to
have attempted a pass in a college game is punter Joe Pavlik, who threw a touchdown
pass to Marc DeSisto last year at Army). But not to worry. Junior Kevin Anderson
completed 15 of 23 passes for 322 yards in the 37-35 win.
It wasn’t just quarterback where the Rams lacked experience heading into the opener.
Fordham also did not have a player on the roster who had attempted a field goal or extra
point in a college game. Not to worry. Junior Makay Redd was two-for-two in field goals,
hitting one for 22 and one for 27 yards, and three-for-three in PATs.
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FORDHAM NAMES TEAM CAPTAINS
Juniors Kevin Anderson and George Dawson and seniors Stephen Hodge and Garrick
Mayweather, Jr. have been named 2015 Fordham University football team captains it
was announced by head coach Joe Moorhead, who served as a captain for Fordham as a
senior in 1995.
Fordham Football Adds New Teammate Jonah Shainberg Becomes A Ram
Despite the fast start
our roster. He has been
to the 2013 season, the
through so much in life
Rams were still looking
and maintains such a posifor new players. One such
tive attitude. We are lookplayer joined the team
ing forward to having him
on September 12 last
with us in meetings and on
fall as 12-year-old Jonah
the sidelines and will look
Shainberg was officially
to him for inspiration as
adopted by the Rams
the year goes on.”
through the Friends of
The Friends of Jaclyn
Jaclyn Foundation.
Foundation, a 501(c)(3),
Shainberg and his fanon-profit, charitable orther, Joshua, attended
ganization that improves
practice on Thursday
the quality of life for chilwhere they got to see the
dren suffering with peRams as they prepared for
diatric brain tumors and
their game with Temple in
their families. FOJ is all
Philadelphia on Saturday.
about love, support, and
At the end of practice,
friendship. FOJ matches
head coach Joe Moorhead
a child with a college or
called Jonah out to midhigh school sports team
Jonah Shainberg at his locker with the 2013 Fordham captains: Steven
field to meet the team and
based
on geographic locaTapia, Jake Rodriques, Carlton Koonce and Ian Williams.
then had the squad run a
tion. Once the team and
play where Jonah took the
child have been matched,
ball.
ball from quarterback Mike Nebrich and
there is a ceremonial adoption. The child is
While the players showered for dinner,
raced 60 yards for the score. The team met
surrounded by 20 or 30 new friends that rally
Jonah went to the football offices where
Jonah in the end zone and carried him to the
around him or her. A deep bond is formed
Moorhead spent time showing him how the
locker room on their shoulders.
between the child, the child’s family and the
Rams break down film from the games for
In the locker room, Michelle DeIeso,
sports team. The relationship is a priceless
the coaches.
Executive Director, and Katie Johnson,
gift. The gift is in the relationship; a child
Following an interview with News 12
Adoption Coordinator, from the Friends
is gaining a loving support network and the
Bronx, Jonah was escorted by the captains
of Jaclyn Foundation spoke to the team
team is gaining an insight into the value of
to The Marketplace for dinner.
before handing the floor over to Jonah. He
life and the power of love. The result of
Jonah, a student at The Child School
explained the history of his illness to the
this connection is mutual respect, support,
on Randall’s Island, was diagnosed with a
team and spoke of how excited he was to
friendship and love.
brain tumor six years ago and underwent
be involved with the Rams.
numerous treatments for two years. The
Jonah led the team breakdown and the
tumor caused Jofour capnah to suffer a
tains led
stroke, which left
Jonah to
the right side of his
his locker,
body weakened.
which was
He is undergoing
full of
therapy to regain
Fordham
control of his right
football
side.
g e a r, i n “This was a trecluding
mendous honor
t-shirts,
for our team,” said
sweatshirts,
Moorhead. “We
hats and a
are thrilled to be
signed footable to add a person like Jonah to
Assistant Coaches
and Support Staff
Joe Morhead - Head Coach
Andrew Breiner - Off. Coor./Quarterbacks
Jon Wholley - Def. Coor./Linebackers
Tim Cary - Recruiting Coor./DBs
Jarrick Hall - Def. Line
Tyler Bowen - Off. Line
Nate Slutzky - Special Teams Coor./CBs
Shane Fogerty - Running Backs
Ian Pace - Tight Ends
Mark Dupuis - Wide Receivers
Will Reimann - Outside Linebackers
Dennis Orlando - Def. Assistant
Greg Marmaros - Dir. of Football Ops
Josh Heinrich - Operations/Video assistant
Tim Rehm - Head Strength & Cond.
Joshua Greer - Asst. Strength & Cond.
Vincent Porricelli - Head Athletic Trainer
Dave Zippo - Assoc. Head Athletic Trainer
Game Day Locations
On the field...
Head Coach Joe Moorhead
Offense: Tyler Bowen, Ian Pace
Defense: Jon Wholley, Jarrick Hall, Nate
Slutzky
In the booth...
Offense: Breiner, Fogarty, Dupuis
Defense: Cary, Reimann, Orlando
THE
FORDHAM AX
As the Fordham Rams take the field on
game day you'll notice that one of the
players will be carrying an ax, a prop that
head coach Joe Moorhead uses to motivate the troops. The ax, first brought out
in his first season at Fordham, is there to
remind the players that when Abraham
Lincoln was asked if he was given six
hours to chop down a tree what would he
do and he responded that he would spend
the first five hours sharping the ax. It's to
show the players that preparation is as important as execution.
The Preseason Prognosticators
2015 Patriot League Coaches/SIDs Poll
TeamPoints (First Place Votes)
1. Fordham......... 66 (10)
2. Bucknell........... 63 (4)
3. Colgate............. 48
4. Lafayette.......... 44
5. Lehigh.............. 31
6. Holy Cross....... 29
7. Georgetown...... 13
Preseason Players of the Year
Offensive: Chase Edmonds, So., RB, Fordham
Defensive: Stephen Hodge, Gr., LB, Fordham
2015 Patriot League Football Preseason All-League Team
Offense
QB Peter Pujals, Holy Cross (Jr.)
RB Chase Edmonds, Fordham (So.)
RB C.J. Williams, Bucknell (Jr.)
WR Will Carter, Bucknell (Jr.)
WR Troy Pelletier, Lehigh (So.)
WR Jake Wieczorek, Holy Cross (Jr.)
TE John Quazza, Colgate (Sr.)
OL Julie'n Davenport, Bucknell (Jr.)
OL Ramy Kased, Bucknell (Sr.)
OL Garrick Mayweather, Fordham (Sr.)
OL Connor Staudle, Lafayette (Jr.)
OL John Weber, Colgate (Sr.)
OL Nick Zataveski, Lafayette (Sr.)
RS Matt Smalley, Lafayette (Sr.)
PK Jonah Bowman, Colgate (Jr.)
Defense
DL Abdullah Anderson, Bucknell (So.)
DL Marlin Crook, Fordham (Jr.)
DL Victor Steffen, Colgate (Sr.)
DL Justin Vaughn, Fordham (Jr.)
LB Colton Caslow, Lehigh (Jr.)
LB Kyle Diener, Colgate (Jr.)
LB Mark Dodd, Lafayette (Sr.)
LB Stephen Hodge, Fordham (Gr.)
DB Clayton Ewell, Bucknell (Sr.)
DB Jared Roberts, Lafayette (Sr.)
DB Ettian Scott, Georgetown (Sr.)
DB Matt Smalley, Lafayette (Sr.)
P Austin Devine, Lehigh (Sr.)
HOME, SWEET, HOME
• Under head coach Joe Moorhead, the Rams have become very adept at protecting their
home turf, winning 17 of the 18 home contests over the past three years, including the
last 14 straight over the past two years.
• The only home loss for Fordham under Moorhead was the season finale in 2012 when the
Rams missed a two-point conversion in the closing seconds that would have sent the game
with Colgate to overtime.
• The seven home wins in each of the past two years broke the school record for most wins
on Jack Coffey Field. The former record of six was set by the 1987 squad (the Rams have
used Jack Coffey Field since 1970).
NFL CONNECTIONS
• Three members of the 2015 Fordham University football squad have connections to the
NFL:
• Senior linebacker Andrew Erenberg’s father, Rich, played at Colgate and then for three
years with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
• Junior defensive lineman Josh Klecko’s father, Joe, played for eleven years with the New
York Jets, while his brother, Dan, won three Super Bowl titles, two with the New England
Patriots (2004 and 2005) and one with the Indianapolis Colts (2007).
• Freshman Dylan Mabin’s brother, Jordan, is a member of the San Diego Chargers.
RAMS IN NON-CONFERENCE PLAY
• Over the past three years the Fordham Rams are 14-4 in non-conference play (not
including the four NCAA FCS Championship games).
• In 2013 the Rams were unbeaten against non-conference opponents with a perfect 6-0
BY
THE
NUMBERS
1
Collegiate passes thrown by a mem-
ber of the Fordham opening day
football roster (Punter Joe Pavlik who
threw a touchdown pass to Marc DeSisto on a fake punt at Army last year)
3
Patriot League Titles
(2002, 2007, 2014)
4
NCAA FCS Championship
Appearances
(2002, 2007, 2013, 2014)
18
Number of Fordham All-Patriot
League selections last fall,
a league record
30
Wins over the past three years, the
most of any New York City area team
30
Freshmen on the
2015 Fordham football roster
Did You Know?
Fordham Appeared in the First Televised
College Football Game 76 Years Ago
On September 30, 1939, Fordham hosted
Waynesburg College at Triboro Stadium on
Randall’s Island. The game was the season
opener for the Rams, who beat Waynesburg,
34-7. Announcer Bill Stern called the
contest over station W2XBS (now WNBC)
as a demonstration of this new medium at
the World’s Fair. Two iconoscope cameras,
which had just been patented by RCA, were
used to televise the game with the images
being sent to a relay station 10 miles from the stadium and then, by cable, to the top of
the Empire State Building, where a large transmitter broadcast the game to the lucky few
who owned a television in those days. A top-of-the-line set in 1939, a Clifton, sold for
about $600.
Notable Fordham players who appeared in the game include Len Eshmont and
Dominic Principe, who went on to play in the professional ranks, as well as Ralph Friegden,
father of former Maryland head coach Ralph Friedgen, who scored twice in the game
and Donald Lambeau - son of Green Bay Packer legend Earl Louis "Curly" Lambeau.
NCAA HOME FIELD
WINNING STREAKS
Current NCAA Division I Home Field Winning Streaks
NCAA FCS
NCAA FBS & FCS
1. North Dakota State......... 23
1. North Dakota State......... 23
2. Fordham ...................... 14
2. Alabama......................... 16
3. Illinois State................... 13
2. Baylor............................. 16
3. Flordia State................... 15
3. Boise State..................... 15
4. Fordham ...................... 14
5. Illinois State................... 13
6. Central Florida............... 10
31
Seniors and graduate students
lost to graduation from 2014 roster
1,838
Chase Edmonds' single season school
record rushing total set last year
Chase Edmonds
Shines in Week One
Fordham sophomore running back Chase Edmonds picked up the 2015 season right where
he left off the 2014 campaign as he was named
the NCAA FCS National Player of the Week,
the STATS NCAA FCS National Co-Offensive
Player of the Week, the Beyond Sports Madness
FCS Offensive Player of the Week, the CFPA
FCS National Performer of the Week and a College Sporting News National All-Star as well as
the Corvias Patriot League Offensive Player of
the Week and ECAC Offensive Player of the
Week.
Against Army on Friday night, Edmonds
opened his season by rushing 20 times for
126 yards and three scores and also catching
six passes for 140 yards, as he led the Rams
to a 37-35 win, Fordham's second win over an
NCAA FCS program over the past three years.
His third touchdown from 10 yards out put the
Rams up 37-29 with 12:04 to play, a lead they
would not relinquish. Edmonds had 65 of Fordham's 82 yards on the go-ahead drive (31 receiving/34 rushing).
Edmonds' receptions and receiving yards
marks each were career highs, and the 140 receiving yards were the most by a Patriot League
running back since Bucknell's A.J. Kizekai had
the same mark against Lafayette in 2009.
record, the most non-conference victories for the Rams since the 2003 squad won five
non-conference games.
RAMS PERFECT FOLLOWING LOSSES UNDER MOORHEAD
• The Fordham University football Rams are a perfect 7-0 over the past three-plus years
coming off a loss under head coach Joe Moorhead (not counting the season-ending loss
– but even so, the Rams won season openers in 2013, 2014 and 2015 after dropping the
last game of the previous year).
SO WHAT & #OAT
• The Rams have two sayings for the 2015 season: So What
and #OAT. Here are the explanations of each by head coach
Joe Moorhead.
• So What - “No one cares how many starters you lost.
Football is a bottom line endeavor. When asked how the
team will be with the loss of so many starters we reply, ‘So
what?’ We’re not going to make excuses. Excuses are the
nails used to build a house of failure.”
• One at a Time #OAT - “One rep, one drill, one period, one
practice, one day, one week, one game at a time,” explained
Moorhead. “We’ll keep stacking those on top of each other
and make sure we’re investing our time rather than spending
our time.”
WHAT’S NEXT?
• The Rams will host the Columbia University Lions on Jack Coffey Field next Saturday,
September 19, at 1:00 p.m. in the annual Liberty Cup Game which will also be
Homecoming for the Rams.
2015 GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS - OFFENSE
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Columbia
Monmouth
Lafayette
Penn
Holy Cross
Lehigh
Colgate
Bucknell
Georgetown
RG
Boyd
C
LG
Hartman Mayweather
LT
Coyle
QB
RB
Anderson Edmonds
TE
Odom
WR
B. Johnson
WR
Cantelli
2015 GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS - DEFENSE
Opp
E
Army West PointJ. Vaughn
Villanova
Columbia
Monmouth
Lafayette
Penn
Holy Cross
Lehigh
Colgate
Bucknell
Georgetown
NG
Fox
T
Adeyeye
Ban
Crook
LB
Hodge
LB
Thorpe
LB
Dawson
CB
Pretlow
FS
Ham
SS
Bowers
WR
Caddle
K
Redd
CB
L. Smith
P
Pavlik
2015 FORDHAM
DEPTH CHART
(Villanova Game - 9/12/15)
DEFENSE
OFFENSE
QB
RB
X
Z
H
TE
RT
RG
C
LG
LT
14
7
22
3
81
13
11
26
88
25
2
5
15
1
65
71
54
72
58
50
76
74
78
79
Kevin Anderson (Jr., 6-2, 195)
Luke Medlock (So., 6-1, 202)
Chase Edmonds (So., 5-9, 196)
Kendall Pearcey (Jr., 5-10, 200)
Ben Johnson (Sr., 6-3, 205)
Jonathan Lumley (Fr., 6-4, 178) or
Kyvaune Brammer (Jr., 6-3, 200)
Robbie Cantelli (Sr., 6-0, 187)
Tony Patrgnelli (Sr., 6-0, 200) or
Jordan Allen (Fr., 6-2, 192)
Corey Caddle (Fr., 5-9, 168) or
Austin Longi (Fr., 5-8, 150)
Phazahn Odom (Sr., 6-8, 245)
Isaiah Searight (Fr., 6-4, 233)
Sam Marlin (Jr., 6-8, 297)
Garrett Donaldson (So., 6-5, 273)
John Boyd (Jr., 6-5, 280)
Erik McCauley (Jr., 6-4, 295)
Ben Hartman (So., 6-5, 276)
Tristan Nevotne (Fr., 6-2, 284)
Garrick Mayweather, Jr. (Sr., 6-4, 319)
Zack Johnson (Jr., 6-5, 290)
Anthony Coyle (So., 6-5, 281)
Dominic Lombard (Fr., 6-5, 275)
E
91
57
N
73 75
LT
55
67
BAN 95
59
WILL 6
7
MIKE18
42
SAM 43
20
CB 14
36
44
FS
31
24
RS 30
35
CB
8
23
Justin Vaughn (Jr., 6-5, 286)
Ty Green (So., 6-4, 240)
Josh Klecko (Jr., 6-2, 265)
Tony Fox (So., 6-2, 291)
Manny Adeyeye (Jr., 6-5, 296)
Nick Angeli (So., 6-1, 282)
Marlon Crook, Jr. (Jr., 6-5, 243)
Jonathan Dimon (So., 6-0, 220)
George Dawson (Jr., 6-2, 224)
Noah Fitzgerald (Fr., 6-0, 212)
Niko Thorpe (So., 5-10, 230)
David Barletta (Sr., 6-4, 233)
Stephen Hodge (Gr., 6-2, 196)
Andrew Erenberg (Sr., 5-9, 212)
Jihaad Pretlow (Jr., 5-11, 195)
Dylan Mabin (Fr., 6-1, 178) or
James Biggs-Frazier (Fr., 5-9, 180)
Caleb Ham (So., 6-1, 187)
Lawrence Menyah (Fr., 6-2, 201)
JQ Bowers (Sr., 5-9, 189)
Antonio Jackson (Fr., 6-2, 180)
Lourenzo Smith (Gr., 5-11, 187) or
Marcus Fulmore (So., 5-9, 190)
SPECIAL TEAMS
P
19
97
PK 17
97
LSNP 43
93 Joe Pavlik (Jr., 5-11, 190)
Alejandro Cardenas (So., 5-10, 170)
Makay Redd (Jr., 6-0, 212)
Alejandro Cardenas (So., 5-10, 170)
Stephen Hodge (Gr. 6-2, 196)
Robert Carlyle (So., 6-1, 220)
HOLD19
2
KO 14
RET 3
Joe Pavlik (Jr., 5-11, 190)
Corey Caddle (Fr., 5-9, 168)
Jihaad Pretlow (Jr., 5-11, 195)
Kendall Pearcey (Jr., 5-10, 200)
PUNT 2 Corey Caddle (Fr., 5-9, 168)
RET 44 James Biggs-Frazier (Fr., 5-9, 180)
Fordham 2015 Preseason Honors
STATS FCS Offensive
Player of the Year Watch List
Patriot League Preseason
Offensive Player of the Year
Chase Edmonds, RB
Chase Edmonds
CFPA National Player of the Year Watch List
Chase Edmonds, RB
Patriot League Preseason
Defensive Player of the Year
Stephen Hodge
College Sporting News 2015 Preseason
Fabulous Fifty FCS All-America Team
Chase Edmonds, RB
Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® Nominee
George Dawson
2015 College Football America
FCS Starting Lineup
Chase Edmonds
STATS FCS Preaseson All-America
Chase Edmonds, RB
Garrick Mayweather, Jr., OL
College Football Madness
2015 Preseason All-America Team
Chase Edmonds (Second Team)
Garrick Mayweather, Jr. (Second Team)
Preseason All-Patriot League
Marlon Crook, Jr., DL
Chase Edmonds, RB
Garrick Mayweather, Jr., OL
Justin Vaughn, DL
College Football Madness
Preseason All-Patriot League Team
Chase Edmonds (First Team)
Stephen Hodge (First Team)
Garrick Mayweather, Jr. (First Team)
JQ Bowers (Second Team)
Anthony Coyle (Second Team)
Marlon Crook, Jr. (Second Team)
George Dawson (Second Team)
Justin Vaughn (Second Team)
Robbie Cantelli (Third Team)
Marcus Fulmore (Third Team)
Joe Pavlik (Third Team)
Phazahn Odom (Third Team)
Kyle Vaughn (Third Team)
Stephen Hodge
Chase Edmonds
Garrick Mayweather, Jr.
2015 FCS TOP 25 POLLS
STATS, Inc. Top 25 Poll
(September 7, 2015)
2015 Rec. Pts.
1 Sam Houston State 0-1 3132 (31) 2 North Dakota State 0-1 3123 (22) 3 Coastal Carolina 1-0 3115 (24) 4 Illinois State 0-1 3068 (20) 5 Jacksonville State 1-0 3047 (24) 6 Villanova 0-1 2972 (6) 7 Eastern Washington 0-1 2688 (6) 8 Montana 1-1 2401 (2) 9 South Dakota State 1-0 2374 (8) 10 Chattanooga 0-1
2040
11 Montana State 1-0
1994
12 New Hampshire 0-1
1864
13 James Madison 1-0
1776
14 UNI 0-1
1689
15 Liberty 1-0
1465
16 Fordham 1-0
1446
17 Youngstown State 0-1
1442
18 Cal Poly 1-0 1144 (1) 19 Eastern Kentucky 1-0
1127
20 Southeastern Louisiana 1-0
908
21 Indiana State 1-0
665
22 Richmond 0-1
646
23 Idaho State 1-0
498
24 Portland State 1-0
326
25 Harvard 0-0
324
FCS Coaches Top 25 Poll
(September 7, 2015)
Previous
3
1
5
2
7
4
6
13
16
8
11
9
12
10
15
20
14
NR
17
19
21
18
22
NR
23
Others receiving votes: Northern Arizona 238 , McNeese State 213,
William & Mary 212 , North Dakota 186, Western Illinois 109, Samford 89, Southern Illinois 88, Stephen F. Austin 81, South Carolina
State 58, North Carolina A&T 48, Western Carolina 43, Eastern Illinois 32, Sacred Heart 31, Charleston Southern 28, Bryant 9, Florida
A&M 8, Bucknell 8, Sacramento State 7, Alcorn State 7, Lamar 7,
Dartmouth 4), Bethune-Cookman 4, Delaware 3, Southern Utah 2,
Duquesne 2, Furman 2 , Towson 2, North Carolina Central 2, Norfolk
State 1 , Jacksonville 1, Stony Brook 1
2015 Rec.
1 Coastal Carolina (4)
1-0
2 North Dakota State (6)
0-1
2Villanova
0-1
4 Sam Houston State (2)
0-1
5 Illinois State (6)
0-1
6 Jacksonville State (1)
1-0
7 Eastern Washington
0-1
8 Montana (3)
1-1
9 Montana State
1-0
10 South Dakota State (1)
1-0
11 James Madison
1-0
12Chattanooga
0-1
13Liberty
1-0
14 Northern Iowa
0-1
15 New Hampshire
0-1
16 Fordham
1-0
17 Youngstown State
0-1
18 Southeastern Louisiana
1-0
19 Eastern Kentucky
1-0
20 Cal Poly
1-0
21 Indiana State
1-0
22Richmond
0-1
23 McNeese State
0-0
24 Idaho State
1-0
25Harvard
0-1
25 William & Mary
1-0
Pts.
Previous
517
5
490
1
490
3
487
4
481
2
453
9
437
6
393
12
384
11
363
15
312
13
301
8
280
14
274
10
257
7
233
21
219
16
175
19
174
17
130
NR
128
20
77
18
75
23
68
24
44
22
44
NR
Others receiving votes: Northern Arizona (36), Portland State (22),
Jackson State (19), South Carolina State (18), Samford (17), North
Dakota (17), Towson (12), Western Illinois (12), Western Carolina
(11), South Dakota (10), Charleston Southern (8), Alcorn State (4),
Furman (2), Jacksonville (1), Southern Illinois (1).
2015 FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
FOOTBALL ROSTER
No. Name
1 Isaiah Searight
2 Corey Caddle
3 Kendall Pearcey
4 Noah Nix
5 Austin Longi
6 George Dawson
7 Noah Fitzgerald
7 Luke Medlock
8 Lourenzo Smith
9 Jorge Solano
10 Andrew Force
11 Kyvaune Brammer
12 Colton Smith
13 Jonathan Lumley
14 Kevin Anderson
14 Jihaad Pretlow
15 Phazahn Odom
16 Andrew Prince
17 Makay Redd
17 Clayton Welsh
18 Jalen Ollie
18 Niko Thorpe
19 Joseph Pavlik
20 Andrew Erenberg
21 Jarred Brevard
22 Chase Edmonds
23 Marcus Fulmore
24 Lawrence Menyah 25 Jordan Allen
26 Robbie Cantelli
27 Marcus Hicks
29 Jarod Vyent
30 JQ Bowers
31 Caleb Ham
32 Bryce Petty
34 Tyler Long
35 Antonio Jackson
36 Dylan Mabin
37 Liam Cadman
38 Vincent Sansone
39 Joe Lisowski
41 Cory Kopicki
42 David Barletta
43 Stephen Hodge
44 James Biggs-Frazier
45 Roddy Roche
46 Steven Samela
47 David Conroy
Cl.
Fr.
Fr.
Jr.
Fr.
Fr.
Jr.
Fr.
So.
Gr.
Jr.
Fr.
Jr.
Fr.
Fr.
Jr.
Jr.
Sr.
Fr.
Jr.
So.
Fr.
So.
Jr.
Sr.
So.
So.
Jr.
Fr.
Fr.
Jr.
So.
Fr.
Sr.
So.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
So.
So.
Fr.
So.
Sr.
Gr.
Fr.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
Nick Angeli
Kyvaune Brammer
Alejandro Cardenas
Jonathan Dimon
Chris Geissler
Austin Longi
Lawrence Menyah
Tristan Nevotne
Phazahn Odom
Tony Patrignelli
Kendall Pearcey
Jihaad Pretlow
Roddy Roche
Jorge Solano
Jack Treanor
Pos.
TE
WR
RB
WR
WR
LB
LB
QB
DB
WR
TE
WR
QB
WR
QB
DB
TE
WR
K
QB
QB
LB
P
LB
RB
RB
DB
DB
WR
WR
DB
LB
DB
DB
DB
DB
DB
DB
DB
LB
RB
DB
LB
LB
DB
DB
DB
DL
Ht.
6-4
5-9
5-10
5-10
5-8
6-2
6-0
6-1
5-11
5-9
6-3
6-3
6-1
6-4
6-2
5-11
6-8
6-2
6-0
6-2
6-0
5-10
5-11
5-9
5-8
5-9
5-9
6-2
6-2
6-0
5-10
6-3
5-9
6-1
6-1
6-2
6-2
6-1
6-2
5-11
5-9
6-0
6-4
6-2
5-9
6-3
5-8
6-2
Wt.
234
168
200
180
150
224
212
202
187
182
209
200
190
178
195
195
245
178
212
194
193
230
190
212
188
196
190
201
192
187
173
204
189
187
170
190
180
178
188
206
190
210
223
196
180
205
164
230
Hometown/High School (Last School)
Tinton Falls, N.J./Monmouth Regional
Jersey City, N.J./Saint Peter’s Prep
Lutz, Fla./Steinbrenner
Atlanta, Ga./The Westminster School
Stanford, Conn./Greenwich
Bronx, N.Y./Cardinal Hayes
Glen Burnie, Md./Old Mill
Jacksonville, Fla./Fletcher (FIU)
North Richland Hills, Tex./Richland
Coral Springs, Fla./Coral Springs Charter
Berwick, Pa./Berwick Area
Brooklyn, N.Y./Brooklyn Tech
Sandy Hook, Conn./Fairfield Prep
Roslindale, Mass./St. George’s
Boca Raton, Fla./Boca Raton
Elizabeth, N.J./Blair Academy (Temple)
Barnwell, S.C./Barnwell
Boynton Beach, Fla./Palm Beach Gardens
Alamo, Calif./Monte Vista
Portland, Ore./Sunset
Glastonbury, Conn./Avon Old Farms
Pittsburgh, Pa./Central Catholic
Chicago, Ill./Mount Carmel
Venetia, Pa./Peters Township
Pittsburgh, Pa./Shady Side Academy
Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin East
Burlington, N.J./The Pennington School
Bronx, N.Y./Brooklyn Tech
Chestnut Hill, Mass./Thayer Academy
Holmdel, N.J./Holmdel
Millersville, Md./Old Mill Senior
West Orange, N.J./West Orange
Sylvania, Ohio/Sylvania Southview
McDonough, Ga./Union Grove
Carrol Stream, Ill./Bartlett
New Reigel, Ohio/Tiffin Calvert
Leesburg, Va./Loudon County
Macedonia, Ohio/Nordonia
Naperville, Ill./Benet Academy (IL)
Cheshire, Conn./Cheshire (Phillips Exeter)
Hopewell Junction, N.Y./John Jay
Scranton, Pa./Scranton
New Providence, N.J./New Providence
Medford, N.J./Shawnee
Kingston, Pa./Wyoming Seminary
Wantagh, N.Y./Wantagh
Stamford, Conn./Stamford
Walpole, Mass/Walpole
An-JELL-lee
KAY-vahn
ah-leh-HAHN-dro
DYE-mon
GUYS-lur
Lon-GEE
MEN-yah
Neh-VOT-knee
Fay-ZAHN
Pat-TRIG-nell-lee
PEER-cee
JA-Haad
Roach
Hor-hay Sole-LAN-oh
TRAIN-or
No. Name
Cl.
48 Brandon Weir
Jr.
49 Kyle Facibene
Fr.
50 Tristan Nevotne
Fr.
51 Doniel Kennedy
Fr.
52 Brett Lambert
Jr.
53 Nick Zawisha
Sr.
54 John Boyd
Jr.
55 Manny Adeyeye
Jr.
56 John O’Boyle
So.
57 Ty Green
So.
58 Ben Hartman
So.
59 Jonathan Dimon
So.
60 Charlie Murray
Fr.
65 Sam Marlin
Jr.
66 Charlie Credendino
Jr.
67 Nick Angeli
So.
68 Alex Washington
Jr.
69 Tim Donahue
Sr.
70 Kyle Vaughn
Jr.
71 Garrett Donaldson
So.
72 Erik McCauley
Jr.
73 Josh Klecko
Jr.
74 Zach Johnson
Jr.
75 Tony Fox
So.
76 Garrick Mayweather, Jr.Sr.
77 Jack Treanor
Jr.
78 Anthony Coyle
So.
79 Dominic Lombard
Fr.
80 JM Nocket
Fr.
81 Ben Johnson
Sr.
84 Spencer Ferrigan
So.
85 James Orfini
So.
86 Dan Halligan
Fr.
87 Luke Arlotto
Jr.
88 Tony Patrignelli
Sr.
89 Tanner Morrow
So.
90 Chris Geisller
Fr.
91 Justin Vaughn
Jr.
93 Robert Carlyle
Jr.
94 Ryan Kroeger
Fr.
95 Marlon Crook, Jr.
Jr.
97 Alejandro Cardenas
So.
98 Kevin Coyne
Fr.
99 Erik Rottsolk
Fr.
Excuse Me?
Brendan Weir
Nick Zawisha
Pos.
DL
K
OL
OL
LB
LB
OL
DL
DL
DL
OL
LB
OL
OL
OL
DL
DL
OL
OL
OL
OL
DL
OL
DL
OL
OL
OL
OL
LB
WR
PK
TE
WR
WR
WR
WR
LB
DL
LS
DL
DL
K
OL
DL
Ht.
6-3
6-0
6-2
6-6
6-1
6-0
6-5
6-5
6-2
6-4
6-5
6-0
6-5
6-8
6-3
6-1
6-1
6-5
6-4
6-5
6-4
6-2
6-5
6-2
6-4
6-3
6-5
6-5
6-4
6-2
6-4
6-5
6-1
6-0
6-0
6-4
6-0
6-5
6-1
6-2
6-5
5-10
6-3
6-6
Wt.
238
180
284
254
220
205
270
296
240
240
276
220
290
297
313
282
297
323
255
273
295
265
290
291
319
270
281
275
215
200
210
200
175
160
200
180
220
286
220
282
243
170
252
235
Hometown/High School (Last School)
Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Poughkeepsie
Melville, N.Y. / St. Anthony's
Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central
Cibolo, Tex./Byron Steele II
Holmdel, N.J./Holmdel
Garden City, N.Y./Garden City
El Cajon, Calif./Valhalla (Southwestern Col.)
Malverne, N.Y./Malverne
Scranton, Pa./Scranton Prep
Ashland, Ohio/Ashland
Del Rio, Texas/Del Rio
Florence, N.J./Notre Dame
Wilmette, Ill/Loyola Academy
Harrisburg, Pa./Mechanicsburg
Harrison, N.Y./Harrison
Jersey City, N.J./St. Peter’s Prep
Columbus, Ohio/St. Francis De Sales
Howell, N.J./Howell
Westport, Conn./Staples
North Palm Beach, Fla./The Benjamin School
Shelby, N.C./Shelby
Red Bank, N.J./Red Bank Catholic (Rutgers)
Bellerose Village, N.Y./Chaminade
Fairfield, Conn./Fairfield College Prep
Baton Rouge, La./McKinley
Annapolis, Md./Severn
Staten Island, N.Y./Tottenville
Palatine, Ill./William Fremd
Claymont, Del./Archmere Academy
Orchard Park, N.Y./Orchard Park
Delmar, N.Y./Bethlehem Central
Washington, D.C./Gonzaga College H.S.
Oradell, N.J./Bergen Catholic
Chapel Hill, N.C./East Chapel Hill
Central Valley, N.Y./Monroe-Woodbury
Greenlawn, N.Y./Harborfields
Jersey City, N.J./Saint Peter’s Prep
Hamilton, Ontario/Niagara Academy
West Nyack, N.Y./Clarkstown South (York)
Atlantic Highlands, N.J./Red Bank Catholic
Forestville, Md./Bishop McNamara
Miami Beach, Fla./Immaculata-La Salle
Mineola, N.Y./Chaminade
Seattle, Wash./Lakeside
WEAR
za-WISH-sha
Roster Breakdown
By Class:
Freshmen..................30
Sophomores.............26
Juniors.....................29
Seniors....................11
THE LAST TIME...
Fordham
shut out an opponent...........................................................55-0 vs. Lock Haven, 8-30-12
shut out by an opponent......................................................21-0 vs. Bucknell, 11-12-11
was in a tie game.................................................................3-3 vs. Richmond, 10-21-95
scored 40 points..................................................................44-22 vs. Sacred Heart, 11-29-14
scored 50 points..................................................................52-7, vs. Georgetown, 11-15-14
scored 60 points..................................................................60-22 vs. Penn, 10-11-14
scored 70 points..................................................................78-7 vs. New Haven, 11-19-77
had an opponent score 40 points.........................................42-31 at Army, 11-22-14
had an opponent score 50 points.........................................50-6 at Villanova, 9-6-13
had an opponent score 60 points.........................................68-0 at Penn State, 11-2-46
had an opponent score 70 points.........................................75-0 vs. Penn State, 10-11-47
did not commit a turnover...................................................at Georgetown, 11-15-14
played an overtime game....................................................at Bucknell, 11-7-14 (30-27, W, 1-OT)
The Last Time a Fordham Player had ...
30 rushing attempts..........................................................by Chase Edmonds (32) at Lehigh, 10-25-14
40 rushing attempts.............................................................by Xavier Martin (31) vs. Georgetown, 11-15-08
a 60-yard run.......................................................................by Jonte Coven (61) vs. Holy Cross, 11-3-07
an 80-yard run.....................................................................by Carlton Koonce (92) at Columbia, 9-22-12
100 yards rushing..............................................................by Chase Edmonds (126) at Army West Point, 9-4-15
200 yards rushing................................................................by Chase Edmonds (231) vs. Rhode Island, 9-13-14
300 yards rushing................................................................by John Mullen (370) vs. Cathedral, 1902
three receiving touchdowns................................................by Brian Wetzel (3) at Colgate, 11-23-13
three rushing touchdowns................................................by Chase Edmonds (126) at Army West Point, 9-4-15
four rushing touchdowns.....................................................by Chase Edmonds vs. Rhode Island, 9-13-14
five rushing touchdowns.....................................................by Chase Edmonds at Lehigh, 10-25-14
20 completions....................................................................by Mike Nebrich (29) vs. Sacred Heart, 11-29-14
30 completions....................................................................by Mike Nebrich (36) vs. Penn, 10-11-14
200 yards passing................................................................by Peter Maetzold (285) vs. Georgetown, 11-15-14
300 yards passing..............................................................by Kevin Anderson (322) at Army West Point, 9-4-15
400 yards passing................................................................by Mike Nebrich (423) vs. Sacred Heart, 11-29-14
500 yards passing................................................................by Mike Nebrich (566)* vs. Penn, 10-11-14
three touchdown passes.......................................................by Mike Nebrich (3) at Army, 11-22-14
four touchdown passes.......................................................by Mike Nebrich vs. Sacred Heart, 11-29-14
five touchdown passes.........................................................by Mike Nebrich at Colgate, 11-23-13
six touchdown passes..........................................................by Mike Nebrich vs. Penn, 10-11-14
10 or more receptions..........................................................by Brian Wetzel (12) at Army, 11-22-14
100 yards receiving...........................................................by Chase Edmonds (140) at Army West Point, 9-4-15
200 yards receiving.............................................................by Tebucky Jones, Jr. (203) vs. Penn, 10-11-14
two 100-yard receivers........................................................by Brian Wetzel (166) and Tebucky Jones, Jr. (139) vs. Sacred Heart, 11-29-14
three 100-yard receivers......................................................by Jason Caldwell (128), David Moore (141) and Asa Lucas (105) at G'town, 11-21-09
a 40-yard field goal.............................................................by Michael Marando (40) at Army, 11-22-14
a 50-yard field goal.............................................................by Patrick Murray (55)* at Cincinati 10-13-12, (52) vs. Lock Haven, 8-30-12
(50) at Villanova, 9-8-12, (51) at Columbia, 9-22-12
three field goals in a game..................................................by Michael Marando vs. Sacred Heart, 11-29-14
six or more extra points.......................................................by Michael Marando (7) vs. Georgetown, 11-15-14
a two-point conversion......................................................by Joe Pavlik (rush) at Army West Point, 9-4-15
a 50-yard punt.....................................................................by Joe Pavlik (51) vs. Lafayette, 10-3-14
a 60-yard punt.....................................................................by Patrick Murray (61) at Holy Cross, 10-27-12
a 70-yard punt.....................................................................by Patrick Murray (73) at Rhode Island, 9-24-11
10 or more punts.................................................................by Anthony DiFino (11) at Albany, 9-11-04
a fumble recovered for touchdown.....................................by Ian Williams (0 yards) vs. Rhode Island, 9-13-14
a fumble returned for touchdown........................................by DeAndre Slate (8 yards) vs. Penn, 10-11-14
a punt returned for touchdown............................................by Brian Wetzel (81) at Colgate, 11-23-13
a kickoff returned for touchdown.......................................by Jorge Solano (96) at Saint Francis, 9-28-13
a interception returned for touchdown................................by Jordan Chapman (29) at Georgetown, 10-12-13
a blocked punt returned for touchdown..............................blocked by Dave Scoblick, returned by Lance Peck (10) vs. Towson, 11-1-97
a safety recorded...............................................................at Army West Point, 9-4-15 (ball run out of end zone)
a blocked punt.....................................................................by Brett Biestek and David Conroy, vs. Georgetown, 11-15-14
a blocked field-goal attempt................................................by Justin Yancey vs. Sacred Heart, 11-29-14
a blocked extra-point attempt..............................................vs. Sacred Heart, 11-29-14
a defensive extra point........................................................by Jason Jacobs (87 yard return of PAT) vs. Princeton, 9-28-91
* - School Record
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TBA
TULANE
12:00 p.m.
RUTGERS
12:00 p.m.
Oct. 10
Oct. 17
Oct. 24
Oct. 31
Nov. 7
Nov. 14
Nov. 21
vs. Navy (Dec. 12)
at Penn State
TBA
Oct. 3
at Cornell
TBA
BROWN
TBA
RICHMOND
3:30 p.m.
at James
Madison
12:00 p.m.
HARVARD
TBA
at Yale
TBA
MAINE
7:30 p.m.
at Rhode Island
12:30 p.m.
at Dartmouth
TBA
PENN
TBA
WAGNER
TBA
at Princeton
TBA
TOWSON
TBA
at Towson
7:00 p.m.
at Albany
3:30 p.m.
WILLIAM &
MARY
12:00 p.m.
Open
PENN
7:00 p.m.
at Eastern
Michigan
TBA
Sept. 26
Sept. 19
at Gardner-Webb
1:30 p.m.
PRESBYTERIAN
12:00 p.m.
Open
at Lehigh
12:30 p.m.
Open
COLGATE
1:00 p.m.
BUCKNELL
1:30 p.m.
at Holy Cross
1:00 p.m.
COASTAL
CAROLINA
1:00 p.m.
at Kennesaw
State
1:00 p.m.
HARVARD
3:30 p.m.
at Georgetown
2:00 p.m.
at Charleston
Southern
12:00 p.m.
LIBERTY
1:00 p.m.
FORDHAM
6:00 p.m.
at Wagner
6:00 p.m.
PRINCETON
6:00 p.m.
BRYANT
1:00 p.m.
at Fordham
1:00 p.m.
at Wagner
6:00 p.m.
at Delaware
6:00 p.m.
at Central
Michigan
3:00 p.m.
at Fordham
6:00 p.m.
at Fordham
1:00 p.m.
WILLIAM &
MARY
L, 34-7
HOLY
CROSS
L, 27-19
at UConn
L, 20-15
DELAWARE
12:00 p.m.
at Connecticut
12:00 p.m.
FORDHAM
L, 37-35
WAKE
FOREST
12:00 p.m.
Sept. 12
Sept. 5
Army
Villanova Columbia Monmouth Lafayette
DATE West Point
(0-1)
(0-1, 0-0)
(0-0)
(0-1)
(0-1)
CORNELL
TBA
at Harvard
1:00 p.m.
PRINCETON
TBA
at Brown
12:30 p.m.
YALE
TBA
at Columbia
TBA
FORDHAM
TBA
DARTMOUTH
TBA
at Villanova
7:00 p.m.
at Lehigh
12:30 p.m.
Penn
at Colgate
1:00 p.m.
LAFAYETTE
12:30 p.m.
GEORGETOWN
TBA
HOLY
CROSS
12:00 p.m.
GEORGETOWN
12:30 p.m.
at Fordham
1:00 p.m.
Open
at Bucknell
TBA
YALE
12:30 p.m.
at Princeton
TBA
PENN
12:30 p.m.
at James
Madison
4:00 p.m.
at Cent. Conn. St.
W, 20-14
Lehigh
(1-0, 0-0)
at Bucknell
TBA
at Lehigh
12:30 p.m.
BRYANT
TBA
LAFAYETTE
TBA
at Fordham
12:30 p.m.
BROWN
TBA
ALBANY
TBA
COLGATE
12:00 p.m.
at Towson
6:00 p.m.
Open
at Monmouth
W, 27-19
Holy
Cross
(1-0, 0-0)
BUCKNELL
1:00 p.m.
LEHIGH
12:30 p.m.
at Lafayette
1:00 p.m.
FORDHAM
1:00 p.m.
Open
at Georgetown
12:00 p.m.
at Princeton
1:00 p.m.
at Cornell
7:00 p.m.
(Oct. 2)
at Holy Cross
12:00 p.m.
YALE
1:00 p.m.
NEW
HAMPSHIRE
6:00 p.m.
at Navy
L, 48-10
Colgate
(0-1, 0-0)
at Bucknell
TBA
GEORGETOWN
TBA
at Colgate
1:00 p.m.
HOLY
CROSS
TBA
at Fordham
1:00 p.m.
at Holy Cross
TBA
FORDHAM
12:00 p.m.
Open
at Lehigh
TBA
COLGATE
1:00 p.m.
at Army
West Point
TBA
at Lafayette
1:00 p.m.
LAFAYETTE
2:00 p.m.
at Harvard
7:00 p.m.
at Columbia
TBA
DARTMOUTH
12:00 p.m.
MARIST
6:00 p.m.
at Saint
Francis (Pa.)
L, 48-20
LEHIGH
TBA
at VMI
1:30 p.m.
Open
at Cornell
TBA
DUQUESNE
TBA
MARIST
W, 17-0
Bucknell Georgetown
(1-0, 0-0) (0-1, 0-0)
2015 Fordham Football
FORDHAM Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 09, 2015)
All games
Team Statistics
FORDHAM
SCORING
Points Per Game
Points Off Turnovers
FIRST DOWNS
Rushing
Passing
Penalty
RUSHING YARDAGE
Yards gained rushing
Yards lost rushing
Rushing Attempts
Average Per Rush
Average Per Game
TDs Rushing
PASSING YARDAGE
Comp-Att-Int
Average Per Pass
Average Per Catch
Average Per Game
TDs Passing
TOTAL OFFENSE
Total Plays
Average Per Play
Average Per Game
KICK RETURNS: #-Yards
PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards
INT RETURNS: #-Yards
KICK RETURN AVERAGE
PUNT RETURN AVERAGE
INT RETURN AVERAGE
FUMBLES-LOST
PENALTIES-Yards
Average Per Game
PUNTS-Yards
Average Per Punt
Net punt average
KICKOFFS-Yards
Average Per Kick
Net kick average
TIME OF POSSESSION/Game
3RD-DOWN Conversions
3rd-Down Pct
4TH-DOWN Conversions
4th-Down Pct
SACKS BY-Yards
MISC YARDS
TOUCHDOWNS SCORED
FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS
ON-SIDE KICKS
RED-ZONE SCORES
RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS
PAT-ATTEMPTS
ATTENDANCE
Games/Avg Per Game
Neutral Site Games
Score by Quarters
FORDHAM
Opponents
1st 2nd
14
14
13
7
37
37.0
3
17
5
12
0
123
176
53
37
3.3
123.0
4
322
15-23-0
14.0
21.5
322.0
0
445
60
7.4
445.0
6-122
2-12
1-14
20.3
6.0
14.0
3-1
11-70
70.0
5-179
35.8
35.8
6-352
58.7
40.5
29:08
7/13
54%
0/0
0%
0-0
0
4
2-2
0-0
(6-7) 86%
(4-7) 57%
(3-3) 100%
0
0/0
3rd
2
8
4th
8
6
OT
0
0
OPP
35
35.0
7
22
17
4
1
256
306
50
42
6.1
256.0
3
133
7-16-1
8.3
19.0
133.0
2
389
58
6.7
389.0
5-84
3-0
0-0
16.8
0.0
0.0
2-1
3-26
26.0
3-128
42.7
38.7
6-380
63.3
43.0
30:52
6/11
55%
0/1
0%
3-6
0
5
0-0
0-1
(4-4) 100%
(4-4) 100%
(3-3) 100%
22523
1/22523
0/0
Total
37
35
FORDHAM Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 09, 2015)
All games
Rushing
Chase Edmonds
Kendall Pearcey
Kevin Anderson
TEAM
Total
Opponents
Passing
Kevin Anderson
Total
Opponents
Receiving
Chase Edmonds
Phazahn Odom
Robbie Cantelli
Ben Johnson
Austin Longi
Total
Opponents
gp
1
1
1
1
1
1
gp
att
19
3
12
3
37
42
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
127
15
34
0
176
306
net avg td
1
3
26
23
53
50
126
12
8
-23
123
256
effic comp-att-int
1 182.82
1 182.82
1 142.32
gp
gain loss
no.
6
3
3
2
1
15
7
15-23-0
15-23-0
7-16-1
yds
140
90
45
29
18
322
133
avg
23.3
30.0
15.0
14.5
18.0
21.5
19.0
6.6
4.0
0.7
-7.7
3.3
6.1
pct
46
11
8
0
46
28
126.0
12.0
8.0
-23.0
123.0
256.0
yds td
65.2
65.2
43.8
td
lg avg/g
3
0
1
0
4
3
322
322
133
87
34
24
17
18
87
33
yds avg td
Interceptions
no.
yds avg td
Kick Returns
no.
Fumble Returns
no.
2
2
3
JQ Bowers
Total
Opponents
87 322.0
87 322.0
33 133.0
140.0
90.0
45.0
29.0
18.0
322.0
133.0
12 6.0
12 6.0
0 0.0
1
1
0
Jihaad Pretlow
Total
Opponents
lg avg/g
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
no.
Cory Caddle
Total
Opponents
lg avg/g
0
0
2
Punt Returns
14 14.0
14 14.0
0 0.0
14
14
2
lg
0
0
0
14
14
0
yds avg td
6
6
5
Total
Opponents
lg
0
0
0
122 20.3
122 20.3
84 16.8
0
0
lg
0
0
0
29
29
23
yds avg td
lg
0 0.0
0 0.0
0
0
0
0
All games
Scoring
Chase Edmonds
Makay Redd
Kevin Anderson
TEAM
Joe Pavlik
Total
Opponents
Field Goals
Makay Redd
FG Sequence
Army West Point
td
fg
3 - 2-2
1 - - 4 2-2
5 -
fg
kick
3-3
3-3
3-3
PAT
rush rcv pass dxp saf
1-1
1-1
1-2
-
-
-
1
1
-
pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99
2-2 100.0 0-0
2-2
FORDHAM
(22),(27)
0-0
Opponents
-
Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.
0-0
0-0
pts
Total Offense
18
9
6
2
2
37
35
Kevin Anderson
Chase Edmonds
Kendall Pearcey
TEAM
Total
Opponents
lg blk
27
0
g plays
1
1
1
1
1
1
35
19
3
3
60
58
rush
pass
8
126
12
-23
123
256
322
0
0
0
322
133
330
126
12
-23
445
389
Punting
no. yds avg
Kickoffs
no. yds avg tb ob retn
Joe Pavlik
Total
Opponents
Makay Redd
Total
Opponents
lg tb
total avg/g
5 179 35.8 43
5 179 35.8 43
3 128 42.7 44
6 352 58.7
6 352 58.7
6 380 63.3
1
1
0
0
0
0
330.0
126.0
12.0
-23.0
445.0
389.0
fc i20 50+ blk
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
net ydln
0
0 16.8 40.5
0 20.3 43.0
24
22
All games
All Purpose
Chase Edmonds
Jihaad Pretlow
Phazahn Odom
Robbie Cantelli
Ben Johnson
Austin Longi
JQ Bowers
Kendall Pearcey
Cory Caddle
Kevin Anderson
TEAM
Total
Opponents
g
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
rush
126
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
0
8
-23
123
256
rcv
140
0
90
45
29
18
0
0
0
0
0
322
133
pr
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
0
0
12
0
kr
0
122
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
122
84
ir
total avg/g
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
0
0
0
0
14
0
266
122
90
45
29
18
14
12
12
8
-23
593
473
266.0
122.0
90.0
45.0
29.0
18.0
14.0
12.0
12.0
8.0
-23.0
593.0
473.0
FORDHAM Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Sep 09, 2015)
All games
#
18
43
75
30
3
8
6
23
95
31
1A
52
24
55
36
TM
Defensive Leaders
gp
ua
Niko Thorpe
Stephen Hodge
Tony Fox
JQ Bowers
Kendall Pearcey
Lourenzo Smith
George Dawson
Marcus Fulmore
Marlon Crook
Caleb Ham
Jihaad Pretlow
Brett Lambert
Lawrence Menyah
Manny Adeyeye
Dylan Mabin
TEAM
Total
Opponents
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
7
5
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
.
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.
39
43
Tackles
a
tot
4
3
2
1
.
1
2
1
2
1
.
.
1
1
1
.
20
22
11
8
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
.
59
65
tfl/yds
Sacks
no-yds
1.0-2
1.0-1
0.5-2
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CHASE EDMONDS
All-America Candidate
2015 Stats
- College Sporting News 2015 Preseason Fabulous Fifty FCS AllAmerica Team
- College Football America FCS Starting Lineup
- STATS Preseason All-America (First Team)
- College Football Madness Preseason All-America Team
- STATS, Inc. Offensive Player of the Year Watch List
- CFPA National Player of the Year Watch List
- Patriot League Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
- Opened season by rushing for 126 yards and three scores and
catching six passes for 140 yards at Army West Point
- Earned numerous honors following the Army game, including
NCAA FCS National Player of the Week, the STATS NCAA FCS
National Co-Offensive Player of the Week, the Beyond Sports
Madness FCS Offensive Player of the Week and a College Sporting News National All-Star as well as the Corvias Patriot League
Offensive Player of the Week
2014 Honors
- Jerry Rice Award Winner (NCAA FCS Rookie of the Year)
- CFPA National Freshman of the Year
- Associated Press All-America (Third Team)
- Sports Network All-America (Second Team)
- Beyond Sports Network All-America (Third Team)
- College Sports Network Fab 50 All-America Team
- ECAC Rookie of the Year
- Patriot League Rookie of the Year
- First Team All-Patriot League
- Named Patriot League Rookie of the Week six times
- Named Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week twice
- Named Sports Network and ECAC Rookie of the Week
twice in 2014
- Set school records for most rushing yards (1,838) and most
rushing touchdowns (23) in a season
Career Rushing Stats
Yr.
G
Att. Yds. Avg./Rush Avg./Game
2014 14 2941838
6.3
131.3
2015 1 20 126
6.3
126.0
Totals 15
314 1964
6.3
130.1
TD LG
23 87
3 46
26 87
Rams In the
NCAA Rankings
Here is a list of Rams who are ranked among the
2015 NCAA FCS statistical leaders (as of Sept. 7):
Player
Kevin Anderson
Makay Redd
Chase Edmonds
Kevin Anderson
Chase Edmonds
Chase Edmonds
Makay Redd
Kevin Anderson Kevin Anderson Chase Edmonds
Chase Edmonds
Jihaad Pretlow
Phazhan Odom
Kevin Anderson
Chase Edmonds
Chase Edmonds
Chase Edmonds
Chase Edmonds
Kevin Anderson
Niko Thorpe
Niko Thorpe
Category
Avg.Rank
Pass YD/Comp. 21.5 1st
FG %
1.000 T1st
Rushing TDs
3
2nd
Yds/Pass Att.
14.00 3rd
All-Purpose Yds 266.9 4th
Scoring
18.0 4th
FG/Gm
2.00 6th
Pass. Eff.
182.8 9th
Pass Yds/Gm
322.0 9th
Rec. Yds/Gm
140.0 9th
Rec. Yds
140 11th
Comb. Kick Ret. 122 12th
Yards/Recpt.
30.0 14th
Total Off.
330.0 15th
Pts Respn./Gm 18.0 15th
Rush Yds/Gm 126.0 19th
Rush Yds
126 20th
Rush Yds/Carry 6.6
26th
Comp. %
.652 28th
Solo Tackles/Gm7.0
29th
Total Tackles
11.0 33rd
TEAM STATS
Category
Passing Yards/Comp.
Team Passing Eff.
Punt Return Def.
Passing Offense
Third Down Conv.
Turnover Margin
Turnovers Lost Turnover Gained
Passing Yards Allowed
Completion %
Scoring Offense
Avg.Rank
21.5
3rd
182,82
11th
0.00
T11
322.0
14th
.538
17th
1.00
19th
1
21st
3
23rd
133.0
25th
.652
27th
37.0
30th
Fordham Single Game Records
on the NCAA FCS Level
INDIVIDUAL
Scoring
Points, Game:.............................................................. 30, Kirwin Watson, twice, last vs. Georgetown, 11-1-03
30, Chase Edmonds vs. Penn, 10-11-14
Touchdowns, Game:............................................................5, Kirwin Watson, twice , last vs. G’town, 11-1-03
Total Offense
Yards, Game:..................................................................................556, Mike Nebrich vs. Holy Cross, 11-2-13
556, Mike Nebrich vs. Penn, 10-10-14
Rushing
Attempts, Game:............................................................ 40, 3 times, last Xavier Martin vs. Georgetown, 2008
Yards, Game:.............................................................................. 256, Kirwin Watson vs. Holy Cross, 11-17-01
Touchdowns, Game:............................................................... 5, 2x, Kirwin Watson, last vs. G’Town, 11-1-03
5, Chase Edmonds at Lehigh, 10-25-14
Receiving
Receptions, Game:.............................................................................. 14, Kendal Creer vs. Harvard, 10-16-99
14, Brian Wetzel vs. Colgate, 11-17-12
Yards, Game:.................................................................................................. 282, Sam Ajala at Yale, 10-19-13
Touchdowns, Game:.............................................................................4, Javarus Dudley at Towson, 11-22-03
4, Jason Caldwell at Cornell, 10-17-09
4, Sam Ajala at Yale, 10-19-13
Passing
Completions, Game:........................................................................ 43, John Skelton vs. Holy Cross, 10-31-09
Attempts, Game:............................................................................. 67, John Skelton vs. Holy Cross, 10-31-09
Yards, Game:.......................................................................................... 566, Mike Nebrich vs. Penn, 10-11-14
Touchdowns, Game:..............................................................................6, Kevin Eakin at Rhode Island, 9-6-03
6, Mike Nebrich vs. Penn, 10-11-14
Kicking
Punts, Game:��12, three times
Punting Yards, Game:........................................................................423, Barry Cantrell vs. Villanova, 9-3-94
Extra Points, Game:...........................................................................9, Micah Clukey at Rhode Island, 9-6-03
Field Goals, Game:...........................................................................5, Matt Fordyce at Northeastern, 11-30-02
Returns
Kick Returns, Game:............................................................................... 7, Robert Davis vs. Brown, 10-30-99
Kick Returns Yards, Game:�� 215, Robert Davis vs. Brown, 10-30-99
Punt Returns, Game:��9, Brad Jordan vs. Penn, 10-3-92
Interceptions
Interceptions, Game:............................................................................3, Tad Kornegay vs. Duquesne, 9-25-04
3, Tad Kornegay vs. Brown, 10-9-04
3, Isa Abdul-Quddus at Cornell, 10-17-09
TEAM
Scoring
Points, Game:��63 at Rhode Island, 9-6-03
Points Against, Game:�� 59 vs. Lafayette, 11-3-90
Touchdowns, Game:��9, at Rhode Island, 9-6-03
Total Offense
Yards, Game:�� 730 vs. Penn, 10-11-14
Rushing
Attempts, Game:�� 67 vs. Columbia, 9-15-07
Yards, Game:��344 vs. Bucknell, 11-5-05
Touchdowns, Game:�� 5, four times, last vs. Lehigh, 10-25-14
Passing
Completions, Game:�� 43 vs. Holy Cross, 10-31-09
Attempts, Game:�� 67 vs. Holy Cross, 10-31-09
Yards, Game:�� 566 vs. Penn, 10-11-14
Touchdowns, Game:�� 7 vs. Penn, 10-11-14
Kicking
Punts, Game:�� 13 vs. Penn, 10-3-92
Punting Yards, Game:�� 453 vs. Penn, 10-23-92
Extra Points, Game:��9 at Rhode Island, 9-6-03
Field Goals, Game:�� 5, 2002
The 2015 Season
GAME 1
GAME 2
Fordham 37
Army West Point 35
September 4, 2015 - Michie Stadium
The motto of the 2015 Fordham University football Rams is “So What?” as in: You
lost over 30 seniors to graduation? “So What?”. You have 18 new starters due to
those losses. “So What?” You’re opening your 2015 season with 30 freshmen and
their first collegiate game will be at Army West Point. “So What?” There were loud
shouts of “So What?” in the visiting locker room at Michie Field tonight as the
Rams pulled off another win over an FBS team, defeating Army West Point, 37-35.
Fordham head coach Joe Moorhead may want his agent to start shopping the
screen rights for tonight’s game as what the Rams accomplished tonight is usually
seen only in Hollywood scripts. Starting a quarterback who hasn’t thrown a pass in
over two years. No problem. Starting a placekicker who had never kicked a field
goal in a college game. Big deal. Starting nine new players on defense after allowing
over 350 rushing yards to Army last year. Fuhgeddaboudit.
Junior Kevin Anderson, who last attempted a pass in a game as a senior in high
school in 2012, looked like he’d been a three-year starter, completing 15 of 23 passes
for 322 yards and rushing for a score, while Patriot League preseason offensive
player of the year Chase Edmonds showed why he was the 2014 Jerry Rice Award
winner as he rushed for 110 yards on 20 carries with three scores and also caught
six passes for 140 yards.
Defensively, the Rams allowed Army 256 rushing yards, more than 100 fewer
than last year, and came up with big plays when needed, especially on a late twopoint try by the Black Knights. Trailing by eight, 37-29 with 2:32 left, Army scored
on a 27-yard pass to make it a two-point game, 37-35. The Black Knights went for
the two-point conversion to tie the game but the rush attempt was thwarted by the
Fordham defense, led by Marcus Fulmore and Niko Thorpe.
Fordham
Army
1st 13:21
10:03
7:29
4:28
2nd12:08
5:17
1:07
0:00
3rd10:19
4:00
4th 12:04
2:33
14
14
Army
Ford
Army
Ford
Ford
Army
Ford
Ford
Ford
Army
Ford
Army
13
7
2
8
8
6
-
-
37
35
Walker 8 pass from Bradshaw (Grochowski kick)
Anderson 6 run (Redd kick)
Bradshaw 15 run (Grochowski kick)
Edmonds 14 run (Redd kick)
Redd 22 FG
Bradshaw 15 run (Grochowski kick)
Edmonds 1 run (Redd kick)
Redd 27 FG
Safety
Giachinta 1 run (Grochowski kick)
Edmonds 10 run (Pavlik run)
Poe 27 pass from Bradshaw (Grochowski kick)
Team
FordhamArmy
First Downs
17
22
Rushes-Yards (Net)
37-123
42-256
Passing Yards
322
133
Passes (Att.-Cmp.-Int)
23-15-0
16-7-1
Total Net Yards
445
389
Return Yards
14
0
Punts-Avg.
5-35.83-42.7
Fumbles-Lost2-1 2-1
Penalties-Yards11-703-26
Possession
29:0830:52
Att. - 22,253
Weather: Clear, 75
Rushing: Ford: Edmonds 20-126, Pearcey 3-12. Army: Ahmad Bradshaw 20-143, Jordan Asberry 5-56, Aaron Kemper 6-36.
Passing: Ford: Anderson 23-15-0-322. Army: Bradshaw: 14-6-1-107.
Receiving: Ford: Edmonds 6-140, Odom 3-90, Cantelli 3-45. Army: Joe
Walker 2-14, Jordan Asberry 1-33, John Trainor 1-28.

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