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.
| 1997 Fordham Rams football | |
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| Conference | Patriot League |
| Record | 5–6 (4–2 Patriot) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Vince Sinagra (4th season) |
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| Home stadium | Coffey Field |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colgate $^ | 6 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Bucknell | 5 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Towson | 0 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[1]
The Rams were outscored 247 to 215. Their 4–2 conference record placed third in the seven-team Patriot League standings.[2] 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
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 6 | at Lafayette | W 23–0 | 4,103 | [3] | |||
| September 13 | Lehigh | W 42–35 | [1] | ||||
| September 20 | at Colgate | L 14–27 | 7,000 | [4] | |||
| September 27 | vs. Princeton* | L 7–9 | 4,050 | [5] | |||
| October 4 | Brown* |
| L 14–45 | 6,171 | [6] | ||
| October 11 | Dartmouth* |
| L 10–31 | 3,711 | [7] | ||
| October 18 | Bucknell |
| L 10–36 | 3,296 | [8] | ||
| October 25 | Cornell* |
| L 13–45 | 878 | [9] | ||
| November 1 | Towson |
| W 12–7 | 721 | [10] | ||
| November 15 | at Georgetown* | W 42–0 | 942 | [11] | |||
| November 22 | at Holy Cross* | W 28–12 | 725 | [12] | |||
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References
edit- ^ a b "Year-by-Year". Fordham 2019 Football Media Guide (PDF). Bronx, N.Y.: Fordham University. p. 162. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 6. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
- ^ Meixell, Ted (September 7, 1997). "Lafayette Lays an Egg in Loss to Fordham". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Colgate Thwarts Fordham 27-14". Rockland Journal-News. White Plains, N.Y. Associated Press. September 21, 1997. p. 7D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Denman, Elliott (September 28, 1997). "Princeton Happy with Narrow Win". The Home News & Tribune. New Brunswick, N.J. pp. C7, C14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brown 45, Fordham 14". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 5, 1997. p. D22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dartmouth Easily Defeats Fordham". The Sunday Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vt. October 12, 1997. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 12, 1997. p. C17.
- ^ "Fordham Buried by Poer, Bucknell in 36-10 Defeat". Rockland Journal-News. White Plains, N.Y. Associated Press. October 19, 1997. p. 7D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ McShea, Keith (October 27, 1997). "Opportunistic Red Hammers Fordham". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dibari, Joe (November 2, 1997). "Towson Fakes Itself Out, Loses to Fordham, 12-7". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 9C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fordham Blasts Hoyas 42-0". Rockland Journal-News. White Plains, N.Y. Associated Press. November 16, 1997. p. 7D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fordham Wins Finale Against Holy Cross". Rockland Journal-News. White Plains, N.Y. Associated Press. November 23, 1997. p. 9D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1997 Football Schedule". Fordham University Athletics. Retrieved August 14, 2023.