1989 Fordham Rams football team
The 1989 Fordham Rams football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University as a member of the Patriot League during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its fourth season under head coach Larry Glueck, the team compiled a 2–6 record and played its home games at Jack Coffey Field in The Bronx.
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Conference | Independent |
1989 record | 2–6 |
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Home stadium | Coffey Field (Capacity: 7,000) |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Georgia Southern ^ | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Youngstown State ^ | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 William & Mary ^ | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liberty | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Madison | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davidson | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lamar | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nicholls State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samford | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northeastern | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fordham | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Towson | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1989 season marked Fordham's return to major college football after an absence of 35 years. [1][2] Fordham had been a Division III playoff team in both 1987 and 1988.[3] The school launched a $150 million capital campaign in 1989 that included a plan to build a $20 million stadium.[4]
Senior back Rick Hollawell concluded his college football career holding Fordham records with 36 touchdowns and 4,299 all-purpose yards.[5]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 2 | at Colgate | L 3–35 | 3,600 | [6][7] | |
September 9 | Lehigh | L 7–42 | |||
September 16 | Bucknell |
| L 7–31 | 3,012 | [8] |
October 7 | at Davidson | W 14–12 | [9] | ||
October 14 | at Lafayette | L 7–40 | 4,595 | [10][11] | |
October 21 | at Princeton | L 20–38 | 12,505 | [12] | |
November 4 | Hofstra |
| L 35–42 | [13] | |
November 11 | C.W. Post |
| W 26–13 |
References
- William Wallace (September 2, 1989). "Fordham takes step into Division I today". The Morning Times – via Newspapers.com.
- Barrie Dawson (October 25, 1989). "Fordham coach inspired despite tough year". The Courier-News. p. D4 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Fordham stubs toe on big step". New York Daily News. September 13, 1989. p. 84 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Blocks of Granite live in memories". The Boston Globe. November 12, 1989. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Hollawell Sets Records". Philadelphia Daily News. November 14, 1989. p. 77 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Colgate beats down Fordham's big step up". New York Daily News. September 3, 1989. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Colgate Romps over Fordham in Opener, 35-3". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. Associated Press. September 3, 1989. p. 6E – via Newspapers.com.
- "Bucknell 31, Fordham 7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 17, 1989. p. 61 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Davidson Comes Up 2 Points, One Play Short". The Charlotte Observer. October 8, 1989. p. 14C – via Newspapers.com.
- "Baur, Lafayette defeat Fordham". The Times Leader. October 15, 1989 – via Newspapers.com.
- Meixell, Ted (October 15, 1989). "Lafayette Evens Mark at 3-3 with 40-7 Sacking of Fordham". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
- "A milestone Princeton win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 22, 1989 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Hofstra 42, Fordham 35". The Times Leader. November 5, 1989. p. 55 – via Newspapers.com.
- "2019 Fordham Rams football media guide" (PDF). Fordham sports.com.