1991 Fordham Rams football team

The 1991 Fordham Rams football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. For the second straight year, Fordham finished last in the Patriot League.

1991 Fordham Rams football
ConferencePatriot League
1991 record2–8 (0–5 Patriot)
Head coach
Captains
  • Mark Blazejewski
  • Gary Brennan
Home stadiumCoffey Field
1991 Patriot League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Holy Cross $ 5 0 0  11 0 0
Lehigh 3 2 0  9 2 0
Lafayette 3 2 0  6 5 0
Colgate 3 2 0  4 7 0
Bucknell 1 4 0  1 9 0
Fordham 0 5 0  2 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

In their sixth year under head coach Larry Glueck, the Rams compiled a 2–8 record. Mark Blazejewski and Gary Brennan were the team captains.[1]

The Rams were outscored 242 to 149. Their winless (0–5) conference record placed last in the six-team Patriot League standings.[2]

Fordham played its home games at Jack Coffey Field on the university campus in The Bronx, in New York City.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14 Lehigh L 7–32 4,300 [3]
September 21 Bucknell
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
L 14–21 3,121 [4]
September 28 Princeton*
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
L 17–20 3,742 [5]
October 5 at Columbia* W 20–16 3,650 [6]
October 12 Harvard*
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 14–7 5,762 [7]
October 19 Hofstra*
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
L 30–50 [1]
October 26 at Colgate L 12–25 [1]
November 9 at Lafayette L 7–33 1,731 [8]
November 16 vs. No. 3 Holy Cross L 19–24 17,411 [9]
November 23 No. 7 Villanova*
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
L 9–14 4,739 [10]

References

  1. "Year-by-Year". Fordham 2019 Football Media Guide (PDF). Bronx, N.Y.: Fordham University. p. 161. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. "In a Four-Quarter Game, 3 Good Ones Please Rams". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. September 15, 1991. p. S4.
  4. "Bison Use 4th Down Plays to Top Fordham". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. September 22, 1991. pp. C3, C10 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Rockoff, Jonathan D. (September 29, 1991). "Fordham Fumble Leaves Princeton with Victory". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 8-E via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Fordham 20, Columbia 18". Miami Herald. Miami, Fla. October 6, 1991. p. 11D via Newspapers.com.
  7. Grunwald, Michael (October 13, 1991). "Harvard Fails to Finish the Job". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Lafayette 33, Fordham 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. November 10, 1991. p. S8, S7.
  9. Booth, Scott (November 17, 1991). "Crusaders Invade Ireland, Claim 19th Straight Victim". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 99 via Newspapers.com.
  10. Missanelli, M.G. (November 24, 1991). "Villanova Gains Spot in Playoffs". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-E via Newspapers.com.
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