1997 Fordham Rams football team

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
ConferencePatriot League
1997 record5–6 (4–2 Patriot)
Head coach
Captains
  • Cory Bailey
  • Jack Pieracini
  • Dave Scoblick
  • Lance Shaw
Home stadiumCoffey Field
1997 Patriot League football standings
Conf  Overall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
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*
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
L 14–45 6,171 [6]
October 11 Dartmouth*
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
L 10–31 3,711 [7]
October 18 Bucknell
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
L 10–36 3,296 [8]
October 25 Cornell*
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
L 13–45 878 [9]
November 1 Towson
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 12–7 721 [10]
November 15 at Georgetown*
W 42–0 942 [11]
November 22 at Holy Cross*
W 28–12 725 [12]
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "Year-by-Year". Fordham 2019 Football Media Guide (PDF). Bronx, N.Y.: Fordham University. p. 162. 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. 6. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. Meixell, Ted (September 7, 1997). "Lafayette Lays an Egg in Loss to Fordham". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Colgate Thwarts Fordham 27-14". Rockland Journal-News. White Plains, N.Y. Associated Press. September 21, 1997. p. 7D – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Denman, Elliott (September 28, 1997). "Princeton Happy with Narrow Win". The Home News & Tribune. New Brunswick, N.J. pp. C7, C14 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Brown 45, Fordham 14". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 5, 1997. p. D22 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "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.
  8. "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.
  9. McShea, Keith (October 27, 1997). "Opportunistic Red Hammers Fordham". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Dibari, Joe (November 2, 1997). "Towson Fakes Itself Out, Loses to Fordham, 12-7". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 9C – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Fordham Blasts Hoyas 42-0". Rockland Journal-News. White Plains, N.Y. Associated Press. November 16, 1997. p. 7D – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Fordham Wins Finale Against Holy Cross". Rockland Journal-News. White Plains, N.Y. Associated Press. November 23, 1997. p. 9D – via Newspapers.com.
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