2005 Fordham Rams football team

The 2005 Fordham Rams football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Fordham tied for second-to-last in the Patriot League.

2005 Fordham Rams football
ConferencePatriot League
2005 record2–9 (2–4 Patriot)
Head coach
Captains
  • James Caffarello
  • Edward Gordon
  • Marcus Taylor
Home stadiumCoffey Field
2005 Patriot League football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 21 Lafayette +^  5 –1     8 –4  
No. 23 Colgate +^  5 –1     8 –4  
Lehigh  4 –2     8 –3  
Holy Cross  3 –3     6 –5  
Georgetown  2 –4     4 –7  
Fordham  2 –4     2 –9  
Bucknell  0 –6     1 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

In their second and final year under head coach Ed Foley, the Rams compiled a 2–9 record. James Caffarello, Edward Gordon and Marcus Taylor were the team captains.[1]

The Rams were outscored 326 to 150. Their 2–4 conference record tied for fifth out of seven in the Patriot League standings.[2]

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3 at Rhode Island*
L 20–34 1,867 [3]
September 10 at Duquesne*
L 13–30 [1]
September 17 Columbia*
L 17–23 6,912 [4]
September 24 at Lafayette
L 10–27 6,257 [5]
October 8 at Brown*
L 14–37 2,256 [6]
October 15 at Colgate
L 0–23 [1]
October 22 at Georgetown
L 21–24 3,000 [7]
October 29 Holy Cross
W 24–20 5,771 [8]
November 5 Bucknell
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 28–21 3,766 [9]
November 12 No. 13 Lehigh
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
L 3–40 3,983 [10]
November 19 Albany*
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
L 0–41 [1]

References
  1. "Year-by-Year". Fordham 2019 Football Media Guide (PDF). Bronx, N.Y.: Fordham University. p. 163. 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. 10. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. "Rhode Island Beats Fordham in Battle of the Rams". Florida Today. Melbourne, Fla. Associated Press. September 4, 2005. p. 5D – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Football Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 4, 2005. p. C15.
  4. Devaney, Kevin, Jr. (September 18, 2005). "Lions Win Liberty Cup". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. p. 9C – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Stats Extra: College Football". Daily News. New York, N.Y. September 18, 2005. p. 86.
  5. Miller, Stephen (September 25, 2005). "Leopards Overcome Early Stumble". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. CC1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Area Colleges: Yesterday's Results". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. September 28, 2005. p. 9C.
  6. "Brown 37, Fordham 14". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 9, 2005. p. D18 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Georgetown 24, Fordham 21". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. October 23, 2005. p. CC1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Area Colleges: Football". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. October 23, 2005. p. 13C.
  8. Thomson, Josh (October 30, 2005). "Fordham Scores Late for First Win". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. pp. 13C, 12C – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Fordham Gets Second Straight Win". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. November 6, 2005. pp. 8C, 14C – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Groller, Keith (November 13, 2005). "Lehigh Wins to Set the Stage". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Area Colleges". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. November 13, 2005. p. 12C.
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