2021 Fordham Rams football team

2021 Fordham Rams football
ConferencePatriot League
Record6–5 (4–2 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKevin Decker (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorJameson Zacharias (2nd season)
Home stadiumCoffey Field
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 19 Holy Cross $^   6 – 0     10 – 3  
Colgate   5 – 1     5 – 6  
Fordham   4 – 2     6 – 5  
Lehigh   3 – 3     3 – 8  
Lafayette   2 – 4     3 – 8  
Georgetown   1 – 5     2 – 8  
Bucknell   0 – 6     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University as a member of the Patriot League during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Joe Conlin, the Rams compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing third in the Patriot League. Fordham played home games at Coffey Field in The Bronx.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 4 12:00 p.m. at Nebraska*
BTN L 7–52 85,938
September 11 6:00 p.m. No. 20 Monmouth*
ESPN+ L 23–26 3,752
September 18 6:00 p.m. at Florida Atlantic *
ESPN3 L 14–45 17,132
September 25 3:30 p.m. at Stony Brook *
W 31–14 5,765
October 2 3:30 p.m. at Lafayette
W 42–41 2,950
October 9 1:00 p.m. Wagner* dagger
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
 ESPN+ W 56–7 3,258
October 16 1:00 p.m. Bucknell
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
 W 66–21 1,363
October 23 1:00 p.m. Lehigh
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
 ESPN+ W 35–28 0
November 6 12:30 p.m. at Georgetown
ESPN+ W 41–20 2,501
November 13 1:00 p.m. Holy Cross
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
 ESPN+ L 24–52 3,265
November 20 12:00 p.m. at Colgate
ESPN+ L 31–45 1,312
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

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at Nebraska

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See also: 2021 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
Fordham Rams (0–0) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (0–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rams 0 7 007
Cornhuskers 7 17 141452

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE

  • Date: September 4, 2021
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 68 °F (20 °C)
  • Game attendance: 85,938
  • Referee: Bryan Banks
  • TV announcers (BTN): Mark Followill (play-by-play), Matt Millen (analyst), Elise Menaker (sideline)
  • Sources: huskers.com[4]
Game information
First quarter
  • (3:59) NEB – Adrian Martinez 4-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:41; Nebraska 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (14:14) FORD – Fotis Kokosioulis 31-yard pass from Tim DeMorat, Nick Leinenweber kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:19; Tied 7–7)
  • (11:36) NEB – Connor Culp 39-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 2:33; Nebraska 10–7)
  • (3:56) NEB – Adrian Martinez 4-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 3:44; Nebraska 17–7)
  • (0:29) NEB – Sevion Morrison 1-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 1:58; Nebraska 24–7)
Third quarter
  • (8:24) NEB – Chancellor Brewington 2-yard pass from Adrian Martinez, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 3:40; Nebraska 31–7)
  • (3:58) NEB – Samori Toure 8-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 10 plays, 35 yards, 2:53; Nebraska 38–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:26) NEB – Sevion Morrison 6-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 3:41; Nebraska 45–7)
  • (1:43) NEB – Marvin Scott III 6-yard run, Connor Culp kick (Drive: 15 plays, 62 yards, 7:13; Nebraska 52–7)
Statistics FORD NEB
First downs 12 34
Total yards 292 633
Rushes/yards 28–129 65–329
Passing yards 163 304
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–30–3 21–30–0
Time of possession 23:39 35:21
Team Category Player Statistics
Fordham Passing Tim DeMorat 17/29, 165 yards, TD, 3 INT
Rushing Trey Wilson III 13 carries, 75 yards
Receiving DeQuece Carter 5 receptions, 69 yards
Nebraska Passing Adrian Martinez 17/23, 254 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Markese Stepp 18 carries, 101 yards
Receiving Samori Toure 8 receptions, 133 yards

References

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  1. ^ "Fordham 2021 Football Media Guide (PDF)" (PDF). Fordham University Athletics. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "Fordham Rams Schedule 2021". ESPN. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  3. ^ "2021 Football Schedule". Fordham University Athletics. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  4. ^ "Scoring Summary (Final), 2021 Nebraska Football, Nebraska vs. Fordham (September 4, 2021 at Lincoln, Nebraska)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Department of Athletics. September 4, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2021.


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