1994 Fordham Rams football team

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1994 Fordham Rams football
ConferencePatriot League
Record0–11 (0–5 Patriot)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorVince Sinagra (1st season)
Captains
  • Mark Mooney
  • Maurice O'Shea
  • Chris Ross
  • Jeff Rupp
Home stadiumCoffey Field
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
1994 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lafayette $ 5 0 0 5 6 0
Lehigh 3 2 0 5 5 1
Holy Cross 3 2 0 3 8 0
Bucknell 2 3 0 5 6 0
Colgate 2 3 0 3 8 0
Fordham 0 5 0 0 11 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1994 Fordham Rams football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Fordham did not win a game and finished last in the Patriot League.

In their first year under head coach Nick Quartaro, the Rams compiled an 0–11 record. Mark Mooney, Maurice O'Shea, Chris Ross and Jeff Rupp were the team captains.[1]

The Rams were outscored 315 to 146. Their winless (0–5) conference record placed last in the six-team Patriot League standings.[2] This was Fordham's fifth consecutive year finishing last, after beginning Patriot League play in 1990.

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

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3 Villanova* L 7–23 4,243 [3]
September 10 at Lehigh L 7–38 9,023 [4]
September 17 at Hofstra* L 20–30 [1]
September 24 Cornell*
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
L 6–13 5,527 [5]
October 1 at Dartmouth* L 14–31 5,101 [6]
October 8 Columbia*
L 13–24 5,266 [7]
October 15 Princeton*
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
L 20–27 5,327 [8]
October 22 at Colgate L 6–35 [1]
October 29 Holy Cross
L 21–31 4,475 [9]
November 12 Lafayette
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
L 6–34 2,654 [10]
November 19 at Bucknell L 26–29 [1]
  • *Non-conference game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "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. 4. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Panaccio, Tim (September 4, 1994). "Wildcats Unleash a Balanced Attack". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Blockus, Gary R. (September 11, 1994). "Engineers Pass First Test 38-7". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Read, Dennis (September 26, 1994). "CU Stops Fordham in Final Minute". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Haley, Tom (October 2, 1994). "Dartmouth's Defense Shuts Down Fordham, 31-14". The Sunday Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vt. sect. B, p. 3 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "College Football: East". The Sunday Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Okla. October 2, 1994. p. 10-B.
  7. ^ Blatt, Howard (October 9, 1994). "Mighty Columbia Flattens Fordham". Daily News (final ed.). New York, N.Y. pp. 69, 84 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Bruns, John (October 16, 1994). "Tigers Win Behind Nakielny at QB". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Holy Cross Batters Rams for First Win". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 30, 1994. p. 60 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Meixell, Ted (November 13, 1994). "Lafayette Clinches Tie for Title". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "East Statistics". The Miami Herald (Palm Beach ed.). Miami, Fla. November 6, 1994. p. 4D.
  11. ^ "1994 Football Schedule". Fordham University Athletics. Retrieved August 14, 2023.