2006 Fordham Rams football team

2006 Fordham Rams football
Conference	Patriot League
Record	3–8 (1–5 Patriot)
Head coach	Tom Masella (1st season)
Captains	Micah Clukey Carl Garritano James Prydatko Marcus Taylor
Home stadium	Coffey Field
Seasons ←  2005 2007  →

2006 Patriot League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Lafayette +^		5	–	1					6	–	6
Lehigh +		5	–	1					6	–	5
Holy Cross		4	–	2					7	–	4
Bucknell		3	–	3					6	–	5
Colgate		3	–	3					4	–	7
Fordham		1	–	5					3	–	8
Georgetown		0	–	6					2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2006 Fordham Rams football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Fordham finished second-to-last in the Patriot League.

In their first year under head coach Tom Masella, the Rams compiled a 3–8 record. Micah Clukey, Carl Garritano, James Prydatko and Marcus Taylor were the team captains. ^[1]

The Rams were outscored 289 to 158. Their 1–5 conference record placed sixth 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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	Monmouth *	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	L 9–23	1,721	[3]
September 9	at Albany *	University Field Albany, NY	W 9–7	5,207	[4]
September 16	at Columbia *	Wien Stadium New York, NY (Liberty Cup)	L 7–37	4,454	[5]
September 30	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA (rivalry)	L 21–28	9,547	[6]
October 7	Duquesne *	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	L 17–20	2,368	[7]
October 14	Marist *	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	W 13–9	6,127	[8]
October 21	Colgate	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	L 3–46	6,433	[9]
October 28	at Bucknell	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 3–13	4,792	[10]
November 4	Lafayette	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	L 24–31	3,231	[11]
November 11	at Lehigh	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 14–45	8,692	[12]
November 18	Georgetown	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	W 38–30		[1]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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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. Graham, Tony (September 3, 2006). "Monmouth's Boland Tosses 3 TD Passes". Asbury Park Press . Asbury Park, N.J. p. H1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Singelais, Mark (September 10, 2006). "Danes Stub Their Toes". Times Union . Albany, N.Y. p. C9 – via NewsBank.
5. "Columbia 1-0 Under Wilson". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. September 17, 2006. p. E11 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Area Colleges:Football". The Journal News . White Plains, N.Y. September 17, 2006. p. 11C.
6. Toland, Jennifer (October 1, 2006). "Crusaders Survive Fordham". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C18 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Dukes Top Rams". The Journal News . White Plains, N.Y. Associated Press. October 8, 2006. p. 15C – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Marist Falls on Road". Poughkeepsie Journal . Poughkeepsie, N.Y. October 15, 2006. pp. 3D, 2D – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Colgate Routs Fordham". Press & Sun-Bulletin . Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. October 22, 2006. p. 9C – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Area Colleges:Football". The Journal News . White Plains, N.Y. October 22, 2006. p. 13C.
10. Housenick, Tom (October 29, 2006). "Patience Is a Virtue: Bison Score Late TD to Clinch Win Over Rams". The Daily Item . Sunbury, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Bostrom, Don (November 5, 2006). "Lafayette Holds Off Fordham, 31-24". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. CC1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Lafayette 31, Fordham 24". The Journal News . White Plains, N.Y. November 5, 2006. p. 15C.
12. Groller, Keith (November 12, 2006). "Lehigh Cruises to Fourth Win in Row". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. CC1 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Fordham Rams Schedule 2006". ESPN . Retrieved August 14, 2023.
14. "2006 Football Schedule". Fordham University Athletics. Retrieved August 14, 2023.