2021 Fordham Rams football team

2021 Fordham Rams football
Conference	Patriot League
Record	6–5 (4–2 Patriot)
Head coach	Joe Conlin (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Decker (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jameson Zacharias (2nd season)
Home stadium	Coffey Field
Seasons ←  2020 2022  →

2021 Patriot League football standings

v t e	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	12:00 p.m.	at Nebraska *	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	BTN	L 7–52	85,938
September 11	6:00 p.m.	No. 20 Monmouth *	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	ESPN+	L 23–26	3,752
September 18	6:00 p.m.	at Florida Atlantic *	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL	ESPN3	L 14–45	17,132
September 25	3:30 p.m.	at Stony Brook *	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY		W 31–14	5,765
October 2	3:30 p.m.	at Lafayette	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA		W 42–41	2,950
October 9	1:00 p.m.	Wagner *	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	Cooper Field Washington, DC	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	Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	ESPN+	L 31–45	1,312
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

at Nebraska

See also: 2021 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

Fordham Rams (0–0) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	7	0	0	7
Cornhuskers	7	17	14	14	52

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

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.