2024 Fordham Rams football team

2024 Fordham Rams football
2024 Fordham Rams football
Conference	Patriot League
Record	2–10 (2–4 Patriot)
Head coach	Joe Conlin (7th season);
Offensive coordinator	Art Asselta (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Allen Gant (1st season)
Home stadium	Coffey Field ; (Capacity: 7,000)
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

Last updated May 23, 2025

2024 Patriot League football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 20 Lehigh +^	5	–	1	9	–	4
Holy Cross +	5	–	1	6	–	6
Bucknell	4	–	2	6	–	6
Lafayette	2	–	4	6	–	6
Georgetown	2	–	4	5	–	6
Fordham	2	–	4	2	–	10
Colgate	1	–	5	2	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University as a member of the Patriot League during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 7th-year head coach Joe Conlin, and played their home games at Coffey Field in The Bronx.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 p.m.	at Bowling Green *	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, Ohio	ESPN+	L 17–41	12,786
September 7	6:00 p.m.	at Central Connecticut *	Arute Field New Britain, Connecticut	NEC Front Row	L 3–33	3,784
September 14	1:00 p.m.	Stony Brook *	Coffey Field Bronx, New York	ESPN+	L 21–27	3,112
September 21	1:00 p.m.	at Dartmouth *	Memorial Field Hanover, New Hampshire	ESPN+	L 13–45	3,573
September 28	1:00 p.m.	at Monmouth *	Kessler Field West Long Branch, New Jersey	FloSports	L 21-63	3,368
October 5	1:00 p.m.	Lafayette	Coffey Field Bronx, New York	ESPN+	L 23–28	4,300
October 12	1:00 p.m.	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, Massachusetts (Ram–Crusader Cup)	ESPN+	L 16–19	10,223
October 26	12:00 p.m.	at Lehigh	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	ESPN+	L 19–33	3,428
November 2	1:00 p.m.	Colgate	Coffey Field Bronx, New York	ESPN+	W 20–14	1,281
November 9	1:00 p.m.	at Bucknell	Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, Pennsylvania	ESPN+	L 27–28	881
November 16	1:00 p.m.	Georgetown	Coffey Field Bronx, New York	ESPN+	W 31–3	1,117
November 23	1:00 p.m.	Merrimack *	Coffey Field Bronx, New York	ESPN+	L 3–19	1,204
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

at Bowling Green (FBS)

Game One – Fordham Rams (0-0) at Bowling Green Falcons (FBS) (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	3	7	7	17
Falcons (FBS)	20	7	7	7	41

at Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH

Date: Thursday, August 29, 2024
Game time: 7:00 PM
Game weather: Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: SE at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 12,786
Referee: Rich Edwards
TV announcers (ESPN+): Joey Lindstrom (play-by-play) and Ryan Cavanaugh (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

14:48 BGSU – Justin Pegues 100-yard kickoff return (Jackson Kleather kick failed) – Bowling Green 6–0.
8:20 BGSU – Terion Stewart 7-yard run (Jackson Kleather kick) – Bowling Green 13–0. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 4:39.
0:09 BGSU – Lucian Anderson III 13-yard run (Jackson Kleather kick) – Bowling Green 20–0. Drive: 8 plays, 93 yards, 3:38.

Second quarter

9:54 BGSU – Connor Bazelak 8-yard run (Jackson Kleather kick) – Bowling Green 27–0. Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 4:10.
0:00 FORD – Bennett Henderson 24-yard field goal – Bowling Green 27–3. Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 5:16.

Third quarter

13:35 FORD – Cole Thornton 30-yard pass from C. J. Montes (Bennett Henderson kick) – Bowling Green 27–10. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:25.
1:21 BGSU – Terion Stewart 7-yard run (Jackson Kleather kick) – Bowling Green 34–10. Drive: 13 plays, 94 yards, 5:34.

Fourth quarter

7:28 BGSU – Terion Stewart 73-yard run (Jackson Kleather kick) – Bowling Green 41–10. Drive: 3 plays, 86 yards, 1:23.
0:24 FORD – Jack Batten 60-yard pass from Jack Capaldi (Bennett Henderson kick) – Bowling Green 41–17. Drive: 7 plays, 95 yards, 2:24.

Statistics	FOR	BGSU
First downs	18	22
Total yards	401	475
Rushing yards	182	305
Passing yards	219	170
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14–23–0	16–23–0
Time of possession	32:37	27:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Fordham	Passing	C. J. Montes	13/21, 159 yards, TD
	Rushing	Julius Loughridge	16 carries, 112 yards
	Receiving	Julius Loughridge	4 receptions, 66 yards
Bowling Green	Passing	Connor Bazelak	15/22, 168 yards
	Rushing	Terion Stewart	14 carries, 161 yards, 3TD
	Receiving	Harold Fannin Jr.	6 receptions, 67 yards

at Central Connecticut

Game Two – Fordham Rams (0-1) at Central Connecticut Blue Devils (0-1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	0	3	0	3
Blue Devils	0	19	14	0	33

at Arute Field • New Britain, CT

Date: Saturday, September 7, 2024
Game time: 6:00 PM
Game weather: Rain, 60 °F (16 °C)
Game attendance: 3,784
Referee: Lance Carlen
TV announcers (NEC Front Row): Bruce Biel (play-by-play) and Marc Robbins (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

(11:49) CCSU - Vincent Thomas 0-yard Fumble Return (Jack Barnum Kick) (Drive: 4 plays, -39 yards, 1:49; Central Connecticut 7-0)
(6:55) CCSU - Elijah Howard 24-yard Run (Jack Barnum Kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 3:26; Central Connecticut 14-0)
(1:15) CCSU - Team Safety (Drive: 3 plays, -16 yards, 0:50; Central Connecticut 16-0)
(0:00) CCSU - Jack Barnum 30-yard Field Goal (Drive: 6 plays, 31 yards, 1:04; Central Connecticut 19-0)

Third quarter

(8:48) FORD - Bennett Henderson 20-yard Field Goal (Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 4:16; Central Connecticut 19-3)
(5:21) CCSU - Donny Marcus 18-yard pass from Brady Olson (Jack Barnum Kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:20; Central Connecticut 26-3)
(0:42) CCSU - Eli Daniels 32-yard pass from Brady Olson (Jack Barnum Kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards, 3:06; Central Connecticut 33-3)

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Statistics	FOR	CCSU
First downs	11	16
Total yards	188	284
Rushing yards	47	61
Passing yards	141	223
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–36–2	15–31–0
Time of possession	29:27	30:33

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Fordham	Passing	C. J. Montes	17/36, 141 yards
	Rushing	Julius Loughride	15 carries, 127 yards
	Receiving	Mekai Felton	4 receptions, 48 yards
Central Connecticut	Passing	Brady Olson	15/31, 223 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Elijah Howard	19 carries, 50 yards, TD
	Receiving	Sean O'Brien	2 receptions, 77 yards

Stony Brook

Game Three – Stony Brook Seawolves (1–1) vs Fordham Rams (0–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seawolves	0	17	0	10	27
Rams	7	7	7	0	21

at Coffey Field, Bronx, NY

Date: Saturday September 14, 2024
Game time: 1:00 PM
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: NE at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
Game attendance: 3,112
Referee: Eric Lewis
TV announcers (ESPN+): Andrew Bogusch (play-by-play) and Grant DelVecchio (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(2:05) FOR – C. J. Montes 11-yard run, Bennett Henderson kick (Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 3:22; Fordham 7–0)

Second quarter

(14:19) SBU – Enda Kirby 34-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 2:41; Fordham 7–3)
(9:23) SBU – Jayden Cook 7-yard pass from Tyler Knoop, Enda Kirby kick (Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 3:37; Stony Brook 10–7)
(6:49) FOR – Peter Chalhoub 6-yard interception, Bennett Henderson kick (Fordham 14–10)
(1:36) SBU – Roland Dempster 1-yard run, Enda Kirby kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:13; Stony Brook 17–14)

Third quarter

(8:53) FOR – Alex Kemper 55-yard interception, Bennett Henderson kick (Fordham 21–17)

Fourth quarter

(12:37) SBU – Brandon Boria 6-yard run, Enda Kirby kick (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:16; Stony Brook 24–21)
(8:34) SBU – Enda Kirby 41-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 2:03; Stony Brook 27–21)

Statistics	STBK	FOR
First downs	21	16
Total yards	432	257
Rushing yards	104	132
Passing yards	328	125
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	23–43–2	10–27–2
Time of possession	36:12	23:48

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stony Brook	Passing	Malachi Marshall	18/36, 268 yards, INT
	Rushing	Brandon Boria	14 carries, 65 yards, TD
	Receiving	R.J. Lamarre	7 receptions, 96 yards
Fordham	Passing	Jack Capaldi	6/18, 92 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Julius Loughridge	13 carries, 99 yards
	Receiving	K.J. Reed	3 receptions, 65 yards

at Dartmouth

Game Four – Fordham Rams (0–3) at Dartmouth Big Green (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	0	0	0	0
Big Green	0	0	0	0	0

at Memorial Field • Hanover, NH

Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
Game time: 1:00 PM EST
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	FOR	DART
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Fordham	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Dartmouth	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Monmouth

Game Five – Fordham Rams (0–4) at Monmouth Hawks (2–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	0	0	0	0
Hawks	0	0	0	0	0

at Kessler Field • West Long Branch, NJ

Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
Game time: 1:00 PM EST
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV announcers (FloSports): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	FOR	MONM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Fordham	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Monmouth	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Lafayette

Game Six – Lafayette Leopards (2–2) vs Fordham Rams (0–5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	0	0	0	0	0
Rams	0	0	0	0	0

at Coffey Field, Bronx, NY

Date: Saturday October 5, 2024
Game time: 1:00 PM
TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	LAF	FOR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lafayette	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Fordham	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Holy Cross (Ram–Crusader Cup)

Game Seven – Fordham Rams (0–6) vs Holy Cross Crusaders (2–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	0	0	0	0
Crusaders	0	0	0	0	0

at Fitton Field • Worcester, MA

Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	FOR	HC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Fordham	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Holy Cross	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Lehigh

Game Eight – Fordham Rams (0–7) vs Lehigh Mountain Hawks (3–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	0	0	0	0
Mountain Hawks	0	0	0	0	0

at Goodman Stadium • Bethlehem, PA

Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	FOR	LEH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Fordham	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Lehigh	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Colgate

Game Nine – Colgate Raiders (2–6) at Fordham Rams (0–8) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	0	0	0	0
Rams	0	0	0	0	0

at Coffey Field • Bronx, NY

Date: Saturday November 2, 2024
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	COLG	FOR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Colgate	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Fordham	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Bucknell

Game Ten – Fordham Rams (1–8) vs Bucknell Bison (4–5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	0	0	0	0
Bison	0	0	0	0	0

at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, PA

Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	FOR	BUCK
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Fordham	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Bucknell	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Georgetown

Game Eleven – Georgetown Hoyas (5–4) at Fordham Rams (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoyas	0	3	0	0	3
Rams	14	3	7	7	31

at Coffey Field • Bronx, NY

Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
Game attendance: 1,117
TV: ESPN+

Game information

First quarter

FOR – Julius Loughridge 2 Yd Run (Bennett Henderson Kick), 8:21. Rams 7–0
FOR – Jeff Ciccio 5 Yd pass from Jack Capaldi (Bennett Henderson Kick), 0:08. Rams 14–0

Second quarter

FOR – Bennett Henderson 28 Yd Field Goal, 12:09. Rams 17–0
GTWN – Patrick Ryan 18 Yd Field Goal, 5:22. Rams 17–3

Third quarter

FOR – KJ Reed 12 Yd pass from Jack Capaldi (Bennett Henderson Kick), 00:02. Rams 24–3

Fourth quarter

FOR – Alex Kemper 63 Yd Interception Return (Bennett Henderson Kick), 07:24. Rams 31–3

Statistics	GTWN	FOR
First downs	18	19
Total yards	358	395
Rushing yards	74	173
Passing yards	284	222
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	22−41−2	12−25−1
Time of possession	32:20	27:40

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgetown	Passing	Jacob Holtschlag	19/34, 253 yards, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Bryce Cox	9 carries, 47 yards
	Receiving	Cam Pygatt	7 receptions, 135 yards
Fordham	Passing	Jack Capaldi	12/25, 222 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Julius Loughridge	16 carries, 91 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Nodin Tracy	3 receptions, 97 yards

Merrimack

Game Twelve – Merrimack Warriors (4–6) at Fordham Rams (2–9) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Warriors	0	0	0	0	0
Rams	0	0	0	0	0

at Coffey Field • Bronx, NY

Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	MRMK	FOR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Merrimack	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Fordham	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

↑ "Fordham Rams Schedule 2024". ESPN . Retrieved July 19, 2024.
↑ "Fordham Rams Schedule 2024". Fordham University . Retrieved July 6, 2024.

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[1] "Fordham Rams Schedule 2024". ESPN . Retrieved July 19, 2024.

[2] "Fordham Rams Schedule 2024". Fordham University . Retrieved July 6, 2024.

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2024 Fordham Rams football team

Contents

Schedule

Game summaries

at Bowling Green (FBS)

at Central Connecticut

Stony Brook

at Dartmouth

at Monmouth

Lafayette

at Holy Cross (Ram–Crusader Cup)

at Lehigh

Colgate

at Bucknell

Georgetown

Merrimack

References