Fordham Rams men's soccer

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Fordham Rams men's soccer
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Founded1952;73 years ago (1952)
University Fordham University
Head coach Carlo Acquista (5th season)
Conference Atlantic 10
Location The Bronx, New York
Stadium Coffey Field
(Capacity: 7,000)
NicknameRams
ColorsMaroon and white [1]
   
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Home
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Away
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
2017
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
2017
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
2017, 2020
NCAA Tournament appearances
1996, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2024
Conference Tournament championships
1986, 1987, 1990, 1996, 2014, 2016, 2020
Conference Regular Season championships
1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 2011

The Fordham Rams men's soccer team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Fordham University in The Bronx, New York, United States. [2] The team is a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Fordham's first men's soccer team was fielded in 1952. The team plays its home games at Coffey Field in The Bronx, New York. The Rams are coached by Carlo Acquista.

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Seasons

Fordham University has only kept statistics from the 1979 season onward on file, although the program began in 1952.

SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Records unavailable(1952–1978)
Eastern College Athletic Conference (1979)
1979Frank Schnur 9–8–2
ECAC Total:9–8–2
1980Frank Schnur 11–6–0
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (1981–1989)
1981Frank Schnur 9–6–24–0–11st
1982Frank Schnur 11–2–45–0–01st
1983Frank Schnur 12–6–26–1–0
1984Frank Schnur 10–6–44–1–2
1985Frank Schnur 13–4–36–0–12nd
1986Frank Schnur 5–14–13–2–02nd
1987Frank Schnur 11–7–34–1–02nd
1988Frank Schnur 9–11–15–2–03rd
1989Frank Schnur 5–13–13–1–12nd, North
MAAC Total [3] :85–69–2140–8–5
Patriot League (1990–1994)
1990Frank Schnur 12–7–14–2–02nd
1991Frank Schnur 2–15–32–5–06th
1992Frank Schnur 5–13–13–4–05th
1993Frank Schnur 5–12–21–6–08th
1994Frank Schnur 6–10–00–7–08th
Patriot League Total [4] :30–57–710–24–0
Atlantic-10 Conference (1995–present)
1995Frank Schnur 9–5–43–4–47th
1996Frank Schnur 12–10–17–3–13rdA-10 Champions
NCAA First Round
1997Frank Schnur 7–13–03–8–0T–10th
1998Frank Schnur 12–7–18–3–02ndA-10 Semifinal
1999Frank Schnur 0–20–00–11–012th
2000Frank Schnur 6–11–03–7–0T–9th
2001Frank Schnur 4–14–03–8–0T–10th
2002Frank Schnur 4–14–01–10–012th
2003 Jim McElderry 4–12–13–8–0T–9th
2004Jim McElderry 3–12–31–7–312th
2005Jim McElderry 8–5–52–4–310th
2006Jim McElderry 9–3–53–3–37th
2007Jim McElderry 6–10–35–4–05thA-10 Quarterfinal
2008Jim McElderry 9–8–25–3–15thA-10 Quarterfinal
2009Jim McElderry 9–7–36–1–23rdA-10 Quarterfinal
2010Jim McElderry 10–8–05–4–0T–6th
2011Jim McElderry 11–7–17–2–01stA-10 Semifinal
2012Jim McElderry 6–7–42–4–311th
2013Jim McElderry 5–11–12–5–111th
2014Jim McElderry 8–9–43–3–27th A-10 Champions
NCAA First Round
2015Jim McElderry 7–8–44–3–1T–4th A-10 Semifinal
2016Jim McElderry 10–7–45–2–12nd A-10 Champions
NCAA First Round
2017 Jim McElderry 14–6–35–2–15th A-10 Semifinals
NCAA Quarterfinals
2018 Jim McElderry 8–5–44–3–16th A-10 Quarterfinals
2019Carlo Acquista 7–10–35–2–15th A-10 Semifinals
2020Carlo Acquista 7–1–23–0–23rd A-10 Champions
2021Carlo Acquista 7–9–34–3–14th A-10 Semifinals
2022Carlo Acquista 3–4–91–2–512th
2023Carlo Acquista 6–4–73–3–28th A-10 Quarterfinals
2024Carlo Acquista 8–6–54–1–3T–5th A-10 Semifinals
A10 Total [5] :171–212–5085–108–28
Total:306–352–80

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Source: [6]

NCAA tournament results

Fordham has appeared in five NCAA tournaments. Their best performance came in 2017, where they reached the quarterfinals for the first time in program history.

YearRecordSeedRegionRoundRivalResults
1996 11–10–1N/AWilliamsburgPlay-in round
First round
Loyola (MD)
St. John's
3–2
1–5
2014 8–9–4N/ARegional 3First round No. 20 Dartmouth 1–2
2016 10–6–4N/ARegional 3First round Boston College 0–1
2017 14–5–3N/ARegional 3First round
Second round
Third round
Quarterfinals
St. Francis Brooklyn
#11 Virginia
#6 Duke
#3 North Carolina
3–2 ( a.e.t. )
1–0
2–2 (8–7 p)
1–2
2020 7–1–2N/AN/ASecond round Marshall 1–2 ( a.e.t. )

Notable alumni

Honors

Rivalries

Fordham's biggest rivals are St. John's and Manhattan. Fordham's rivalry with St. John's goes back to the 1970s, [8] and their rivalry with Manhattan is known as the Battle of the Bronx. [9]

References

  1. "Fordham Colors – Fordham University Marketing and Communications" . Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  2. "Men's Soccer". Fordham Athletics. FordhamSports.com.
  3. "Men's Soccer All-Time Standings". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. MAACSports.com. January 3, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  4. "2015 Patriot League Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Patriot League. CSTV.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 14, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  5. "Atlantic 10 Conference Men's Soccer Record Book (1987-2014)" (PDF). Atlantic 10 Conference. Atlantic10.com. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  6. "Fordham Rams Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Fordham Athletics. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "League Championships" (PDF). Fordham Rams Men's Soccer Media Guide. Fordham Athletics. p. 27. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  8. "Fordham Edges St. John's, 1-0". redstormsports.com. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  9. "Men's Soccer Back in the Bronx This Week with NYC Rivalry Matches". fordhamsports.com. September 18, 2018. Retrieved January 31, 2019.