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American college football season
The 2002 Fordham Rams football team was an
American football team that represented
Fordham University during the
2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season . Fordham tied for first in the
Patriot League before losing in the second round of the national playoffs.
In their fourth year under head coach
Dave Clawson , the Rams compiled a 10–3 record. Rhamel Brown, Chris Rhodes and John San Marco were the team captains.
[1]
The Rams outscored opponents 407 to 201. Their 6–1 conference record earned the co-championship of the eight-team Patriot League. Fordham was selected, rather than co-champion
Colgate , to receive the Patriot League's automatic berth in the
national Division I-AA playoffs .
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Unranked at the start of the year, Fordham entered the
national Division I-AA top 25 in mid-November, initially at No. 25 and rising to No. 12 by season's end. As a playoff team, the Rams played away games against higher-ranked teams in the first and second rounds.
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 Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 7
Saint Peter's *
W 43–0 3,114
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September 14
Colgate
W 40–31 7,142
[4]
September 21 at
Columbia *
L 11–13 3,865
[5]
September 28 at
Fairfield *
W 51–6 2,170
[6]
October 5 at
Georgetown
W 41–10 1,175
[7]
October 12
Brown *
W 24–17 1,294
[8]
October 26
Lafayette
W 33–26 4,800
[9]
November 2 No. 16
Lehigh
L 23–26 OT 5,728
[10]
November 9 at
Holy Cross
W 37–27 6,583
[11]
November 16
Towson No. 25
W 42–14 2,464
[12]
November 23 at
Bucknell No. 21
W 34–7 2,012
[13]
November 30 at No. 11
Northeastern * No. 12
W 29–24 6,848
[14]
December 7 at No. 4
Villanova * No. 12
L 10–24 4,351
[15]
[16]
References
^ "Year-by-Year".
Fordham 2019 Football Media Guide (PDF) . Bronx, N.Y.:
Fordham University . p. 162. Retrieved June 20, 2020 .
^ "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results".
Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF) . Center Valley, Pa.:
Patriot League . 2020. p. 8. Retrieved August 10, 2020 .
^
"Fordham's Eakin Gets Off to Good Start" .
The Journal News . White Plains, N.Y. September 8, 2002. pp. 12C, 10C – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Brennan, Sean (September 15, 2002).
"Key Win Turns Fordham into Contender" .
Daily News . New York, N.Y. p. 69 – via
Newspapers.com . Attendance figure in "Summaries, Scores".
The Journal News . White Plains, N.Y. September 15, 2002. p. 10C.
^
"Rudd, Columbia Boot Fordham" .
Daily News . New York, N.Y.
Associated Press . September 22, 2002. p. 60 – via
Newspapers.com . Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries".
Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. September 22, 2002. p. C17.
^
"Fordham Gets 51 Points, Highest Output Since '90" .
The Journal News . White Plains, N.Y.
Associated Press . September 29, 2002. p. 11C, 10C – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Fordham Romps to 700th Victory" .
Daily News . New York, N.Y.
Associated Press . October 6, 2002. p. 94 – via
Newspapers.com . Attendance figure in "Summaries".
The Journal News . White Plains, N.Y. October 6, 2002. p. 6C.
^
"Fordham Gets Past Brown" .
The Journal News . White Plains, N.Y.
Associated Press . October 13, 2002. pp. 8C, 6C – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Remsnyder, Rick (October 27, 2002).
"Fordham Outscores Lafayette" .
The Journal News . White Plains, N.Y. p. 15C, 14C – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Brennan, Sean (November 3, 2002).
"Lehigh Leaves Rams Kicking" .
Daily News . New York, N.Y. pp. 60, 76 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Toland, Jennifer (November 10, 2002).
"On Crusade: Fordham's Special Teams Step Up" .
Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. D18 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Papuchis, Matt (November 17, 2002).
"Fordham Flattens Towson, 42-14" .
The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Md. p. 8D – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Housenick, Tom (November 24, 2002).
"Rams Win Patriot League Title" .
The Daily Item . Sunbury, Pa. p. C1 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Burris, Joe (December 1, 2002).
"Off Their Game: Huskies Bow Out as Defense Struggles" .
Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. E1 – via
Newspapers.com . Attendance figure in "Not Quite a Finished Product" on page E14.
^ Juliano, Joe (December 8, 2002).
"Cats Manage Win Despite Injured QB" .
The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. D5 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"2003 Football Schedule" . Fordham University Athletics. Retrieved August 14, 2023 .
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