| 2005 Fordham Rams football | |
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| Conference | Patriot League |
| Record | 2–9 (2–4 Patriot) |
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| Home stadium | Coffey Field |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Lafayette +^ | 5 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Colgate +^ | 5 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 4 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 2 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 0 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2005 Fordham Rams football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Fordham tied for second-to-last in the Patriot League.
In their second and final year under head coach Ed Foley, the Rams compiled a 2–9 record. James Caffarello, Edward Gordon and Marcus Taylor were the team captains.
The Rams were outscored 326 to 150. Their 2–4 conference record tied for fifth out of seven in the Patriot League standings.
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 | ||
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| September 3 | at Rhode Island* | L 20–34 | 1,867 | ||||
| September 10 | at Duquesne* | L 13–30 | |||||
| September 17 | Columbia* | L 17–23 | 6,912 | ||||
| September 24 | at Lafayette | L 10–27 | 6,257 | ||||
| October 8 | at Brown* | L 14–37 | 2,256 | ||||
| October 15 | at Colgate | L 0–23 | |||||
| October 22 | at Georgetown | L 21–24 | 3,000 | ||||
| October 29 | Holy Cross |
| W 24–20 | 5,771 | |||
| November 5 | Bucknell |
| W 28–21 | 3,766 | |||
| November 12 | No. 13 Lehigh |
| L 3–40 | 3,983 | |||
| November 19 | Albany* |
| L 0–41 | ||||
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References
- ^ "Year-by-Year". Fordham 2019 Football Media Guide (PDF). Bronx, N.Y.: Fordham University. p. 163. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- "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.
- "Rhode Island Beats Fordham in Battle of the Rams". Florida Today. Melbourne, Fla. Associated Press. September 4, 2005. p. 5D – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Football Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 4, 2005. p. C15.
- Devaney, Kevin Jr. (September 18, 2005). "Lions Win Liberty Cup". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. p. 9C – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Stats Extra: College Football". Daily News. New York, N.Y. September 18, 2005. p. 86.
- Miller, Stephen (September 25, 2005). "Leopards Overcome Early Stumble". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. CC1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Area Colleges: Yesterday's Results". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. September 28, 2005. p. 9C.
- "Brown 37, Fordham 14". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 9, 2005. p. D18 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Georgetown 24, Fordham 21". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. October 23, 2005. p. CC1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Area Colleges: Football". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. October 23, 2005. p. 13C.
- Thomson, Josh (October 30, 2005). "Fordham Scores Late for First Win". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. pp. 13C, 12C – via Newspapers.com.
- "Fordham Gets Second Straight Win". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. November 6, 2005. pp. 8C, 14C – via Newspapers.com.
- Groller, Keith (November 13, 2005). "Lehigh Wins to Set the Stage". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Area Colleges". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. November 13, 2005. p. 12C.
- "Fordham Rams Schedule 2005". ESPN. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
- "2005 Football Schedule". Fordham University Athletics. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
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