2009 Fordham Rams football team

American college football season

2009 Fordham Rams football

Conference	Patriot League
Record	5–6 (2–4 Patriot)
Head coach	Tom Masella (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Bryan Volk
Defensive coordinator	Patrick Moore
Home stadium	Coffey Field
Seasons← 2008 2010 →

2009 Patriot League football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 14 Holy Cross $^	5	–	1	9	–	3
No. 21 Colgate	4	–	2	9	–	2
No. 24 Lafayette	4	–	2	8	–	3
Lehigh	4	–	2	4	–	7
Fordham	2	–	4	5	–	6
Bucknell	2	–	4	4	–	7
Georgetown	0	–	6	0	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2009 Fordham Rams football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University as a member of the Patriot League during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. In its fourth season under head coach Tom Masella, the team compiled a 5–6 record (2–4 against conference opponents) and played its home games at Jack Coffey Field in The Bronx.

The team was led on offense by six-foot, five-inch quarterback John Skelton. In a game against Cornell on October 17, 2009, Skelton passed for 420 yards and was responsible for six touchdown (five passing and one rushing). During the 2009 season, Skelton led the NCAA FCS in passing yards (337 yards per game) and total passing yards (3,708). He finished his Fordham career as the school's all-time leader in pass completions, passing yards, and touchdown passes; he was inducted into the Fordham Athletic Hall of Fame in 2017. Skelton went on to play in the National Football League for the Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, and Tennessee Titans.

The team's other statistical leaders included Xavier Martin with 700 rushing yards and Jason Caldwell with 79 receptions for 1,252 yards.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 5	1:00 pm	at Rhode Island*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 28–41	2,731
September 19	6:05 pm	Columbia*	Coffey Field Bronx, NY (Liberty Cup)	L 28–40	6,449
September 26	6:00 pm	at Colgate	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	L 12–20	4,000
October 3	1:05 pm	Old Dominion*	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	W 34–29	3,673
October 10	6:05 pm	Bryant*	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	W 35–7	2,557
October 17	12:37 pm	at Cornell*	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 39–27	8,231
October 24	1:08 pm	at Lafayette	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	L 21–26	6,288
October 31	1:05 pm	No. 17 Holy Cross	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	L 27–41	3,449
November 7	1:05 pm	Bucknell	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	W 21–7	4,703
November 14	1:07 pm	Lehigh	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	L 28–35	2,484
November 21	1:05 pm	at Georgetown	Multi-Sport Field Washington, DC	W 41–14	2,432
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

^ "2009 Football Schedule". Fordham University Athletics. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
^ "Fordham's Skelton Guts Cornell for 6 TDs". Press & Sun Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. October 18, 2009. p. 5D – via Newspapers.com.
"2017 Fordham Athletic Hall of Fame - John Skelton". Fordham Athletics. April 24, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
"2009 Fordham Overall Team Statistics". Fordham University. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
"Rhode Island Beats Fordham". The Berkshire Eagle. September 6, 2009. p. C6 – via Newspapers.com.
Lee, Robert (September 6, 2009). "Paul-Etienne Carries Rams Past Fordham". The Providence Journal. Providence, R.I. p. B5 – via NewsBank.
"Columbia 40, Fordham 28". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. September 20, 2009. pp. 2C, 7C – via Newspapers.com.
"Colgate 20, Fordham 12". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. September 27, 2009. p. 6D – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Area Colleges: Football". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. September 27, 2009. p. 9C.
"Happy Homecoming for Victorious Rams". Daily News. New York, N.Y. October 5, 2009. p. 60 – via Newspapers.com.
"Rams flip script on Monarchs". Daily Press. October 4, 2009. p. C7 – via Newspapers.com.
"Fordham 35, Bryant 7". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. October 11, 2009. pp. 8C, 9C – via Newspapers.com.
Blouse, Michael (October 25, 2009). "Leopards Hold Off Fordham". The Express-Times. Easton, Pa. p. C1 – via NewsBank.
"Holy Cross 41, Fordham 27". The Record. November 1, 2009. p. S7 – via Newspapers.com.
Fensom, Michael (November 1, 2009). "'Saders Survive Shootout vs. Rams". Telegram & Gazette. Worcester, Mass. p. C1 – via NewsBank. Attendance figure in "Colleges: Football". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 1, 2009. p. C20.
"Bucknell Falls Short Against Fordham". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. November 8, 2009. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
"Lehigh 35 Fordham 28". The Post-Star. Glens Falls, N.Y. November 15, 2009. p. D7 – via Newspapers.com.
"Fordham 41, Georgetown 14". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. November 22, 2009. p. D6, D4 – via ProQuest.
"Fordham Rams Schedule 2009". ESPN. Retrieved August 14, 2023.

v t e Fordham Rams football
Venues	Polo Grounds (1921, 1928–1950, 1953–1954) Downing Stadium (1951–1952) Coffey Field (1970–present)
Bowls & rivalries	1941 Cotton Bowl Classic 1942 Sugar Bowl Columbia: Liberty Cup Holy Cross: Ram–Crusader Cup
Culture & lore	First televised football game Seven Blocks of Granite The Ram "The Ram"
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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