2010 Fordham Rams football team

The 2010 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Rams were led by fifth year head coach Tom Masella and played their home games at Coffey Field. They are a member of the Patriot League.

2010 Fordham Rams football
ConferencePatriot League
Record5–6 (3–3 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBryan Volk
Defensive coordinatorMatt Dawson
Home stadiumCoffey Field
Seasons
← 2009
2011 →
2010 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Lehigh $^   5 0     10 3  
Colgate   3 2     7 4  
Holy Cross   3 2     6 5  
Georgetown   2 3     4 7  
Lafayette   1 4     2 9  
Bucknell   1 4     1 10  
Fordham   0 0     5 6  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Fordham welcomed its first class of scholarship players since the school flirted with elevating to the Division I-AA level in the late 1970s. The Rams were made ineligible for the Patriot League championship because the league's bylaws prohibited the use of scholarship players.

They finished the season 5–6, with a 3–3 record against Patriot League opponents.[1] Because their games did not count in the league standings, the Patriot League record book credits them with a 0–0 record and places them last in the standings table.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 43:00 pmat Bryant*L 30–445,113[3]
September 116:04 pmRhode Island*W 27–252,952[4]
September 1812:30 pmat Columbia*W 16–94,454[1]
September 251:04 pmAssumption* 
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
L 24–305,135[5]
October 21:00 pmat Holy CrossL 31–3610,891[6]
October 912:37 pmat LehighL 17–215,176[7]
October 1612:01 pmat Yale*L 6–76,687[8]
October 231:10 pmLafayette
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 14–104,787[9]
October 301:05 pmGeorgetown
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 24–192,821[1]
November 61:02 pmat BucknellW 33–211,935[1]
November 201:05 pmColgate
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
L 12–473,166[1]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Year-by-Year". Fordham 2019 Football Media Guide (PDF). Bronx, N.Y.: Fordham University. p. 163. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 11. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "Offense Sharp as Bulldogs Win at Home". The Providence Journal. Providence, R.I. September 5, 2010. p. B7 – via NewsBank.
  4. ^ "Fordham 27, Rhode Island 25". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 12, 2010. pp. C17, C20 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Caldwell, Dave (September 26, 2010). "A Former Division II Doormat Has Taken Some Big Steps Up". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. – via ProQuest.
  6. ^ Connolly, John (October 3, 2010). "Tagg, He's It: QB Leads Crusaders". Boston Herald. Boston, Mass. p. B12 – via NewsBank. Attendance figure in "Colleges: Football". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 3, 2010. p. C20.
  7. ^ Groller, Keith (October 10, 2010). "Defense Delivers for Lehigh". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Missing Witt, Yale Wins". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. October 17, 2010. pp. E9, E11 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Reinhard, Paul (October 24, 2010). "Lafayette Loses Defensive Struggle". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Fordham Rams Schedule 2010". ESPN. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  11. ^ "2010 Football Schedule". Fordham University Athletics. Retrieved August 13, 2023.