1991 Fordham Rams football team

1991 Fordham Rams football
Conference	Patriot League
Record	2–8 (0–5 Patriot)
Head coach	Larry Glueck (6th season)
Captains	Mark Blazejewski Gary Brennan
Home stadium	Coffey Field
Seasons ←  1990 1992  →

1991 Patriot League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Holy Cross $	5	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
Lehigh	3	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Lafayette	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Colgate	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Bucknell	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Fordham	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1991 Fordham Rams football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. For the second straight year, Fordham finished last in the Patriot League.

In their sixth year under head coach Larry Glueck, the Rams compiled a 2–8 record. Mark Blazejewski and Gary Brennan were the team captains. ^[1]

The Rams were outscored 242 to 149. Their winless (0–5) conference record placed last in the six-team Patriot League standings. ^[2]

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
September 14	Lehigh	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	L 7–32	4,300	[3]
September 21	Bucknell	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	L 14–21	3,121	[4]
September 28	Princeton *	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	L 17–20	3,742	[5]
October 5	at Columbia *	Wien Stadium New York, NY (rivalry)	W 20–16	3,650	[6]
October 12	Harvard *	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	W 14–7	5,762	[7]
October 19	Hofstra *	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	L 30–50		[1]
October 26	at Colgate	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	L 12–25		[1]
November 9	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 7–33	1,731	[8]
November 16	vs. No. 3 Holy Cross	Gaelic Grounds Limerick, Ireland (rivalry)	L 19–24	17,411	[9]
November 23	No. 7 Villanova *	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	L 9–14	4,739	[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Year-by-Year". Fordham 2019 Football Media Guide (PDF). Bronx, N.Y.: Fordham University. p. 161. 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. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
3. "In a Four-Quarter Game, 3 Good Ones Please Rams". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. September 15, 1991. p. S4.
4. "Bison Use 4th Down Plays to Top Fordham". The Daily Item . Sunbury, Pa. September 22, 1991. pp. C3, C10 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Rockoff, Jonathan D. (September 29, 1991). "Fordham Fumble Leaves Princeton with Victory". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 8-E – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Fordham 20, Columbia 18". Miami Herald . Miami, Fla. October 6, 1991. p. 11D – via Newspapers.com.
7. Grunwald, Michael (October 13, 1991). "Harvard Fails to Finish the Job". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Lafayette 33, Fordham 7". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. Associated Press. November 10, 1991. p. S8, S7.
9. Booth, Scott (November 17, 1991). "Crusaders Invade Ireland, Claim 19th Straight Victim". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 99 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Missanelli, M.G. (November 24, 1991). "Villanova Gains Spot in Playoffs". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-E – via Newspapers.com.
11. "1991 Football Schedule". Fordham University Athletics. Retrieved August 14, 2023.