2005 Fordham Rams football team

2005 Fordham Rams football
Conference	Patriot League
Record	2–9 (2–4 Patriot)
Head coach	Ed Foley (2nd season)
Captains	James Caffarello Edward Gordon Marcus Taylor
Home stadium	Coffey Field
Seasons ←  2004 2006  →

2005 Patriot League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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. ^[1]

The Rams were outscored 326 to 150. Their 2–4 conference record tied for fifth out of seven in the 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 3	at Rhode Island *	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 20–34	1,867	[3]
September 10	at Duquesne *	Rooney Field Pittsburgh, PA	L 13–30		[1]
September 17	Columbia *	Coffey Field Bronx, NY (Liberty Cup)	L 17–23	6,912	[4]
September 24	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 10–27	6,257	[5]
October 8	at Brown *	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 14–37	2,256	[6]
October 15	at Colgate	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	L 0–23		[1]
October 22	at Georgetown	Multi-Sport Field Washington, DC	L 21–24	3,000	[7]
October 29	Holy Cross	Coffey Field Bronx, NY (rivalry)	W 24–20	5,771	[8]
November 5	Bucknell	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	W 28–21	3,766	[9]
November 12	No. 13 Lehigh	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	L 3–40	3,983	[10]
November 19	Albany *	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	L 0–41		[1]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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References

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2. "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.
3. "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.
4. 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.
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6. "Brown 37, Fordham 14". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 9, 2005. p. D18 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "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.
8. Thomson, Josh (October 30, 2005). "Fordham Scores Late for First Win". The Journal News . White Plains, N.Y. pp. 13C, 12C – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Fordham Gets Second Straight Win". The Journal News . White Plains, N.Y. November 6, 2005. pp. 8C, 14C – via Newspapers.com.
10. 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.
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12. "2005 Football Schedule". Fordham University Athletics. Retrieved August 14, 2023.