2008 Fordham Rams football team

2008 Fordham Rams football
Conference	Patriot League
Record	5–6 (1–5 Patriot)
Head coach	Tom Masella (3rd season)
Captain	James Crockett, Fonzie Culver, Greg DeMarco, Matt Loucks, Richard Rayborn, John Skelton
Home stadium	Coffey Field
Seasons ←  2007 2009  →

2008 Patriot League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 16 Colgate $^		5	–	0					9	–	3
Holy Cross		5	–	1					7	–	4
Lehigh		4	–	2					5	–	6
Lafayette		3	–	3					7	–	4
Bucknell		2	–	4					5	–	6
Fordham		1	–	5					5	–	6
Georgetown		0	–	5					2	–	8
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The Seven Blocks of Granite Monument,
west of Coffey Field grandstand

The 2008 Fordham Rams football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Fordham finished second-to-last in the Patriot League, a year after winning the league title.

In their third year under head coach Tom Masella, the Rams compiled a 5–6 record. James Crockett, Fonzie Culver, Greg DeMarco, Matt Loucks, Richard Rayborn and John Skelton were the team captains. ^[1]

The Rams were outscored 262 to 238; their 1–5 conference record placed sixth 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.

An on-campus monument to the Seven Blocks of Granite was dedicated on October 24, honoring the offensive lines of 1929, 1930, 1936, and 1937. ^[3] It is located on Constitution Row, near the west end of the grandstand of Coffey Field.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	Rhode Island *	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	W 16–0		[4]
September 13	at Dayton *	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH	L 20–23	3,348	[5]
September 20	at Columbia *	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY (Liberty Cup)	L 22–29	2,304	[6]
September 27	Colgate	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	L 24–31	3,112	[7]
October 11	at Lehigh	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 24–45	7,043	[8]
October 18	Yale *	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	W 12–10	6,873	[9]
October 25	No. 24 Lafayette	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	L 13–48	3,706	[10]
November 1	Marist *	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	W 45–21	3,649	[11]
November 8	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA (rivalry)	L 17–38	6,277	[12]
November 15	Georgetown	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	W 17–0	2,758	[13]
November 22	at Bucknell	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 21–24 OT	837	[14]
*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. 11. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
3. "Football legends honored with Rose Hill monument". Fordham University. (Fordham News). October 29, 2008. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
4. "Skelton's passes lead way for Fordham". The Journal News. September 8, 2008. p. 9C – via Newspapers.com.
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7. "Colgate Wins with Scott: 4 TDs". Press & Sun-Bulletin . Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. September 28, 2008. p. 5D – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Area Colleges: Football". The Journal News . White Plains, N.Y. September 28, 2008. p. 13C.
8. Groller, Keith (October 12, 2008). "Clark, Lehigh Give Fans a Better Ending". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Area Colleges: Football". The Journal News . White Plains, N.Y. October 12, 2008. p. 13C.
9. "Fordham Finally Breaks Yale with Late FG". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. October 19, 2008. p. E5 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Reinhard, Paul (October 26, 2008). "Lafayette's Ground Attack Grinds Up Fordham, 48-13". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C14 – via Newspapers.com.
11. McMann, Sean T. (November 2, 2008). "Marist's Win Streak Ended by Fordham". Poughkeepsie Journal . Poughkeepsie, N.Y. pp. 3F, 2F – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Holy Cross Soars Past Rams, 38-17". The Journal News . White Plains, N.Y. November 9, 2008. pp. 9C, 11C – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Rams Tough in 17-0 Victory". The Journal News . White Plains, N.Y. Associated Press. November 16, 2008. p. 6C, 11C – via Newspapers.com.
14. Crossley, Brett R. (November 23, 2008). "Carney's Kick Completes Bison Comeback". The Daily Item . Sunbury, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Area Colleges: Football". The Journal News . White Plains, N.Y. November 23, 2008. p. 9C.
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16. "2008 Football Schedule". Fordham University Athletics. Retrieved August 14, 2023.