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2000 Fordham Rams football
Conference Patriot League
Record3–8 (1–5 Patriot)
Head coach
CaptainRay Reddin
Home stadium Coffey Field
Seasons
←  1999
2001 →
2000 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Lehigh $^   6 – 0     12 – 1  
Colgate   4 – 2     7 – 4  
Holy Cross   4 – 2     7 – 4  
Towson   3 – 3     7 – 4  
Bucknell   2 – 4     6 – 5  
Fordham   1 – 5     3 – 8  
Lafayette   1 – 5     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2000 Fordham Rams football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Fordham tied for last place in the Patriot League.

In their second year under head coach Dave Clawson, the Rams compiled a 3–8 record. Ray Reddin was the team captain. [1]

The Rams were outscored 318 to 211. Their 1–5 conference record placed them in a tie for sixth in the seven-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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2 Towson
L 13–36 3,792 [3]
September 9 Fairfield*
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 34–7 [1]
September 16 at Columbia*
L 26–43 5,007 [4]
September 23 at Colgate
L 6–21 4,012 [5]
September 30 at Georgetown*
W 17–10 2,361 [6]
October 7 Brown*
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
L 17–44 4,769 [7]
October 14 Yaledagger*
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
L 17–24 5,837 [8]
October 28 at Bucknell
L 13–27 5,128 [9]
November 4 Lafayette
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 31–28 3,138 [10]
November 11 at No. 8 Lehigh
L 17–51 8,675 [11]
November 18 at Holy Cross
L 20–27 9,147 [12]

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References

  1. ^ a b "Year-by-Year". Fordham 2019 Football Media Guide (PDF). Bronx, N.Y.: Fordham University. p. 162. 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. 7. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Parry, Tim (September 3, 2000). "Towson Shakes Jitters, Fordham". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 12E – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Lions Roar Back, Tame Fordham". Daily News (final ed.). New York, N.Y. Associated Press. September 17, 2000. p. 75 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Columbia 43, Fordham 26". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. September 17, 2000. p. 12C.
  5. ^ "Colgate 21, Fordham 6". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. September 24, 2000. p. 8F – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Emerson, Seth (October 1, 2000). "Hoyas Fall Down as They Try to Step Up". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. p. D13 – via ProQuest. Attendance figure in "College Football: East". The Sunday Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Okla. October 1, 2000. p. 8-B.
  7. ^ "Brown 44, Fordham 17". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 8, 2000. p. C19 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Yantz, Tom (October 15, 2000). "Yale Takes Control". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E11 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Housenick, Tom (October 29, 2000). "Defensive Posture Restores Bison's Confidence". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. pp. D1, D8 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Meixell, Ted (November 5, 2000). "Leopards Lose Magic and Game to Fordham, 31-28". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C2 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Fordham 31, Lafayette 28". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. November 5, 2000. p. 9C.
  11. ^ Larimer, Terry (November 12, 2000). "Lehigh's Romp of Rams Clinches NCAA Playoff Spot". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C2 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Chamberlain, Tony (November 19, 2000). "Green, Stewart Lift Crusaders". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D17 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "2000 Football Schedule". Fordham University Athletics. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
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