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2017FORDHAM UNIVERSITY

FOOTBALL NOTESFordham University Sports Information Office: Joe DiBari, Director of Sports Information Website: www.fordhamsports.com

Office: 718-817-4240; Cell: 917-539-5061; FAX: 718-817-4244; E-Mail: [email protected]

FORDHAM “RAMS” (0-0)Head Coach: Andrew Breiner (Lock Haven ‘06)Record at Fordham: 8-3 (second season)

• The Rams open their 2017 schedule by traveling to West Point, N.Y., to face the Army West Point Black Knights on Friday at 6:00 p.m. at Michie Stadium• This will be the sixth meeting between Fordham and Army West Point with the Black Knights leading the all-time series, 4-1, but the Rams won the last matchup, 37-35, in 2015 at West Point• The Rams are looking to win a season opener for the fifth time over the past six years• Senior running back Chase Edmonds is the Fordham career rushing leader with 5,285 career rushing yards• Edmonds needs 336 yards to tie Jordan Scott’s Patriot League career record of 5,621 yards• Edmonds needs 1,274 yards to tie Adrian Peterson’s (Georgia Southern) NCAA FCS career record• The Rams are the winningest New York area football team since 2012 with 46 wins• Fordham has not lost back-to-back games since 2011

2017 FordhamSchedule (0-0, 0-0)

Date Opponent TimeSept. 1 at Army (CBS) ...................... 6:00 p.m.Sept. 9 at Cent. Conn. State. ........... 12:00 p.m.Sept. 16 EAST. WASHINGTON.......1:00 p.m.Sept. 23 at Bryant ................................ 1:00 p.m.Sept. 30 YALE ....................................6:00 p.m.Oct. 7 at Lafayette* .......................... 3:30 p.m.Oct. 14 at Colgate* ............................ 1:00 p.m.Oct. 21 at Georgetown* ..................... 2:00 p.m.Oct. 28 LEHIGH* ...........................1:00 p.m.Nov. 4 HOLY CROSS* ...................1:00 p.m.Nov. 18 BUCKNELL* ......................1:00 p.m.* - Patriot League game

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GAME 1 - #FORvsARMY

atARMY WEST POINT “BLACK KNIGHTS (0-0)Head Coach: Jeff Monken (Millikin ‘89)Record at Army: 14-23 (fourth season)

Sept. 1, 2017 • 6:00 p.m. • West Ppoint, N.Y. • Michie StadiumSeries History: Sixth Meeting, Army West Point leads series, 4-1 At Army: 3-1, Army (Fordham won last meeting, 37-35, in 2015)Last Meeting: Fordham 37, Army West Point 35 (Sept. 4, 2015 at Army West Point)

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2017 TEAM COMPARISON

Record ......... 8-3, 5-1 PLPts./Gm...................40.1Rush Yds/Gm......229.7Pass Yd/Gm .........268.5Total Off/Gm ......498.2Total Def/Gm ......379.3

Record ....................... 8-5Pts./Gm...................29.9Rush Yds/Gm......339.4Pass Yd/Gm ...........74.4Total Off/Gm ......413.8Total Def/Gm ......291.5

INDIVIDUAL LEADERSRUSHING#22 Chase Edmonds257-1799, 19 TD, 163.5 ypg

PASSING#14 Kevin Anderson201-325, 2,724 yds,27 TD, 4 INT, 272.4 ypg

RECEIVING#5 Austin Longi59-774 yds, 6 TD, 70.4 ypg

DEFENSE#6 George Dawson70 TT, 9.0 TFL, 3.5 Sacks, 3 Int., 9 PBU

RUSHING#40 Andy Davidson230-1070, 10 TD, 107.0 ypg

PASSING#17 Ahmad Bradshaw40-91, 703 yds4 TD, 9 INT, 59.9 ypg

RECEIVING#82 Edgar Poe16-336 yds, 3 TD, 33.6 ypg

DEFENSE#39 Jeremy Timpf 112 TT, 13.0 TFL,1.5 Sacks, 2 Int.

Chase Edmonds Picks Up the HardwareSenior running back Chase Edmonds, a 2017 preseason All-American and Preseason Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year, has already picked up a number of awards over his first three years:- 2014 Jerry Rice Award as the top NCAA FCS freshman- 2014 Consensus All-America- 2014 CFPA National Rookie of the Year- 2014 ECAC Rookie of the Year- 2014 Patriot League Rookie of the Year- 2015 Consensus All-American- 2015 Patriot League & ECAC Offensive Player of the Year- 2015 & 2016 STATS NCAA FCS Player of the Year Finalist (finished fourth)- 2016 Consensus All-American

Statistically, Edmonds:- Set the Fordham single season rushing record with 1,838 yards and Fordhamrushing touchdown mark (23) in 2014- Set Fordham and Patriot League single game rushing mark with359 yards against Lafayette on October 8, 2016- Set school career rushing record (5,285)- Has set the school career touchdown (69) and career rushing touchdown (62) marks

Returning players in bold.

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The Patriot League

League Overall W L Pct. W L Pct.Bucknell 0 0 .000 0 0 .000Colgate 1 0 1.000 0 0 .000Fordham 0 0 .000 0 0 .000Georgetown 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 Holy Cross 0 0 .000 0 0 .000Lafayette 0 0 .000 0 0 .000Lehigh 0 0 .000 0 0 .000

2017 STANDINGS

This Week in the Patriot League:Fordham at Army, 6:00 p.m. (9/1)

Villanova at Lehigh, 12:30 p.m.Lafayette at Monmouth, 3:00 p.m.

Marist at Bucknell, 6:00 p.m.Fordham's 2016 Patriot League

Stat LeadersRushing Yards/Game RankChase Edmonds 163.5 1st

Passing Pass Yards/Game RankKevin Anderson 272.4 1st

Pass Eff. Rating RankKevin Anderson 157.2 1st

Total Offense Yards/Game RankKevin Anderson 297.9 1st

All Purpose Yards/Game RankChase Edmonds 194.64 1st

Scoring Pts/Game RankChase Edmonds 10.9 1st

Punt Returns Yards/Return RankCorey Caddle 12.1 2nd

Field Goals FG/Game RankMakay Redd 1.00 2nd

Interceptions Int./Game RankGeorge Dawson 0.30 T4thCaleb Ham 0.30 T4th

Passes Defended PD/Game RankJihaad Pretlow 1.1 T2ndGeorge Dawson 1.1 T2nd

TFL TFL/Game RankJustin Vaughn 1.2 3rd

Fumbles Recovered FR/Game RankNoah Fitzgerald 0.40 1st

TEAMScoring Offense 40.1 ppg 1stScoring Defense 30.1 ppg 5thRushing Offense 229.7 yards/game 1stPass Offense 268.5 yards/game 2ndTotal Offense 498.2 yards/game 1stRushing Defense 186.5 yards/game 5thPassing Defense 192.8 yards/game 2ndTotal Defense 379.3 yards/game 3rd

THE GAME• The Fordham University Rams open their 2017 season, Fordham’s 117th varsity season, by traveling to West Point, N.Y., to face the Army West Point Black Knights in Michie Stadium on Friday, September 1, at 6:00 p.m.• Fordham enters the game off an 8-3 campaign last fall, 5-1 in the Patriot League, while Army West Point went 8-5 in 2016, including a 21-17 win over Navy and a 38-31 overtime victory over North Texas in the Zaxby’s Heart of Texas Dallas Bowl.

THE SERIES• This will be the sixth meeting between Fordham and Army West Point on the gridiron.• The Black Knights lead the all-time series, which started in 1891, 4-1, but Ford-ham won the last meeting, 37-35, in Michie Stadium in the 2015 season opener as Kevin Anderson completed 15 of 23 passes for 322 yards and rushed for a score while Chase Edmonds carried 20 times for 126 yards and three touchdowns.

FORDHAM IN SEASON OPENERS • The Fordham University Rams are 49-30 all-time in season openers since 1920, 10-18 since moving to the NCAA FCS in 1989. • Last year’s season-opening loss at Navy snapped a four-game winning streak in season openers for the Rams. • On Jack Coffey Field, Fordham is 23-25 since 1970 in home openers but the Rams have won seven of their past eight home openers, having a six-game win-ning streak stopped by a 14-7 loss to then second-ranked Villanova in 2014.

WHAT A DIFFERENCE TWO YEARS MAKE • The last time Fordham and Army West Point met on the gridiron, the Rams’ starting lineup consisted of 18 players who were making their first collegiate start.• The Rams entered the 2015 season opener at Army West Point without a quarterback on the roster who had attempted a pass in a college game (the lone player to have attempted a pass in a college game was punter Joe Pavlik, who threw a touchdown pass to Marc DeSisto in the 2014 Army game).• This year, Fordham returns eight starters on offense and six on defense.

ANDERSON RETURNS TO SCENE OF FIRST START • One of the Rams making his first collegiate start at Army West Point in 2015 was quarterback Kevin Anderson. • Not only was Anderson making his first collegiate start, he had not attempted a pass in a game since his senior year of high school (2012).


Over the past five years, the Fordham University football squad is fifth in the NCAA FCS in overall wins with 40 and fifth in winning percentage at .784 (40-11).

RAMS AMONG FCS LEADERS

WINS - PAST FIVE YEARSNorth Dakota State .............55Jacksonville State ...............44Sam Houston State .............43Eastern Washington ............41Fordham ...........................40New Hampshire .................37Harvard ..............................35

WIN % - PAST FIVE YEARSNorth Dakota State ........0.917 (55-5)Harvard .........................0.875 (35-5)Jacksonville State ..........0.8215 (44-10)San Diego ......................0.800 (36-9)Fordham ......................0.784 (40-11)Charleston Southern ......0.723 (34-13)McNeese .......................0.695 (32-14)

ANDREWBREINER

HEAD COACH8-3

Sixth year at Fordham

Second year ashead coach

• A 2006 graduate of Lock Haven (Pa.) Universi-ty, is in his sixth year on the Fordham staff after serving as the pass game coordinator/quarterback coach the first four years.• In his first year as head coach, led the Rams to another winning season as Fordham compiled an 8-3 overall mark, 5-1 in the Patriot League. • The eight wins were the most for a first-year Fordham head football coach in modern times.• The 2016 Rams were led by a powerful offense commanded by consensus All-American running back Chase Edmonds, who finished fourth in voting for the 2016 Walter Payton Award, presented to the NCAA FCS offensive player of the year. • Edmonds led the NCAA FCS in rushing yards per game (163.5).• Edmonds was one of ten Rams to earn 2016 All-Patriot League honors, with four of those also being named to the ECAC All-Star Team.• As a unit, the Fordham offense led the Patriot League and ranked fourth in the NCAA FCS in total offense, averaging 498.2 yards/game.• Under his tutelage the Fordham offense has ranked at the top of the NCAA FCS the past five years. • In 2015, the Rams led the Patriot League and were ninth in the NCAA FCS in scoring, averaging 36.8 points per game, and led the league and were second in the NCAA FCS in passing efficiency (168.30). • Fordham was also second in the league and 20th in the NCAA FCS in passing yards/game (272.3), 19th in the NCAA FCS in first downs and third in the conference and 42nd in the NCAA FCS in rush-ing yards/game (180.9).• The 2014 Fordham offense set school marks for rushing yards with 2,353, shattering the former mark of 2,162 set in 2013, and scoring with 569 points, surpassing the 2013 record of 526. Included in the scoring total was a school-record 31 rushing touchdowns. • The Rams led the 2014 Patriot League in passing offense, total offense and scoring offense while on the national level the Rams ranked fourth in pass-ing offense (326.1 yards/game) in the NCAA FCS and ranked among the top ten in scoring offense (40.6 points/game – fifth), team passing efficiency (156.23 – third), total offense (494.1 yards/game – seventh) and first downs (331 - ninth).• For the second straight year, Fordham had a 1,000 rusher (Edmonds) and three 1,000-yard receivers (Brian Wetzel, Tebucky Jones, Jr., and Sam Ajala).• Served as a graduate assistant at UConn before joining the Fordham staff (2009-11).• Prior to his stay at UConn, served as an assis-tant coach at Allegheny College in Meadville, Pa., for two seasons, working with the quarterbacks in 2008 and the wide receivers in 2007.• Began his coaching career in 2006 at Lock Hav-en, when he sustained a career-ending injury mid-way through his senior year and began working with the wide receivers.

• Over the past five years, the Rams have become very adept at protecting their home turf, winning 29 of the 31 home contests over that time, including the 25 of the last 26.• The only home losses for Fordham under former head coach Joe Moorhead were the season finale in 2012 when the Rams missed a two-point conversion in the closing seconds that would have sent the game with Colgate to overtime and a 14-7 setback to #2 Villanova on September 12. • The seven home wins in 2013 and 2014 broke the school record for most wins on Jack Coffey Field. The former record of six was set by the 1987 squad (the Rams have used Jack Coffey Field since 1970).

FORDHAM AMONG LEADERS IN NCAA FCS HOME WINS SINCE 2012

NCAA FCS Home Wins Since 2012North Dakota State .......... 42Sam Houston State .......... 33Eastern Washington ......... 32Fordham......................... 29James Madison ............... 28San Diego ........................ 28New Hampshire .............. 27Illinois State .................... 27

NCAA FCS Home Winning PercentageSince 2012Sam Houston State ......34-2 (.944)North Dakota State ......42-4 (.913)Fordham.....................29-2 (.935)San Diego ....................28-2 (.933)Harvard .......................24-3 (.889)Eastern Washington .....32-6 (.842) New Hampshire ..........27-6 (.818)

• Anderson connected on 15 of 23 passes in his first career start for 322 yards and he also ran for a score against the Black Knights.• Anderson is 17-6 as a starter for the Rams.

MEET THE GRADUATES • Two member of the 2017 Fordham football squad graduated last May and are now pursuing graduate degree at Rose Hill.• Quarterback Kevin Anderson received a degree in Business Administration in 2017 and currently pursuing a graduate degree in Media Management.• Defensive lineman Manny Adeyeye received a degree in Communications in 2017 and is currently pursuing a graduate degree in Public Media.

FORDHAM IS WINNINGEST NYC FOOTBALL TEAM

• No New York area football team has won more games since 2012 than Fordham, who has amassed 46 victories over that stretch. • The closest collegiate competitors are Sacred Heart (33) and Rutgers (29), while the NFL’s Giants and Jets have 39 and 33 wins, respectively, each.


Jonah Shainberg at his locker with the 2013 Fordham captains: Steven Tapia, Jake Rodriques, Carlton Koonce and Ian Williams.

Fordham Football Adds New Teammate -Jonah Shainberg Becomes A Ram

Despite the fast start to the 2013 season, the Rams were still looking for new players. One such player joined the team on September 12 last fall as 12-year-old Jonah Shainberg was officially adopted by the Rams through the Friends of Jaclyn Foundation. Shainberg and his fa-ther, Joshua, attended practice on Thursday where they got to see the Rams as they prepared for their game with Tem-ple in Philadelphia on Saturday. At the end of practice, head coach Joe Moorhead called Jonah out to midfield to meet the team and then had the squad run a play where Jonah took the ball from quarterback Mike Nebrich and raced 60 yards for the score. The team met Jonah in the end zone and carried him to the locker room on their shoulders. In the locker room, Michelle DeIeso, Executive Director, and Katie Johnson, Adoption Coordinator, from the Friends of Jaclyn Foundation spoke to the team before handing the floor over to Jonah. He explained the history of his illness to the team and spoke of how excited he was to be involved with the Rams.

Jonah led the team breakdown and the four c a p t a i n s led Jonah to his lock-er, which w a s f u l l o f F o r d -ham foot-ball gear, inc luding t - s h i r t s ,

sweatshirts, hats and a signed football. While the players showered for dinner, Jonah went to the football offices where Moorhead spent time showing him how the Rams break down film from the games for the coaches. Following an interview with News 12 Bronx, Jonah was escorted by the captains to The Marketplace for dinner. Jonah, a student at The Child School on Randall’s Island, was diagnosed with a brain tumor six years ago and underwent numerous treatments for two years. The tumor caused Jo-nah to suffer a stroke, which left the right side of his body weakened. He is undergoing therapy to regain control of his right side. “Th i s was a tremendous hon-or for our team,” said Moorhead. “We are thrilled to be able to add a person like Jo-

nah to our roster. He has been through so much in life and maintains such a positive attitude. We are looking forward to having him with us in meetings and on the sidelines and will look to him for inspi-ration as the year goes on.” The Friends of Jaclyn Foundation, a 501(c)(3), non-profit, charitable or-ganization that improves the quality of life for chil-dren suffering with pe-diatric brain tumors and their families. FOJ is all about love, support, and friendship. FOJ matches a child with a college or high school sports team

based on geographic lo-cation. Once the team and child have been matched,

there is a ceremonial adoption. The child is surrounded by 20 or 30 new friends that rally around him or her. A deep bond is formed between the child, the child’s family and the sports team. The relationship is a priceless gift. The gift is in the relationship; a child is gaining a loving support network and the team is gaining an insight into the value of life and the power of love. The result of this connection is mutual respect, support, friendship and love.


Assistant Coaches and Support Staff

Andrew Breiner - Head CoachShane Fogarty - Asst. Head Coach/Special Teams Coor./RBsJohn Bowes - Def. Coor./SafetiesJoe Davis - Pass Game Coor./QBsTommy Galt - Off. LineAndrew Jackson - Def. LineDarrell Perkins - CornerbacksIan Pace - Tight EndsJordan Orlovsky - LinebackersJon Guynes - Rec. Coor./Asst. Def. LineAndre Barboza - Wide ReceiversLiam Smith - Def. Quality ControlStephen Pribble - Off. Quality ControlPatrick Morrissey - ST Quality ControlEvan Ostrow - Dir. of Football OpsTim Rehm - Head Strength & Cond.Joshua Greer - Asst. Strength & Cond.

Dave Zippo - Assoc. Head Athletic Trainer

Game Day LocationsOn the field...Head Coach Andrew BreinerOffense: Shane Fogarty, Tommy Galt,An-dre BarbozaDefense: Andrew Jackson, Darrell Perkins, Jordan Orlovsky, Liam Smith

In the booth...Offense: Joe Davis, Ian Pace, Stephen PribbleDefense: John Bowes, Jon Guynes

THEFORDHAM AXAs the Fordham Rams take the field on game day you'll notice that one of the players will be carrying an ax, a prop that former head coach Joe Moorhead uses to motivate the troops. The ax, first brought out in his first season at Fordham, is there to remind the players that when Abraham Lincoln was asked if he was given six hours to chop down a tree what would he do and he responded that he would spend the first five hours sharping the ax. It's to show the players that preparation is as im-portant as execution.

• Fordham senior running back Chase Edmonds has already become the Fordham career rushing yard leader with 5,285 yards and set school career marks for both touchdowns (69) and rushing touchdowns (62).• Edmonds broke Kirwin Watson's career rushing record of 4,617 yards.• He also broke the Patriot League career touchown and rushing touchdown records.• Edmonds has the top two single season rushing marks, setting the school record with 1,838 as a rookie in 2014 and then rushing for 1,648 last season.• Edmonds also has the two best rushing touchdowns seasons for the Rams, scoring 23 times as a freshman and 20 times on the ground in 2015.• Edmonds’s Patriot League record 359-yard rushing performance vs. Lafayette last October 8 was his sixth career 200-yard game, tops all-time at Fordham, while he also has 18 career 100-yard games.

EDMONDS CHASES THEFORDHAM RUSHING RECORDS

Career Rushing Yards5285.... Chase Edmonds ...................2014- 4617....Kirwin Watson ...................2000-033382....Carlton Koonce ..................2010-133246....Chip Kron ..........................1983-86 2990....Xavier Martin ....................2007-10 2691....Pierre Davis .......................1974-77 2448....Rick Hollawell ...................1986-892264.... Juan Pacheco .....................1977-80 2004.... James Prydatko ..................2002-07

Career Rushing Touchdowns62........Chase Edmonds ...........................2014- 48........Kirwin Watson ...........................2000-0331........Rick Hollawell ...........................1986-89 29........Chip Kron ..................................1983-8627........Dennis DeMeo ...........................1973-7626........Carlton Koonce ..........................2010-1325........Xavier Martin ............................2007-1024........Pierre Davis ...............................1974-77

Career Touchdowns69........Chase Edmonds ...........................2014- 49........Kirwin Watson ...........................2000-0337........ Javarus Dudley ..........................2000-0336........Rick Hollawell ...........................1986-8934........Carlton Koonce ..........................2010-1332........Brian Wetzel .............................. 2011-1431........Chip Kron ..................................1983-86

EDMONDS BECOMES FORDHAM CAREER RUSHING LEADER• With his 179 rushing yards in last year’s Georgetown game on October 22, running back Chase Edmonds became the school’s all-time leading rusher.• He currently has 5,285 career rushing yards.• The 5,285 career yards places Edmonds second on the Patriot League career rushing list, 336 yards behind Jordan Scott’s record of 5,621 yards.• Edmonds broke the former Fordham career mark of 4,417 yards set by Kirwin Watson from 2000-03.• Edmonds also owns the Fordham and Patriot League career touchdown (69) and career rushing touchdown (62) records.

EDMONDS RUNNING WILD – SETS NATIONAL AND SCHOOL RECORDS

• In the Rams’ 58-34 win over Lafayette on October 8 last fall, running back Chase Edmonds rushed for a Patriot League and school record 359 yards and four touchdowns.• He surpassed his own Patriot League and school mark of 347 yards set last year against Lehigh.• What made Edmonds’ day ever more remarkable is that he gained the 359 yards (the most by an NCAA Division I player last year) on just 17 carries, averaging 21.1 yards per carry, setting an NCAA FCS record for most yards gained per rush in a game. The former mark was 19.07 set by VMI’s Gene Brown in 1988.• For his exploits, Edmonds was named STATS and CFPA NCAA FCS National Offensive Player of the Week as well as Patriot League offensive player of the week.


Did You Know?Fordham Appeared in the First Televised

College Football Game 76 Years Ago

On September 30, 1939, Fordham hosted Waynesburg College at Triboro Stadium on Randall’s Island. The game was the season opener for the Rams, who beat Waynesburg, 34-7. Announcer Bill Stern called the contest over station W2XBS (now WNBC) as a demonstration of this new medium at the World’s Fair. Two iconoscope cameras, which had just been patented by RCA, were used to televise the game with the images

being sent to a relay station 10 miles from the stadium and then, by cable, to the top of the Empire State Building, where a large transmitter broadcast the game to the lucky few who owned a television in those days. A top-of-the-line set in 1939, a Clifton, sold for about $600.

Notable Fordham players who appeared in the game include Len Eshmont and Dominic Principe, who went on to play in the professional ranks, as well as Ralph Friegden, father of former Maryland head coach Ralph Friedgen, who scored twice in the game and Donald Lambeau - son of Green Bay Packer legend Earl Louis "Curly" Lambeau.

BYTHE

NUMBERS3

Patriot League Titles(2002, 2007, 2014)

3Academic All-Americans over the

past three years (Brett Biestek in 2013; Biestek and Dan Light in 2014)

5NCAA FCS Championship

Appearances(2002, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2015)

10Number of Fordham All-Patriot

League selections in 2016

18Number of Fordham All-Patriot

League selections in 2014, a league record

29Home wins for the Rams since 2012, fourth most of any NCAA FCS team

25Number of Rams named to the 2016 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll

46Wins over the past three years, the

most of any New York City area team

1,838Chase Edmonds' single season

school record rushing total set in 2014

EDMONDS FASTEST RAM TO 1,000 YARDS• Last year, running back Chase Edmonds gained 121 rushing yards in the Yale game to bring his season total to 1,065, his third straight 1,000-yard season. • He became the fastest Ram to hit the 1,000-yard mark, doing so in his sixth game of the year.• In 2014 and 2015 Edmonds surpassed the 1,000-yard mark in seven games while Carlton Koonce accomplished the feat in eight games in 2012.• Edmonds is the second Ram to record three 1,000-yard rushing seasons, joining Kirwin Watson who did it in 2001, 2002 and 2003.

FORDHAM SETS & RESETS SCHOOL RUSHING RECORDS

• In the Rams’ 83-21 win over Elizabeth City State University on September 10 last fall, Fordham set a new school record with 393 rushing yards in the game, bettering the old mark of 379 set last year against Lehigh.• That record didn’t last long, however, as Fordham shat-tered that mark, gaining 516 rushing yards in the win over Lafayette on October 8.• In the Elizabeth City game, three Rams rushed for over 100 yards, led by Chase Edmonds, who picked up 155 yards on 16 carries.• D’Angelo Palladino (116 yards on 19 carries with one touchdown) and Kendall Pearcey (115 yards on 12 carries with two scores) also went over 100 yards.• It is believed to be the first time the Rams have had three 100-yard rushers in a game.• In the Lafayette game, Edmonds rushed for a school and Patriot League record 359 yards and four scores. He bettered his own Patriot League and school mark of 347 yards set last year against Lehigh.

TAKE IT AWAY• The 2016 Fordham Rams were adept at forcing turnovers, ranking first in the Patriot League in turnover margin (1.40) and turnovers gained (26)• Nationally the Rams were seventh in turnover margin and 12th in turnovers gained.

RUNNING WILD


• Despite having played in only 25 career games, senior quarterback Kevin Anderson is already in the top five on the Fordham career passing yards and passing touchdown lists. • Anderson's career total of 5,907 is fifth on the Fordham career passing yards list while he has 59 passing touch-downs in his career, third most in school history.• Anderson's 426 passing yards against Holy Cross last year was the fifth most passing yards in a game for the Rams and Anderson's seventh career 300-yard game, third most in Fordham history.

ANDERSON CLIMBINGCAREER PASSING LISTS

Career Passing Yards 9923......John Skelton.......................2006-098084......Mike Nebrich .....................2012-14 6112 ......Kevin Eakin .......................2000-03 5925......Joe Moorhead .....................1992-955907......Kevin Anderson ....................2015-5393......Ryan Higgins .....................2009-124247......Roger Franz .......................1951-53 3879......Gary Brennan .....................1988-91 3496......Mark Carney ......................1998-01 3174......Steve O'Hare ......................1997-98

Career Passing Touchdowns 69........ John Skelton ........................ 2006-09 66........Mike Nebrich ....................... 2012-1459........Kevin Anderson ..................... 2015- 45........Kevin Eakin ......................... 2000-0332........Mark Carney ........................ 1998-01 31........Dick Doheny ........................ 1948-50 30........ Joe Moorhead ...................... 1992-95 30........Derric Daniels ...................... 2004-06 28........Steve O'Hare ........................ 1997-98

BYTHE

NUMBERS II0

Number of back-to-back losses for the Rams since 2012

2Number of Fordham wins over NCAA FBS schools since 2013

(the Rams are one of fourNCAA FCS schools with two

NCAA FBS wins over that period)

10Liberty Cup wins for the

Rams over Columbia

24Number of times the Rams scored

40 points or more since 2012

62Chase Edmonds' career rushing

touchdowns, a Fordham career record

69Careeer touchdowns by

Chase Edmonds, a new school record

5,285Chase Edmonds' career rushing

yards, a Fordham record

5,901Kevin Anderson’s career passing

yards, fifth on theFordham all-time list

• After setting numerous passing records the previous three years, the 2016 Fordham Rams took to the ground game.• The Rams led the Patriot League and were 12th in the NCAA FCS in rushing average, gaining 229.7 yards/game.• The ground game has also helped the Rams find the end zone as Fordham led the Patriot League and was fourth in the NCAA FCS in scoring, averaging 40.1 points per game. • Leading the way was running back Chase Edmonds, who led the NCAA FCS with 163.5 rushing yards/game (second among all NCAA Division I rushers).• Edmonds was third in the NCAA FCS rushing touchdowns (19) and second in scoring (10.9).

FORDHAM ONE OF 4 FCS TEAMS WITH 2 FBS WINS SINCE 2013• The Fordham University Rams are one of four NCAA FCS teams to have two wins over an FBS opponent since 2013, joining North Dakota State (who has four FCS wins over that span), Bethune-Cookman and Portland State.• The Rams were also one of eight to have a win over an NCAA FBS school in 2015.

RANKED RAMS• In the latest NCAA FCS polls, the Fordham Rams are ranked 22nd in the STATS NCAA FCS and also receiving votes in the NCAA FCS Coaches poll.• Rams had been ranked in the top 25 for 44 straight weeks prior to the September 12, 2016 poll.• Fordham started the run following its win over Temple on September 14, 2012 (the Rams started receiving votes the previous week when they knocked off #8 Villanova).

KEVIN ANDERSON CLIMBING RECORD BOOK• Senior quarterback Kevin Anderson threw for 3,183 yards last year, the fourth best single season in school history, in his first year as a starter. • His 2,397 passing yards so far in 2016 brings his career mark to 5,580, fifth best in school history.• Anderson also threw 32 scoring strikes last year, the second best single season in Fordham history, and now has 57 for his career, third best all-time at Fordham.• Anderson entered the 2015 season having never attempted a pass in a college game.


2017 Patriot League Coaches/SIDs PollTeam Points (First Place Votes)1. Colgate ............ 70 (10)2. Fordham......... 63 (3)t3. Holy Cross ..... 47t3. Lehigh ............ 475. Bucknell .......... 316. Lafayette ......... 197. Georgetown ..... 17Preseason Players of the YearOffensive: Chase Edmonds, Sr., RB, FordhamDefensive: Pat Afriyie, DL, Colgate (Sr.)

The Preseason Prognosticators

OffenseQB: Kevin Anderson, Fordham (Gr.)RB: Chase Edmonds, Fordham (Sr.)RB: Dom Bragalone, Lehigh (Jr.)WR: Austin Longi, Fordham (Jr.)WR: Troy Pelletier, Lehigh (Sr.)WR: Gatlin Casey, Lehigh (Sr.)TE: Dylan Wadsworth, Lafayette (Sr.)OL: Ryan Paulish, Colgate (Sr.)OL: Anthony Coyle, Fordham (Sr.)OL: Ben Hartman, Fordham (Sr.)OL: Zach Duffy, Lehigh (Sr.) OL: Tim O’Hara, Lehigh (Sr.)

2017 Patriot League Football Preseason All-League TeamDefenseDL: Abdullah Anderson, Bucknell (Sr.)DL: Pat Afriyie, Colgate (Sr.)DL: Manny Adeyeye, Fordham (Gr.)DL: Tyler Cavenas, Lehigh (Sr.)LB: Ben Richard, Bucknell (Sr.)LB: J’V’on Butler, Georgetown (Jr.)LB: Nick McBeath, Holy Cross (Sr.)LB: Brandon Bryant, Lafayette (Sr.)DB: Bryan Marine, Bucknell (Jr.)DB: Tyler Castillo, Colgate (Jr.)DB: Abu Daramy, Colgate (So.)DB: Caleb Ham, Fordham (Sr.)

Special Teams PK: Ed Mish, Lehigh (Jr.)P: Ed Mish, Lehigh (Jr.)RS: Gatlin Casey, Lehigh (Sr.)Non-Specialist Player: Khristian Tate, Georgetown (So.)

RECORD BREAKDOWN

Current Streak ........................................Won 3Current Home Streak .............................Won 11Current Road Streak ................................Won 1Current Neutral Site Streak ......................Won 1Last Win ................36-22 at Bucknell (11/19/16)Last Road Win ........36-22 at Bucknell (11/19/16)Last Loss ................. 58-37 at Lehigh (10/29/16)Last Road Loss ......... 58-37 at Lehigh (10/29/16)

Home ......................................................... 0-0Away .......................................................... 0-0Neutral ....................................................... 0-0Natural Grass .............................................. 0-0Artificial Turf ............................................... 0-0vs. Ranked Opponents ................................. 0-0

Leading at Halftime ..................................... 0-0Trailing at Halftime ...................................... 0-0Tied at Halftime .......................................... 0-0

Scoring First ............................................... 0-0Opponent Scoring First ................................ 0-0Score < 20 Points ........................................ 0-0Score 20+ Points ......................................... 0-0Score 30+ Points ......................................... 0-0Score 40+ Points ......................................... 0-0Opponent Scores < 20 Points ....................... 0-0Opponent Scores 20+ Points ........................ 0-0Opponent Scores 30+ Points ........................ 0-0Opponent Scores 40+ Points ........................ 0-0

Gain < 20 First Downs ................................. 0-0Gain 20+ First Downs .................................. 0-0Opponent Gains < 20 First Downs ................ 0-0Opponent Gains 20+ First Downs ................. 0-0

More Rushing Yards than Opponent .............. 0-0Fewer Rushing Yards than Opponent ............ 0-0Rush for <100 Yards.................................... 0-0Rush for 100+ Yards.................................... 0-0Opponent Rushes for < 100 Yards ............... 0-0Opponent Rush for 100+ Yards .................... 0-0

More Passing Yards than Opponent ............... 0-0Fewer Passing Yards than Opponent ............. 0-0Pass for < 200 Yards ................................... 0-0Pass for 200+ Yards .................................... 0-0Opponent Pass for < 200 Yards .................... 0-0Opponent Pass for 200+ Yards ..................... 0-0

More Total Yards than Opponent .................. 0-0Fewer Total Yards than Opponent ................. 0-0Gain < 300 Total Yards ................................ 0-0Gain 300+ Total Yards ................................. 0-0Opponent Gain < 300 Total Yards ................. 0-0Opponent Gain 300+ Total Yards .................. 0-0

Commit No Turnovers .................................. 0-0Commit < 3 Turnovers ................................. 0-0Commit 3+ Turnovers .................................. 0-0Force < 3 Turnovers .................................... 0-0Force 3+ Turnovers ..................................... 0-0

Commit <6 Penalties ................................... 0-0Commit 6+ Penalties ................................... 0-0

3rd Down % < 25% .................................... 0-03rd Down % 25-49% .................................. 0-03rd Down % 50+% ..................................... 0-0Opponent 3rd Down % < 25% .................... 0-0Opponent 3rd Down % 25-49%6 ................. 0-0Opponent 3rd Down % 50+%...................... 0-0

THE FORDHAM CAPTAINS• Fordham will be represented by three captains in 2017: grad-uate student quarterback Kevin Anderson, senior running back Chase Edmonds, graduate student defensive lineman Manny Adeyeye and senior defensive back Caleb Ham.• Anderson is serving as a captain for the third straight year, becoming the first Ram in the modern era to be a three-time captain.

THIS IS FORTY• Fordham scored more than 40 points in five of the ten games in 2016, in five of the 12 games in 2015 and 24 times since 2012.• The 83 points scored by the Rams against Elizabeth City State on September 10, 2016 was a Patriot League record.• The Rams scored 154 points over a three game stretch in 2015 (48 at Penn, 47 versus Holy Cross and 59 against Lehigh), the highest three-game total in school history.• The Rams won three straight games in 2015 despite surrendering 40 points or more in each (48-45 over Penn, 47-41 over Holy Cross and 59-52 versus Lehigh) prior to the Penn game the last time it happened was a 49-40 win over Georgetown in 1998).


Don’t blame Fordham University football stu-dent-athlete Roddy Roche if he starts playing the lottery. He has already beaten some long odds… as a bone marrow donor. Roche was selected from over nine million bone marrow registry members to donate his bone marrow to a 60-year old woman who is suffering from cancer last December. Roche started the process by registering at an-nual Fordham football “Be the Match” registry in April of 2014. He completed a quick registration form and then submitted a swab of cheek cells us-ing a cotton swab to determine tissue type and his results were stored in a database, awaiting a match. “Everyone on the team was registering and we were encouraging others to register too,” said Roche. “I had no idea that I would be a match and get a phone call about helping to save some-one’s live.” The call for Roche came in August, at the beginning of the football season. Roche was asked to submit to further testing to determine if he would be compatible with the person in need, with the odds still being about one in ten for Roche being a perfect match. In September, Roche got the call that would change his life. He was told that he was a match for someone in need of bone marrow. Even though it was in the middle of another successful foot-ball season, Roche didn’t hesitate when asked to donate, even if it meant he would have to miss football activities for a period of time. “When I got the call and heard the other person say ‘thank you for your donation, you are a match’ a lot went through my head,” said Roche. “But it wasn’t very difficult to agree to do it, knowing that I could help someone in need.” The original plan was to have Roche donate in October but he received a phone call that the recipient had taken ill and they would have to delay the procedure. A few weeks before Thanks-giving, Roche was told that the donation was a go and on November 30, he started a four-day stretch in which he received shots in his arm and abdomen to prepare his marrow for donation. Then on December 3, he went to a blood center in Manhattan for the five-hour process. “It was relatively painless,” said Roche. “They hook you up to a machine that removes your blood and separates out the marrow before returning the rest of the blood back into your other arm. The toughest part of the whole process was having to sit completely still the entire time.” Roche was told that the recipient is now his “blood sister”, and that they both now have the same type of blood and genetic traits. “They told me that if I was allergic to anything that the recipient would now also be allergic to the same thing,” commented Roche, who also noted that he has no known allergies.

Roddy Roche a Perfect Match BYTHE

NUMBERS III14

Number of returning startersin 2017 for the Rams

21Number of Fordham wins over

Patriot League opponentsover the past four years

25Touchdowns scored by Chase

Edmonds in 2015, a school record

32Touchdown passes thrown by Kevin Anderson in 2015, the second best

single season in school history

150Points scored by Chase Edmonds

in 2015, a school record

359Number of rushing yards for

Chase Edmonds against Lafayette on October 8, 2016, a Fordham and

Patriot League record

403Number of all-purpose yards for

Chase Edmonds against Lehigh in 2015, a Fordham andPatriot League record

28, 33, 40Retired Fordham football numbers:

28 - Bill Tierney33 - Connie Murphy40 - Vince Lombardi

RAMS IN CONFERENCE PLAY• Fordham is 21-3 against Patriot League opponents over the past four years (the Rams were 5-1 in each of the past two years, a perfect 6-0 in 2015 and 5-1 in 2013, though the games in 2013 did not count in the league standings).

RAMS IN NON-CONFERENCE PLAY• Over the past three years the Fordham Rams are 20-7 in non-conference play (not including the five NCAA FCS Championship games). • In 2013 the Rams were unbeaten against non-conference opponents with a perfect 6-0 record, the most non-conference victories for the Rams since the 2003 squad won five non-conference games.

WHAT’S NEXT• The Rams travel to New Britain, Connecticut, to face the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils on Saturday, September 9, at 12:00 p.m. on Arute Field.• It will be the first meeting between Fordham and Central Connecticut on the gridiron.


BYTHE

NUMBERS IV2

Number of Fordham alums playing in the NFL (Safety Isa Abdul Quddas with the Miami Dolphins and kicker Patrick Murray with the Cleveland

Browns)

7Career 300-yard passing games for

Kevin Anderson, third mostin school history

9Career touchdown passes caught by

Phazahn Odom, tied for second most in a career for a Fordham tight end

11School and Patriot League record for PATs set by Makay Redd in the win over Elizabeth City State on Sept. 10

25Career 100-yard rushing games for Chase Edmonds, a school record

83School and Patriot League record for

points scored in the win overElizabeth City State on Sept. 10

516School record rushing yards gainedin the win over Lafayette on Oct. 8

2018Sept. 1 at CharlotteSept. 8 at RichmondSept. 15 STONY BROOKSept. 22 CENT. CONN. ST. (HC)Sept. 29 STONY BROOKOct. 6 GEORGETOWN*Oct. 13 at Lehigh*Oct. 20 BRYANTOct. 27 LAFAYETTE* (FW)Nov. 3 COLGATE*Nov. 10 at Holy Cross*Nov. 17 at Bucknell*

FUTURESCHEDULES

2019Aug. 31 CENT. CONN. ST.Sept. 7 at Ball StateSept. 14 at BryantSept. 21 at Stony BrookSept. 28 RICHMONDOct. 5 at YaleOct. 12 at Georgetown*Oct. 19 LEHIGH*Oct. 26 OpenNov. 2 at Lafayette College*Nov. 9 at Colgate University*Nov. 16 HOLY CROSS*Nov. 23 BUCKELL*


• Fordham senior running back Chase Edmonds became the Patriot League’s and Ford-ham’s all-time leading scorer last fall as well as setting new school career marks for most touchdowns and most rushing touchdowns.• Edmonds has 414 career points, surpassing Kirwin Watson’s former mark of 300 set from 2000-03 and the Patriot League mark of 358 points by Colgate’s Jordan Scott (2005-08).• He has the top two single season scoring marks in school history with 150 points in 2015 and 144 points in 2014.• Edmonds became the school’s career touchdown leader in the Penn game last year when he scored his 51st touchdown, surpassing Watson’s record of 50. • He has the top two single season touchdown marks in school history with 25 in 2015 and 24 in 2014.

EDMONDS BECOMES FORDHAM’S ALL-TIME SCORING LEADER

Scoring - PointsSeason

150 ...Chase Edmonds ....................... 2015 144 ...Chase Edmonds ....................... 2014 127 ...Michael Marando ...................... 2014126 ...Kirwin Watson .......................... 2003 120 ...Michael Marando ...................... 2013120 ...Chase Edmonds ....................... 2016

Career 414 ...Chase Edmonds ......................2014-300....Kirwin Watson .....................2000-03283 ...Michael Marando ................. 2011-14225....Micah Clukey .......................2003-06222....Javarus Dudley .....................2000-03216....Rick Hollawell .....................1986-89

Scoring - TouchdownsSeason

25......Chase Edmonds ....................... 201524......Chase Edmonds ....................... 201421......Kirwin Watson .......................... 200320......Chase Edmonds ....................... 201619......Kirwin Watson .......................... 200217......Pierre Davis .............................. 1977

Career69......Chase Edmonds ......................................2014-50......Kirwin Watson .....................................2000-0337......Javarus Dudley .....................................2000-0336......Rick Hollawell .....................................1986-8934......Carlton Koonce ........................................2010-32......Brian Wetzel......................................... 2011-1431......Chip Kron ............................................1983-86

Rushing TouchdownsSeason

23........Chase Edmonds .................................... 201420........ Chase Edmonds .................................... 201520........Kirwin Watson ........................................ 200319........Chase Edmonds .................................... 201618........Kirwin Watson ........................................ 2002

Career62........Chase Edmonds ...................................2014- 48........Kirwin Watson ...................................2000-0331........Rick Hollawell ...................................1986-89 29........Chip Kron ..........................................1983-8627........Dennis DeMeo ...................................1973-7626........Carlton Koonce ..................................2010-1325........Xavier Martin ....................................2007-10

BYTHE

NUMBERS V2

Career 100-yard rushing games for Kevin Anderson, tied for most for a

quarterback in school history

2Career 300-yard rushing games for

Chase Edmonds, the most in school history

7Career 200-yard rushing games for

Chase Edmonds, the most in school history

21.1NCAA FCS record for average yards

per carry in a game, set by Chase Ed-monds when he rushed 17 times for 359 yards against Lafayette last year

51Consecutive games played by last

year’s seniors George Dawson and Joe Pavlik, a new Fordham career record

59Touchdonw passes thrown by

Kevin Andeson, third most all-time at Fordham

414Career points scored by

Chase Edmonds, a school and Patriot League record


QB 14 Kevin Anderson (Gr., 6-2, 215) 7 Luke Medlock (Sr., 6-1, 208)RB 22 Chase Edmonds (Sr., 5-9, 210) 21 Jarred Brevard (Sr., 5-8, 180)WR 3 Austin Longi (Jr., 5-8, 150) or 2 Corey Caddle (So., 5-9, 168)WR 13 Jonathan Lumley (Jr., 6-4, 187) 16 Andrew Prince (Jr., 6-2, 178)WR 25 Jordan Allen (Jr., 6-2, 192) 4 Noah Nix (Jr., 5-10, 183)TE 1 Isaiah Searight (Jr., 6-4, 260) 10 Andrew Force (Jr., 6-3, 220)RT 71 Garrett Donaldson (Sr., 6-5, 279) 75 Nick Zakelj (Fr., 6-5, 282)RG 77 Anthony Solano (So., 6-5, 275) 54 Jake Trautman (Fr., 6-3, 275)C 58 Ben Hartman (Jr., 6-5, 289) 61 Marcel Deya (So., 6-4, 298)LG 79 Dominic Lombard (Jr., 6-5, 288) 50 Tristan Nevotne (Jr., 6-2, 285)LT 78 Anthony Coyle (Sr., 6-5, 297) 70 Erik Rottsolk (Jr., 6-6, 262)

OFFENSE DEFENSEEND 59 Jonathan Dimon (Sr., 6-0, 234) 92 Johnny Piccinich (So., 6-4, 223) NG 67 Nick Angeli (Sr., 6-1, 286) 51 Michael Ware (So., 6-4, 281) T 55 Manny Adeyeye (Gr., 6-5, 296) 93 Sawyer Schwarz (Fr., 6-2, 260)END 57 Ty Green (Sr., 6-4, 261) 95 Ellis Taylor (Fr., 6-3, 230)WILL 7 Noah Fitzgerald (Jr., 6-0, 212) 38 Vincent Sansone (Sr., 5-11, 221)MIKE 44 Max Roberts (So., 6-1, 222) 26 Glenn Cunningham (Fr., 6-2, 220)STAR 14 Lawrence Menyah (Jr., 6-2, 201) 29 Jarod Vyent (Jr., 6-3, 204)CB 6 Jesse Bramble (So., 6-0, 180) 20 James Biggs-Frazier (Jr., 5-9, 180)FS 31 Caleb Ham (Sr., 6-1, 192) 37 Liam Cadman (Sr., 6-2, 188)SS 5 Antonio Jackson (Jr., 6-2, 183) 30 Conor Cassidy (Sr., 6-2, 205)CB 8 Dylan Mabin (Jr., 6-1, 185) 32 Bryce Petty (Jr., 6-1, 177)

SPECIAL TEAMSP 2 Andrew Mevis (Fr., 5-11, 190) 97 Alejandro Cardenas (Sr., 5-10, 185)PK 49 Kyle Facibene (Jr., 6-0, 202) or 2 Andrew Mevis (Fr., 5-11, 190)LSNP 85 James Orfini (Sr., 6-5, 200) 42 Paul Williams (Fr., 6-0, 210)

HOLD 7 Luke Medlock (Sr., 6-1, 208) 17 Clayton Welsh (Sr., 6-2, 200)

KO 22 Chase Edmonds (Sr., 5-9, 210)RET 8 Dylan Mabin (Jr., 6-1, 185)

PUNT 2 Corey Caddle (Jr., 5-9, 168)RET 3 Austin Longi (Jr., 5-8, 150)

2017 FORDHAMDEPTH CHART(Army Game - 9/1/17)


Fordham 2017 Preseason HonorsSTATS FCS Offensive

Player of the Year Watch ListChase Edmonds, RB

CFPA FCS National Player of the YearTrophy Watch List

Kevin Anderson, QBChase Edmonds, RB

Athlon Sports Preseason All-AmericanChase Edmonds, RB

STATS FCS Preseason All-AmericaChase Edmonds, RB

Athlon Preseason All-AmericanChase Edmonds

College Sports Madness Preseason All-AmericanChase Edmonds

Patriot League Preseason Offensive Player of the Year

Chase Edmonds

Preseason All-Patriot LeagueManny Adeyeye, DLKevin Anderson, QBAnthony Coyle, OLChase Edmonds, RBCaleb Ham, DBBen Hartman, OLAustin Longi, WR

College Football Madness Preseason All-Patriot League Team

Chase Edmonds (Off. Player of the Year & First Team)Manny Adeyeye, DL (First Team)Kevin Anderson, QB (First Team)Corey Caddle, PR (First Team - RS)Anthony Coyle, OL (First Team)Ben Hartman, OL (First Team)Caleb Ham, DB (First Team)Max Roberts, LB (First Team)Ty Green, DL (Second Team)Austin Longi, WR (Second Team)Larry Menyah, DB (Second Team)Corey Caddle, WR (Third Team - WR)Niko Thorpe, LB (Third Team)

Chase Edmonds

Kevin Anderson

Max Roberts


2017 FCS TOP 25 POLLS FCS Coaches Top 25 Poll

(Preseason)

Pts. Previous 2016 Rec1 James Madison (20) 642 1 14-12 North Dakota State (2) 618 3 12-23 Sam Houston State (3) 577 5 12-14 Eastern Washington 525 4 12-25 Jacksonville State 493 6 10-26 South Dakota State (1) 479 7 9-47 Richmond 474 8 10-48 Youngstown State 450 2 12-49 Villanova 413 13 9-410 North Dakota 412 12 9-311 Wofford 381 11 10-412 The Citadel 333 9 10-213 Chattanooga 330 10 9-414 Charleston Southern 261 14 7-415 Central Arkansas 251 16 10-316 New Hampshire 244 17 10-317 Lehigh 177 18 9-318 Illinois State 149 N/R 6-619 Samford 144 23 7-520 Northern Iowa 136 N/R 5-621 Grambling State 133 15 12-122 Weber State 102 24 7-523 Cal Poly 85 21t 7-524 North Carolina Central 83 19 9-325 North Carolina A&T 78 20 9-3

Others receiving votes: Fordham (63), Albany (62), Western Illinois (54), Montana (51), Northern Arizona (42), McNeese State (34), San Diego (33), Tennessee State (26), Kennesaw State (17), William & Mary (16), Harvard (16), South Dakota (14), Saint Francis (8), South-eastern Louisiana (7), Dayton (7), Nicholls State (6), Princeton (5), Prairie View A&M (5), Colgate (5), Towson (2), Eastern Illinois (2), Southern (2), Southern Utah (2), Mercer (1)

STATS, Inc. Top 25 Poll(Preseason)

Pts. 2017 Rec. Previous1 James Madison 4034 (134) 0-0 NR2 North Dakota State 3874 (19) 0-0 NR3 Sam Houston State 3610 (7) 0-0 NR4 South Dakota State 3385 (2) 0-0 NR5 Eastern Washington 3270 0-0 NR6 Jacksonville State 3081 (1) 0-0 NR7 Richmond 3041 0-0 NR8 North Dakota 2871 0-0 NR9 Youngstown State 2658 0-0 NR10 Villanova 2628 0-0 NR11 Wofford 2543 0-0 NR12 Chattanooga 1995 0-0 NR13 New Hampshire 1741 0-0 NR14 Charleston Southern 1710 0-0 NR15 Central Arkansas 1685 0-0 NR16 Citadel 1545 0-0 NR17 Lehigh 1369 0-0 NR18 UNI 924 0-0 NR19 Samford 893 0-0 NR20 Illinois State 876 0-0 NR21 Grambling State 692 0-0 NR22 Fordham 604 0-0 NR23 Cal Poly 427 0-0 NR24 Albany 418 0-0 NR25 Western Illinois 367 0-0 NR

Others receiving votes: North Carolina Central (326) , Weber State (322) , Northern Arizona (307) , McNeese (261) , San Diego (250) , Montana (215) , North Carolina A&T (198) , Kennesaw State (154) , Liberty (134) , Tennessee State (102) , UT Martin (90) , South Dakota (87) , Harvard (36) , Saint Francis U (31) , Delaware (27) , Princeton (23) , South Carolina State (22) , Nicholls (21) , Southeastern Loui-siana (20) , Southern Utah (17) , Penn (14) , Duquesne (14) , Stony Brook (13) , Maine (11) , Montana State (6) , Mercer (6) , Southern Illinois (5) , Alcorn State (4) , William & Mary (4) , Eastern Illinois (3) , ETSU (3) , Wagner (3) , Eastern Kentucky (2) , Indiana State (1) , Bethune-Cookman (1) , Dayton (1).


No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School (Last School)1 Isaiah Searight Jr. TE 6-4 242 Tinton Falls, N.J. / Monmouth Regional2 Corey Caddle Jr. WR 5-9 168 Jersey City, N.J. / Saint Peter’s Prep2 Andrew Mevis Fr. K/P 5-11 190 Warsaw, Ind. / Warsaw Community3 Austin Longi Jr. WR 5-8 150 Stamford, Conn. / Greenwich4 Noah Nix Jr. WR 5-10 183 Atlanta, Ga. / The Westminster School5 Antonio Jackson Jr. DB 6-2 183 Leesburg, Va. / Loudoun County6 Jesse Bramble So. DB 6-0 180 Staten Island, N.Y. / Tottenville7 Noah Fitzgerald Jr. LB 6-0 212 Glen Burnie, Md. / Old Mill7 Luke Medlock Sr. QB 6-1 208 Jacksonville, Fla. / Fletcher (FIU)8 Dylan Mabin Jr. DB 6-1 185 Macedonia, Ohio / Nordonia8 Austin King Jr. QB 6-2 205 Alpharetta, Ga. / Alpharetta9 Zach Davis Fr. RB 5-10 170 Wallingford, Conn. / Sheehan10 Andrew Force Jr. TE 6-3 220 Berwick, Pa. / Berwick Area11 Cooper Weiss Fr. DB 6-3 200 Naples, Fla. / Community School of Naples12 Colton Smith Jr. QB 6-1 195 Sandy Hook, Conn. / Fairfield Prep13 Jonathan Lumley Jr. WR 6-4 187 Roslindale, Mass. / St. George’s14 Kevin Anderson Gr. QB 6-2 215 Boca Raton, Fla. / Boca Raton (Marshall)14 Lawrence Menyah Jr. DB 6-2 201 Bronx, N.Y. / Brooklyn Tech15 Hunter Harris Fr. WR 6-2 181 Hazel Park, Mich. / Detroit Loyola16 Andrew Prince Jr. WR 6-2 178 Boynton Beach, Fla. / Palm Beach Gardens17 Krishtjan Frrokaj Fr. WR/K 6-1 192 Norwalk, Conn. / Norwalk17 Clayton Welsh Sr. QB 6-2 200 Portland, Ore. / Sunset18 Jalen Ollie Jr. QB 6-0 193 Glastonbury, Conn. / Avon Old Farms HS18 Niko Thorpe Sr. LB 5-10 230 Pittsburgh, Pa. / Central Catholic19 Jack Mueller Fr. DB 6-0 170 Wildwood, Mo. / Eureka20 James Biggs-Frazier Jr. DB 5-9 180 Philadelphia, Pa. / William Penn Charter21 Jarred Brevard Sr. RB 5-8 180 Pittsburgh, Pa. / Shady Side Academy22 Chase Edmonds Sr. RB 5-9 210 Harrisburg, Pa. / Central Dauphin East23 Hamze El-Zayat Fr. WR 5-10 170 Dearborn, Mich. / Fordson24 D’Angelo Palladino So. RB 5-10 184 Ironton, Ohio / Ironton25 Jordan Allen Jr. WR 6-2 192 Chestnut Hill, Mass. / Thayer Academy26 Glenn Cunningham Fr. LB 6-2 220 Glastonbury, Conn. / Xavier27 Marcus Hicks Sr. DB 5-10 173 Millersville, Md. / Old Mill Senior29 Jarod Vyent Jr. DB 6-3 204 West Orange, N.J. / West Orange30 Conor Cassidy Sr. WR 6-2 205 Wayne, N.J. / Don Bosco Prep31 Caleb Ham Sr. DB 6-1 191 McDonough, Ga. / Union Grove32 Bryce Petty Jr. DB 6-1 177 Carrol Stream, Ill. / Bartlett34 Matt Dengler Fr. DB 6-2 185 Sparta, N.J. / Pope John XXIII35 Marcus Alleyne Fr. DB 5-10 180 Middletown, Conn. / Taft School36 Dervin Hylton Fr. DB 5-11 170 Worcester, Mass. / Worcester Academy37 Liam Cadman Sr. DB 6-2 188 Naperville, Ill./Benet Academy38 Vincent Sansone Sr. LB 5-11 221 Cheshire, Conn./Cheshire (Phillips Exeter)41 Joe Ferraro So. WR 6-3 190 Brea, Calif. / Servite42 Paul Williams Fr. LS 6-0 210 Greenwich, Conn. / Greenwich43 Ricardo Llanio Fr. LB 5-11 215 Glen Arm, Md. / Taft School44 Max Roberts So. LB 6-1 238 Delaware, Ohio/Delaware Hayes (Salisbury)

2017 FORDHAM UNIVERSITYFOOTBALL ROSTER

No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School (Last School)45 Jeremy Imperati Fr. LB 6-1 220 North Haven, Conn. / Cheshire Academy48 Ben Schutsky Fr. DB 6-2 185 Titusville, N.J. / Hopewell Valley Central49 Kyle Facibene Jr. K 6-0 202 Roslyn, N.Y. / St. Anthony’s50 Tristan Nevotne Jr. OL 6-2 295 Hinsdale, Ill. / Hinsdale Central51 Michael Ware So. DL 6-4 281 Allison Park, Pa. / Shady Side Academy52 Thomas Stolte Fr. LB 6-0 205 Monroe Township, N.J. / Monroe Twnsp.53 Chris Geissler Jr. LB 6-0 220 Scotch Plains, N.J. / St. Peters Prep54 Jake Trautman Fr. OL 6-3 275 Pittsburgh, Pa. / Pittsburgh Central Catholic55 Emmanuel Adeyeye Gr. DL 6-5 296 Malverne, N.Y. / Malverne56 John O’Boyle Sr. DL 6-2 252 Scranton, Pa. / Scranton Prep57 Ty Green Sr. DL 6-4 261 Ashland, Ohio / Ashland58 Ben Hartman Sr. OL 6-5 289 Del Rio, Texas / Del Rio59 Jonathan Dimon Sr. DL 6-0 234 Florence, N.J. / Notre Dame61 Marcel Deya So. OL 6-4 298 Manassas, Va. / Stonewall Jackson67 Nick Angeli Sr. DL 6-1 286 Westfield, N.J. / Saint Peter’s Prep70 Erik Rottsolk Jr. OL 6-6 262 Seattle, Wash. / Lakeside71 Garrett Donaldson Sr. OL 6-5 295 North Palm Beach, Fla. / Benjamin School74 Matt Donovan Fr. OL 6-4 260 Shrewsbury, Mass. / Deerfield Academy75 Tony Fox Sr. DL 6-2 291 Fairfield, Conn. / Fairfield College Prep75 Nick Zakelj Fr. OL 6-5 282 Broadview Heights, Ohio / Brecksville-Broadview Heights76 Will Conley Fr. OL 6-7 260 New Canaan, Conn. / New Canaan77 Anthony Solano So. OL 6-5 275 Harlem, N.Y. / Choate Rosemary Hall78 Anthony Coyle Sr. OL 6-5 297 Staten Island, N.Y. / Tottenville79 Dominic Lombard Jr. OL 6-5 295 Palatine, Ill. / William Fremd81 Zurab Akirtava So. LB 6-2 201 Summit, N.J. / St. George’s (R.I.)83 Brendan Donlon Fr. WR 6-1 190 Leonardo, N.J. / Middletown South84 Jack Gildea Fr. TE 6-4 230 Plano, Texas / Wyoming85 James Orfini Sr. TE 6-5 200 Washington, D.C. / Gonzaga College H.S.87 Jack Lynch Fr. TE 6-5 230 Berlin, Conn. / Berlin88 Jonah Isaac So. WR 5-9 170 Wilmette, Ill. / Loyola Academy90 Mike Marinelli Fr. DL 6-3 260 Staten Island, N.Y. / DePaul Catholic91 Anthony Diodato Fr. DL 6-4 265 Warminster, Pa. / Archbishop Wood92 Johnny Piccinich So. DL 6-4 223 Harrington Park, N.J. / Old Tappan93 Sawyer Schwarz Fr. DL 6-2 260 Naples, Fla. / Naples95 Ellis Taylor Fr. DL 6-3 230 Oak Park, Ill. / Fenwick97 Alejandro Cardenas Sr. K 5-10 185 Miami Beach, Fla. / Immaculata-La Salle98 Deondre Carter Fr. DL 6-2 230 Cedar Hill, Tex. / Cedar Hill

Zurab Akirtava ZUR-Rab Ah-KER-tah-vaManny Adeyeye Ad-DEE-ay-yeaNick Angeli An-JELL-leeAlejandro Cardenas ah-leh-HAHN-dro Car-DANE-asMarcel Deya DAY-ahJonathan Dimon DYE-monChris Geissler GUYS-lurHamze El-Zayat Hom-ZEE El-ZAH-atKyle Facibene Fac-E-ben-eeJeremy Imperati Imp-per-RAT-teeAustin Longi Lon-GEERicardo Llanio YAN-ee-ooLawrence Menyah MEN-YahTristan Nevotne Neh-VOT-kneeJohnny Piccinich PICK-a-nick

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Roster BreakdownBy Class:Freshmen .................27Sophomores.............10

Juniors ....................24Seniors....................20Grad Students ...........2

Erik Rottsolk Rot-SOLKJarod Vyent Vee-ENTNick Zakelj Zah-KELL


Fordham shut out an opponent ..........................................................55-0 vs. Lock Haven, 8-30-12 shut out by an opponent .....................................................21-0 vs. Bucknell, 11-12-11 was in a tie game ................................................................3-3 vs. Richmond, 10-21-95 scored 40 points ................................................................44-38 vs. Yale, 10-15-16 (win) scored 50 points ................................................................54-14, vs. Holy Cross, 11-12-16 scored 60 points .................................................................60-22 vs. Penn, 10-11-14 scored 70 points ................................................................83-21 vs. Elizabeth City State University, 9-10-16* had an opponent score 40 points .....................................42-41 (ot) at Monmouth, 10-1-16 had an opponent score 50 points .....................................58-37 at Lehigh, 10-29-16 had an opponent score 60 points ........................................68-0 at Penn State, 11-2-46 had an opponent score 70 points ........................................75-0 vs. Penn State, 10-11-47 did not commit a turnover...............................................vs. Holy Cross, 11-12-16 played an overtime game .................................................at Monmouth, 10-1-16 (42-41, 1OT, L)

The Last Time a Fordham Player had ... 30 rushing attempts..........................................................by Chase Edmonds (37) vs. Georgetown, 10-22-16 40 rushing attempts ............................................................by Xavier Martin (40) vs. Georgetown, 11-15-08 a 60-yard run ......................................................................by Chase Edmonds (75) vs. Lehigh, 10-24-15 an 80-yard run ....................................................................by Carlton Koonce (92) at Columbia, 9-22-12 100 yards rushing .............................................................by Chase Edmonds (181) at Bucknell, 11-19-16 200 yards rushing .............................................................by Chase Edmonds (208) at Monmouth, 10-1-16 300 yards rushing .............................................................by Chase Edmonds (359) vs. Lafayette, 10-8-16* three rushing touchdowns ...............................................by Chase Edmonds at Bucknell, 11-19-16 four rushing touchdowns .................................................by Chase Edmonds vs. Holy Cross, 11-12-16 five rushing touchdowns ....................................................by Chase Edmonds at Lehigh, 10-25-14 20 completions ..................................................................by Kevin Anderson (28) vs. Holy Cross, 11-12-16 30 completions ...................................................................by Kevin Anderson (34) at Colgate, 10-31-15 200 yards passing .............................................................by Kevin Anderson (263) vs. Colgate, 11-5-16 300 yards passing .............................................................by Kevin Anderson (327) at Bucknell, 11-19-16 400 yards passing .............................................................by Kevin Anderson (426) vs. Holy Cross, 11-12-16 500 yards passing ...............................................................by Mike Nebrich (566)* vs. Penn, 10-11-14 three touchdown passes ...................................................by Kevin Anderson (3) vs. Holy Cross, 11-12-16 four touchdown passes ....................................................by Kevin Anderson vs. Elizabeth City State, 9-10-16 five touchdown passes ......................................................by Kevin Anderson vs. Yale, 10-15-16 six touchdown passes .........................................................by Mike Nebrich vs. Penn, 10-11-14 10 or more receptions .........................................................by Austin Longi (10) at Colgate, 10-31-15 100 yards receiving...........................................................by Austin Longi (114) at Bucknell, 11-19-16 200 yards receiving ............................................................by Tebucky Jones, Jr. (203) vs. Penn, 10-11-14 two 100-yard receivers .......................................................by Brian Wetzel (166) and Tebucky Jones, Jr. (139) vs. Sacred Heart, 11-29-14 three 100-yard receivers .....................................................by Jason Caldwell (128), David Moore (141) and Asa Lucas (105) at G'town, 11-21-09 three receiving touchdowns ...............................................by Brian Wetzel (3) at Colgate, 11-23-13 a 40-yard field goal ...........................................................by Makay Redd (41) vs. Colgate, 11-5-16 a 50-yard field goal ............................................................by Makay Redd (54) vs. Monmouth, 9-26-15 three field goals in a game ...............................................by Makay Redd at Navy, 9-3-16 six or more extra points ...................................................by Makay Redd (11) Elizabeth City State, 9-10-16*/Redd (7) vs. Lafayette, 10-8-16 a two-point conversion .......................................................by Joe Pavlik (rush) at Army West Point, 9-4-15 a 50-yard punt ..................................................................by Joe Pavlik (55) vs. Colgate, 11-5-16 a 60-yard punt ....................................................................by Joe Pavlik (63) vs. Penn, 9-24-16 a 70-yard punt ....................................................................by Patrick Murray (73) at Rhode Island, 9-24-11 10 or more punts ................................................................by Anthony DiFino (11) at Albany, 9-11-04 a fumble recovered for touchdown ....................................by Ian Williams (0 yards) vs. Rhode Island, 9-13-14 a fumble returned for touchdown ...................................by Noah Fitzgerald (9 yards) vs. Elizabeth City State, 9-10-16 a punt returned for touchdown ...........................................by Brian Wetzel (81) at Colgate, 11-23-13 a kickoff returned for touchdown.......................................by Jihaad Pretlow (87) vs. Holy Cross, 10-17-15 a interception returned for touchdown ..........................by Caleb Ham (63) vs. Yale, 10-15-16 a blocked punt returned for touchdown .............................blocked by Dave Scoblick, returned by Lance Peck (10) vs. Towson, 11-1-97 a safety recorded ................................................................at Army West Point, 9-4-15 (ball run out of end zone) a blocked punt ....................................................................by Brett Biestek and David Conroy, vs. Georgetown, 11-15-14 a blocked field-goal attempt ...............................................by Stephen Hodge/JQ Bowers at Lafayette, 10-3-15 a blocked extra-point attempt .............................................at Bucknell, 11-19-16 a defensive extra point .......................................................by Jason Jacobs (87 yard return of PAT) vs. Princeton, 9-28-91

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2016 Fordham FootballFordham Overall Team Statistics (as of Nov 19, 2016)

All games

Team Statistics FORDHAM OPPSCORING 441 331 Points Per Game 40.1 30.1 Points Off Turnovers 82 41FIRST DOWNS 257 202 R u s h i n g 116 103 P a s s i n g 130 87 P e n a l t y 10 12RUSHING YARDAGE 2527 2051 Yards gained rushing 2868 2395 Yards lost rushing 341 344 Rushing Attempts 468 433 Average Per Rush 5.4 4.7 Average Per Game 229.7 186.5 TDs Rushing 25 33PASSING YARDAGE 2953 2121 C o m p - A t t - I n t 218-358-5 169-326-13 Average Per Pass 8.2 6.5 Average Per Catch 13.5 12.6 Average Per Game 268.5 192.8 TDs Passing 31 8TOTAL OFFENSE 5480 4172 Total Plays 826 759 Average Per Play 6.6 5.5 Average Per Game 498.2 379.3KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 39-820 71-1339PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 21-230 9-44INT RETURNS: #-Yards 13-217 5-115KICK RETURN AVERAGE 21.0 18.9PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 11.0 4.9INT RETURN AVERAGE 16.7 23.0FUMBLES-LOST 16-8 23-13PENALTIES-Yards 71-548 48-376 Average Per Game 49.8 34.2PUNTS-Yards 38-1437 52-2141 Average Per Punt 37.8 41.2 Net punt average 35.1 36.8KICKOFFS-Yards 79-4427 59-3348 Average Per Kick 56.0 56.7 Net kick average 37.5 36.9TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 9 : 4 2 3 0 : 1 83RD-DOWN Conversions 71/159 64/159 3rd-Down Pct 45% 40%4TH-DOWN Conversions 14/29 16/31 4th-Down Pct 48% 52%SACKS BY-Yards 33-196 28-161MISC YARDS 0 30TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 59 44FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 11-16 7-7ON-SIDE KICKS 0-2 0-2RED-ZONE SCORES (74-90) 82% (72-82) 88%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (58-90) 64% (58-82) 71%PAT-ATTEMPTS (52-55) 95% (38-40) 95%ATTENDANCE 64986 78346 Games/Avg Per Game 12/5416 8/9793 Neutral Site Games 2/21375

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalFordham 160 111 62 101 7 441Opponents 93 95 83 52 8 331


2016 Fordham FootballFordham Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 19, 2016)

All games

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gChase Edmonds 11 257 1858 59 1799 7.0 19 77 163.5Kendall Pearcey 11 62 384 7 377 6.1 3 41 34.3Kevin Anderson 10 97 430 175 255 2.6 2 33 25.5D'Angelo Palladino 7 19 119 3 116 6.1 1 47 16.6Jarred Brevard 7 8 39 0 39 4.9 0 15 5.6Luke Medlock 5 10 36 17 19 1.9 0 13 3.8Vincent Sansone 6 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 0.3Noah Fitzgerald 11 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0Colton Smith 4 1 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -0.2Joe Pavlik 11 2 0 10 -10 -5.0 0 0 -0.9TEAM 10 10 0 69 -69 -6.9 0 0 -6.9Total 0 468 2868 341 2527 5.4 25 77 0.0Opponents 0 433 2395 344 2051 4.7 33 70 0.0

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gKevin Anderson 10 157.20 201-325-4 61.8 2724 27 74 272.4Luke Medlock 5 140.59 15-28-1 53.6 196 3 82 39.2Colton Smith 4 75.20 1-2-0 50.0 6 0 6 1.5TEAM 10 0.00 0-2-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Corey Caddle 11 656.80 1-1-0 100.0 27 1 27 2.5Total 0 155.96 218-358-5 60.9 2953 31 82 0.0Opponents 0 106.61 169-326-13 51.8 2121 8 84 0.0

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/gAustin Longi 11 59 774 13.1 6 60 70.4Robbie Cantelli 11 37 634 17.1 13 74 57.6Corey Caddle 11 32 368 11.5 4 55 33.5Chase Edmonds 11 25 272 10.9 1 38 24.7Jorge Solano 11 24 288 12.0 2 39 26.2Phazahn Odom 11 14 192 13.7 2 34 17.5Isaiah Searight 11 13 181 13.9 2 24 16.5Jordan Allen 9 5 135 27.0 1 82 15.0Jonathan Lumley 2 5 86 17.2 0 44 43.0Kendall Pearcey 11 3 18 6.0 0 12 1.6Andrew Prince 5 1 5 5.0 0 5 1.0Total 0 218 2953 13.5 31 82 0.0Opponents 0 169 2121 12.6 8 84 0.0

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lgCorey Caddle 18 218 12.1 0 37Jorge Solano 3 12 4.0 0 11Total 21 230 11.0 0 37Opponents 9 44 4.9 0 18

Interceptions no. yds avg td lgCaleb Ham 3 85 28.3 1 63George Dawson 3 59 19.7 0 40Lawrence Menyah 2 2 1.0 0 2Antonio Jackson 2 3 1.5 0 3Nick Angeli 1 3 3.0 0 3Tyler Long 1 41 41.0 0 41Jihaad Pretlow 1 24 24.0 0 24Total 13 217 16.7 1 63Opponents 5 115 23.0 3 69

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lgJihaad Pretlow 18 511 28.4 0 83Kendall Pearcey 12 180 15.0 0 29Caleb Ham 4 47 11.8 0 19Michael Ware 2 9 4.5 0 6Chase Edmonds 2 70 35.0 0 38Jonathan Dimon 1 3 3.0 0 3Total 39 820 21.0 0 83Opponents 71 1339 18.9 0 38

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lgJesse Bramble 1 19 19.0 1 19George Dawson 1 22 22.0 0 22Brett Lambert 1 13 13.0 0 13Noah Fitzgerald 1 9 9.0 1 9Total 4 63 15.8 2 22Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0


All games

PATScoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf ptsChase Edmonds 20 - - 0-1 - 0-1 - - 120Makay Redd - 11-16 49-52 - - - - - 82Robbie Cantelli 13 - - - - - - - 78Austin Longi 6 - - - - - - - 36Corey Caddle 4 - - - - - - - 24Kendall Pearcey 3 - - - - - - - 18Isaiah Searight 2 - - - 1 - - - 14Jorge Solano 2 - - - - - - - 12Phazahn Odom 2 - - - - - - - 12Kevin Anderson 2 - - - - 1-1 - - 12Caleb Ham 1 - - - - - - - 6D'Angelo Palladino 1 - - - - - - - 6Noah Fitzgerald 1 - - - - - - - 6Jordan Allen 1 - - - - - - - 6Jesse Bramble 1 - - - - - - - 6Alejandro Cardenas - - 3-3 - - - - - 3Joe Pavlik - - - 0-1 - - - - 0Total 59 11-16 52-55 0-2 1 1-2 - - 441Opponents 44 7-7 38-40 2-3 1 1-1 - 1 331

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/gKevin Anderson 10 422 255 2724 2979 297.9Chase Edmonds 11 257 1799 0 1799 163.5Kendall Pearcey 11 62 377 0 377 34.3Luke Medlock 5 38 19 196 215 43.0D'Angelo Palladino 7 19 116 0 116 16.6Jarred Brevard 7 8 39 0 39 5.6Corey Caddle 11 1 0 27 27 2.5Colton Smith 4 3 -1 6 5 1.2Vincent Sansone 6 1 2 0 2 0.3Joe Pavlik 11 2 -10 0 -10 -0.9TEAM 10 12 -69 0 -69 -6.9Total 0 826 2527 2953 5480 0.0Opponents 0 759 2051 2121 4172 0.0

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blkMakay Redd 11-16 68.8 0-0 5-6 3-4 3-6 0-0 44 2

FG Sequence Fordham OpponentsNavy (30),(23),(31) (23)Elizabeth City St. (42),(37) -Penn (22) (23)Monmouth 47 (25),(27)Lafayette (44) (35),(32)Yale (20) -Georgetown 48,(24) -Lehigh (24),32 (29)Colgate (41) -Holy Cross - -Bucknell 45,27 -

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Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blkJoe Pavlik 36 1437 39.9 63 3 9 14 4 2TEAM 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0Total 38 1437 37.8 63 3 9 14 4 2Opponents 52 2141 41.2 64 0 14 11 6 0

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydlnAlejandro Cardenas 44 2383 54.2 0 2Spencer Ferrigan 25 1506 60.2 5 0Kyle Facibene 10 538 53.8 0 1Total 79 4427 56.0 5 3 18.9 37.5 27Opponents 59 3348 56.7 14 3 21.0 36.9 28



All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/gChase Edmonds 11 1799 272 0 70 0 2141 194.6Austin Longi 11 0 774 0 0 0 774 70.4Robbie Cantelli 11 0 634 0 0 0 634 57.6Corey Caddle 11 0 368 218 0 0 586 53.3Kendall Pearcey 11 377 18 0 180 0 575 52.3Jihaad Pretlow 11 0 0 0 511 24 535 48.6Jorge Solano 11 0 288 12 0 0 300 27.3Kevin Anderson 10 255 0 0 0 0 255 25.5Phazahn Odom 11 0 192 0 0 0 192 17.5Isaiah Searight 11 0 181 0 0 0 181 16.5Jordan Allen 9 0 135 0 0 0 135 15.0Caleb Ham 11 0 0 0 47 85 132 12.0D'Angelo Palladi 7 116 0 0 0 0 116 16.6Jonathan Lumle 2 0 86 0 0 0 86 43.0George Dawson 11 0 0 0 0 59 59 5.4Tyler Long 9 0 0 0 0 41 41 4.6Jarred Brevard 7 39 0 0 0 0 39 5.6Luke Medlock 5 19 0 0 0 0 19 3.8Michael Ware 10 0 0 0 9 0 9 0.9Andrew Prince 5 0 5 0 0 0 5 1.0Jonathan Dimon 6 0 0 0 3 0 3 0.5Nick Angeli 10 0 0 0 0 3 3 0.3Antonio Jackson 11 0 0 0 0 3 3 0.3Lawrence Meny 11 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.2Vincent Sanson 6 2 0 0 0 0 2 0.3Colton Smith 4 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.2Joe Pavlik 11 -10 0 0 0 0 -10 -0.9TEAM 10 -69 0 0 0 0 -69 -6.9Total 0 2527 2953 230 820 217 6747 0.0Opponents 0 2051 2121 44 1339 115 5670 0.0

2016 Fordham FootballFordham Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Nov 19, 2016)

All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd# Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf6 George Dawson 11 50 20 70 9.0-39 3.5-18 3-59 9 2 1-22 2 . .31 Caleb Ham 11 39 23 62 3.0-6 . 3-85 6 . . . . .35 Antonio Jackson 11 44 12 56 2.0-4 . 2-3 2 . . 1 . .24 Jihaad Pretlow 11 38 8 46 2.0-11 1.0-7 1-24 11 1 . . . .42 David Barletta 11 32 14 46 5.5-30 2.0-25 . 2 3 2-0 1 . .44 Max Roberts 10 30 15 45 9.5-34 4.5-16 . . 9 1-0 3 . .8 Dylan Mabin 11 36 6 42 1.0-1 . . 3 . . . . .91 Justin Vaughn 10 29 11 40 11.0-34 4.0-14 . 1 6 . . 1 .1A Lawrence Menyah 11 24 13 37 1.0-7 1.0-7 2-2 4 . . . . .7 Noah Fitzgerald 11 19 14 33 3.5-18 1.5-13 . 4 . 4-9 1 . .18 Niko Thorpe 5 21 8 29 5.5-22 3.0-18 . . . . 1 . .57 Ty Green 11 15 11 26 4.0-30 2.5-18 . . . . . . .52 Brett Lambert 11 16 10 26 . . . 2 . 1-13 . . .48 Brandon Weir 11 15 8 23 6.5-31 4.5-25 . . 1 . 1 . .46 Jesse Bramble 10 16 6 22 . . . . . 1-19 . . .67 Nick Angeli 10 13 4 17 0.5-2 0.5-2 1-3 . 1 . . . .55 Manny Adeyeye 5 13 3 16 3.0-14 3.0-14 . 2 . . 1 . .34 Tyler Long 9 5 5 10 . . 1-41 1 . . . . .29 Jarod Vyent 11 4 3 7 . . . . . . . . .11 Kyvaune Brammer 8 6 1 7 . . . . . . 1 . .3 Kendall Pearcey 11 3 3 6 . . . . . 1-0 . . .43 JM Nocket 9 5 1 6 2.0-19 2.0-19 . 1 . 1-0 . . .1 Isaiah Searight 11 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . .51 Michael Ware 10 2 3 5 0.5-1 . . . 1 . . . .23 Marcus Fulmore 5 5 . 5 . . . . . . . . .38 Vincent Sansone 6 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . .21 Jarred Brevard 7 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .36 D'Angelo Palladino 7 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .97 Alejandro Cardenas 8 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .20 James Biggs-Frazier 4 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .37 Liam Cadman 3 2 . 2 1.0-2 . . . . . . . .84 Spencer Ferrigan 3 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .59 Jonathan Dimon 6 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .99 Erik Rottsolk 4 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .98 Kevin Coyne 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .30 Conor Cassidy 8 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .78 Anthony Coyle 11 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .4 Noah Nix 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .53 Chris Geisller 4 . 1 1 0.5-1 . . . . . . . .49 Kyle Facibene 5 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .26 Robbie Cantelli 11 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .19 Joe Pavlik 11 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .TM TEAM 10 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .56 John O'Boyle 1 . . . . . . . . 1-0 . . .

Total 0 509 212 721 71-306 33-196 13-217 48 24 13-63 12 1 .Opponents 0 550 212 762 68-288 28-161 5-115 30 18 8-0 9 5 1

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