2000 Fordham Rams football team

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.

2000 Fordham Rams football
ConferencePatriot League
Record3–8 (1–5 Patriot)
Head coach
CaptainRay Reddin
Home stadiumCoffey Field
2000 Patriot League football standings
ConfOverall
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

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. "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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