2009 Fordham Rams football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2009
| team = Fordham Rams
| sport = football
| image = Fordham Rams F Logo.png
| image_size = 100
| conference = Patriot League
| short_conf = Patriot
| record = 5–6
| conf_record = 2–4
| head_coach = Tom Masella
| hc_year = 4th
| off_coach = Bryan Volk
| oc_year = 1st
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Patrick Moore
| dc_year = 1st
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Coffey Field
}}
{{2009 Patriot League football standings}}
The 2009 Fordham Rams football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University as a member of the Patriot League during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. In its fourth season under head coach Tom Masella, the team compiled a 5–6 record (2–4 against conference opponents) and played its home games at Jack Coffey Field in The Bronx.
The team was led on offense by six-foot, five-inch quarterback John Skelton. In a game against Cornell on October 17, 2009, Skelton passed for 420 yards and was responsible for six touchdown (five passing and one rushing).{{cite news|title=Fordham's Skelton Guts Cornell for 6 TDs|newspaper=Press & Sun Bulletin|location=Binghamton, N.Y.|date=October 18, 2009|page=5D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30120806/fordhams_skelton_guts_cornell_for_6_tds/|via=Newspapers.com}} During the 2009 season, Skelton led the NCAA FCS in passing yards (337 yards per game) and total passing yards (3,708). He finished his Fordham career as the school's all-time leader in pass completions, passing yards, and touchdown passes; he was inducted into the Fordham Athletic Hall of Fame in 2017.{{cite web|title=2017 Fordham Athletic Hall of Fame - John Skelton|date=April 24, 2017|publisher=Fordham Athletics|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhncNrI8lSA|accessdate=March 31, 2019}} Skelton went on to play in the National Football League for the Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, and Tennessee Titans.
The team's other statistical leaders included Xavier Martin with 700 rushing yards and Jason Caldwell with 79 receptions for 1,252 yards.{{cite web|title=2009 Fordham Overall Team Statistics|publisher=Fordham University|accessdate=March 31, 2019|url=https://static.fordhamsports.com/custompages/stats/fball/2009-10/teamcume.htm}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2009
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
| poll = The Sports Network
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 5
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Rhode Island
| site_stadium = Meade Stadium
| site_cityst = Kingston, RI
| score = 28–41
| attend = 2,731
| source = {{cite news|title=Rhode Island Beats Fordham|newspaper=The Berkshire Eagle|date=September 6, 2009|page=C6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30131848/rhode_island_beats_fordham/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news |title=Paul-Etienne Carries Rams Past Fordham |first=Robert |last=Lee |date=September 6, 2009 |page=B5 |newspaper=The Providence Journal |location=Providence, R.I. |via=NewsBank}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 19
| time = 6:05 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Columbia
| site_stadium = Coffey Field
| site_cityst = Bronx, NY
| gamename = Liberty Cup
| score = 28–40
| attend = 6,449
| source = {{cite news |title=Columbia 40, Fordham 28 |date=September 20, 2009 |pages=2C, 7C |newspaper=The Journal News |location=White Plains, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/64387494/2009-columbia-fordham/ }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2009|team=Colgate Red Raiders|title=Colgate}}
| site_stadium = Andy Kerr Stadium
| site_cityst = Hamilton, NY
| score = 12–20
| attend = 4,000
| source = {{cite news |title=Colgate 20, Fordham 12 |date=September 27, 2009 |page=6D |newspaper=Press & Sun-Bulletin |location=Binghamton, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/64394094/2009-colgate-fordham/ }} Attendance figure in {{cite news |title=Area Colleges: Football |date=September 27, 2009 |page=9C |newspaper=The Journal News |location=White Plains, N.Y.}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| time = 1:05 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Old Dominion
| site_stadium = Coffey Field
| site_cityst = Bronx, NY
| score = 34–29
| attend = 3,673
| source = {{cite news|title=Happy Homecoming for Victorious Rams|newspaper=Daily News |location=New York, N.Y.|date=October 5, 2009|page=60|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30121006/happy_homecoming_for_victorious_rams/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Rams flip script on Monarchs|newspaper=Daily Press|date=October 4, 2009|page=C7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30121085/rams_flip_script_on_monarchs/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| time = 6:05 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Bryant
| site_stadium = Coffey Field
| site_cityst = Bronx, NY
| score = 35–7
| attend = 2,557
| source = {{cite news |title=Fordham 35, Bryant 7 |date=October 11, 2009 |pages=8C, 9C |newspaper=The Journal News |location=White Plains, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/64437690/2009-fordham-bryant/ }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| time = 12:37 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Cornell
| site_stadium = Schoellkopf Field
| site_cityst = Ithaca, NY
| score = 39–27
| attend = 8,231
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| time = 1:08 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Lafayette
| site_stadium = Fisher Stadium
| site_cityst = Easton, PA
| score = 21–26
| attend = 6,288
| source = {{cite news |title=Leopards Hold Off Fordham |first=Michael |last=Blouse |date=October 25, 2009 |page=C1 |newspaper=The Express-Times |location=Easton, Pa. |via=NewsBank}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| time = 1:05 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Holy Cross
| opprank = 17
| site_stadium = Coffey Field
| site_cityst = Bronx, NY
| score = 27–41
| attend = 3,449
| source = {{cite news|title=Holy Cross 41, Fordham 27|newspaper=The Record|date=November 1, 2009|page=S7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30121630/holy_cross_41_fordham_27/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news |title='Saders Survive Shootout vs. Rams |first=Michael |last=Fensom |date=November 1, 2009 |page=C1 |newspaper=Telegram & Gazette |location=Worcester, Mass. |via=NewsBank}} Attendance figure in {{cite news |title=Colleges: Football |date=November 1, 2009 |page=C20 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| time = 1:05 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Bucknell
| site_stadium = Coffey Field
| site_cityst = Bronx, NY
| score = 21–7
| attend = 4,703
| source = {{cite news|title=Bucknell Falls Short Against Fordham|newspaper=The Daily Item|location=Sunbury, Pa.|date=November 8, 2009|page=C1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30121241/bucknell_falls_short_against_fordham/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| time = 1:07 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Lehigh
| site_stadium = Coffey Field
| site_cityst = Bronx, NY
| score = 28–35
| attend = 2,484
| source = {{cite news|title=Lehigh 35 Fordham 28|newspaper=The Post-Star|location=Glens Falls, N.Y.|date=November 15, 2009|page=D7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30121461/lehigh_35_fordham_28/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| time = 1:05 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Georgetown
| site_stadium = Multi-Sport Field
| site_cityst = Washington, DC
| score = 41–14
| attend = 2,432
| source = {{cite news |title=Fordham 41, Georgetown 14 |date=November 22, 2009 |page=D6, D4 |newspaper=The Washington Post |location=Washington, D.C. |via=ProQuest}}
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Fordham Rams Schedule 2009 |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2230/season/2009 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=August 14, 2023 }}{{cite web|url=https://fordhamsports.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=29|title=2009 Football Schedule|publisher=Fordham University Athletics|accessdate=February 20, 2019}}
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