1994 Fordham Rams football team

The 1994 Fordham Rams football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Fordham did not win a game and finished last in the Patriot League.

1994 Fordham Rams football
Conference	Patriot League
1994 record	0–11 (0–5 Patriot)
Head coach	Nick Quartaro (1st season)
Captains	Mark Mooney Maurice O'Shea Chris Ross Jeff Rupp
Home stadium	Coffey Field

1994 Patriot League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Lafayette $	5	–	0	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Lehigh	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Holy Cross	3	–	2	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Bucknell	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Colgate	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Fordham	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion

In their first year under head coach Nick Quartaro, the Rams compiled an 0–11 record. Mark Mooney, Maurice O'Shea, Chris Ross and Jeff Rupp were the team captains.[1]

The Rams were outscored 315 to 146. Their winless (0–5) conference record placed last in the six-team Patriot League standings.[2] This was Fordham's fifth consecutive year finishing last, after beginning Patriot League play in 1990.

Fordham played its home games at Jack Coffey Field on the university campus in The Bronx, in New York City.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	Villanova*	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	L 7–23	4,243	[3]
September 10	at Lehigh	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 7–38	9,023	[4]
September 17	at Hofstra*	Hofstra Stadium Hempstead, NY	L 20–30		[1]
September 24	Cornell*	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	L 6–13	5,527	[5]
October 1	at Dartmouth*	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 14–31	5,101	[6]
October 8	Columbia*	Coffey Field Bronx, NY (rivalry)	L 13–24	5,266	[7]
October 15	Princeton*	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	L 20–27	5,327	[8]
October 22	at Colgate	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	L 6–35		[1]
October 29	Holy Cross	Coffey Field Bronx, NY (rivalry)	L 21–31	4,475	[9]
November 12	Lafayette	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	L 6–34	2,654	[10]
November 19	at Bucknell	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 26–29		[1]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Year-by-Year". Fordham 2019 Football Media Guide (PDF). Bronx, N.Y.: Fordham University. p. 161. 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. 4. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
3. Panaccio, Tim (September 4, 1994). "Wildcats Unleash a Balanced Attack". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Blockus, Gary R. (September 11, 1994). "Engineers Pass First Test 38-7". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Read, Dennis (September 26, 1994). "CU Stops Fordham in Final Minute". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
6. Haley, Tom (October 2, 1994). "Dartmouth's Defense Shuts Down Fordham, 31-14". The Sunday Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vt. sect. B, p. 3 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "College Football: East". The Sunday Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Okla. October 2, 1994. p. 10-B.
7. Blatt, Howard (October 9, 1994). "Mighty Columbia Flattens Fordham". Daily News (final ed.). New York, N.Y. p. 69, 84 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Bruns, John (October 16, 1994). "Tigers Win Behind Nakielny at QB". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Holy Cross Batters Rams for First Win". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 30, 1994. p. 60 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Meixell, Ted (November 13, 1994). "Lafayette Clinches Tie for Title". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "East Statistics". The Miami Herald (Palm Beach ed.). Miami, Fla. November 6, 1994. p. 4D.