1997 Fordham Rams football team

1997 Fordham Rams football
ConferencePatriot League
Record5–6 (4–2 Patriot)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorVince Sinagra (4th season)
Captains
  • Cory Bailey
  • Jack Pieracini
  • Dave Scoblick
  • Lance Shaw
Home stadiumCoffey Field
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Colgate $^   6 0     7 5  
No. 24 Bucknell   5 1     10 1  
Fordham   4 2     5 6  
Holy Cross   2 4     4 7  
Lehigh   2 4     4 7  
Lafayette   2 4     3 8  
Towson   0 6     2 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 Fordham Rams football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Fordham finished third in the Patriot League.

In their fourth and final year under head coach Nick Quartaro, the Rams compiled a 5–6 record. Cory Bailey, Jack Pieracini, Dave Scoblick and Lance Shaw were the team captains; Bill Tierney was named an honorary captain posthumously.[1]

The Rams were outscored 247 to 215. Their 4–2 conference record placed third in the seven-team Patriot League standings.[2] In eight years of league play, this was Fordham's best finish to date.

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

  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. 6. Retrieved August 10, 2020.