2009 Fordham Rams football team

2009 Fordham Rams football
ConferencePatriot League
Record5–6 (2–4 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBryan Volk
Defensive coordinatorPatrick Moore
Home stadiumCoffey Field
Seasons
← 2008
2010 →
2009 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Holy Cross $^   5 1     9 3  
No. 21 Colgate   4 2     9 2  
No. 24 Lafayette   4 2     8 3  
Lehigh   4 2     4 7  
Fordham   2 4     5 6  
Bucknell   2 4     4 7  
Georgetown   0 6     0 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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.[1]

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).[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference sch2009 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Fordham's Skelton Guts Cornell for 6 TDs". Press & Sun Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. October 18, 2009. p. 5D – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "2017 Fordham Athletic Hall of Fame - John Skelton". Fordham Athletics. April 24, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  4. ^ "2009 Fordham Overall Team Statistics". Fordham University. Retrieved March 31, 2019.