1999 Fordham Rams football team

The 1999 Fordham Rams football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Fordham lost every game and finished last in the Patriot League.

1999 Fordham Rams football
Conference	Patriot League
1999 record	0–11 (0–6 Patriot)
Head coach	Dave Clawson (1st season)
Captains	Jon Piela Jim Walls
Home stadium	Coffey Field

1999 Patriot League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 14 Lehigh +^		5	–	1					10	–	2
No. 18 Colgate +^		5	–	1					10	–	2
Towson		4	–	2					7	–	4
Bucknell		3	–	3					7	–	4
Lafayette		2	–	4					4	–	7
Holy Cross		2	–	4					3	–	8
Fordham		0	–	6					0	–	11
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

In their first year under head coach Dave Clawson, the Rams compiled an 0–11 record. Jon Piela and Jim Walls were the team captains.[1]

The Rams were outscored 410 to 170. Their winless (0–6) conference record placed last in the seven-team Patriot League standings.[2]

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 11	No. 20 Lehigh	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	L 7–49	4,177	[3]
September 18	Colgate	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	L 24–49	5,177	[4]
September 25	at Cornell*	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 14–42	11,697	[5]
October 2	at Princeton*	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 0–27	11,705	[6]
October 9	at Penn*	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 18–35	6,810	[7]
October 16	Harvard*	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	L 30–37	4,172	[8]
October 23	at Towson	Minnegan Stadium Towson, MD	L 23–25	4,031	[9]
October 30	Brown*	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	L 18–37		[1]
November 6	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 7–27	2,893	[10]
November 13	Holy Cross	Coffey Field Bronx, NY (rivalry)	L 14–37	2,947	[11]
November 20	Bucknell	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	L 15–45	3,722	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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. Blockus, Gary R. (September 12, 1999). "Lehigh Engineers Rout of Fordham". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. pp. C1, C2 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Colgate Flogs Fordham". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. Associated Press. September 19, 1999. pp. 11C, 10C – via Newspapers.com.
5. McShea, Keith (September 27, 1999). "Big Red Flattens Fordham". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Atkinson Carries Tigers to Victory". Home News Tribune. New Brunswick, N.J. Associated Press. October 3, 1999. p. C6 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Jensen, Mike (October 10, 1999). "Penn Uses Its Running Game to Top Young Fordham Team". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C10 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Dell'Apa, Frank (October 17, 1999). "Nearly Caught Holding: Crimson Build Bulge but Barely Beat Fordham". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D15 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Towson Gives Fordham the Boot on Kulic's FG". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. October 24, 1999. p. 5E – via Newspapers.com.
10. Bostrom, Don (November 7, 1999). "Special Teams Spark Lafayette to 27-7 Win Over Fordham". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Others". Tampa Bay Times. St. Petersburg, Fla. November 7, 1999. p. 16C.
11. "Fordham Drops 10th Straight; Holy Cross Scores 20 Consecutive Points". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. Associated Press. November 14, 1999. pp. 7C, 6C – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Bucknell Ends Season with 45-15 Win". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. November 21, 1999. p. C2 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Bucknell 45, Fordham 15". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. November 21, 1999. p. 6C.