Football Hosts Yale on Saturday

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Bronx, N.Y. - The Fordham University football Rams continue their 2016 schedule, the 116th varsity season at Rose Hill, by hosting the Yale University Bulldogs on Jack Coffey Field on Saturday, October 15, at 1:00 p.m.
 
Join the Fordham Rams on Salute to Heroes Day on Saturday as they honor the service and sacrifice of our first responders and military personnel.

All active/retired first responders, as well as current members/veterans of the Armed Forces, will receive complimentary admission when showing proper ID at the game. They can also receive up to three additional tickets at a special $7 price (cash only). Register in advance to secure your seats.
 
Game-Day Activities:

• NYPD Pipe & Drums Band
• NYPD Officer to Perform National Anthem
• Presentation of the Colors with FDNY, NYPD and Fordham Army ROTC
• Flyover from NYPD Aviation Unit
• God Bless America performed by Port Authority Police Officer Gil Ramos
• In-Game Recognition
• Inflatables & Games for the whole family

 
The game will be streamed live on the Patriot League Network and broadcast live on WFUV (90.7 FM) and on WFUVsports.org with Drew Casey (p-b-p), Pat Costello (color) and Tom Terzulli (sidelines) handling the announcing chores.
 
Fordham enters the game with a 3-2 record after a 58-34 Patriot League win over Lafayette College on Jack Coffey Field last Saturday while Yale is 1-3 on the season after a 21-13 Ivy League win over Dartmouth in New Haven last Saturday.
 
This will be the eighth meeting between Fordham and Yale on the gridiron. The Bulldogs lead the all-time series, which started in 1950, 5-3. Fordham took the last meeting, 52-31, in New Haven in 2013 as Mike Nebrich completed 19 of 26 passes for 421 yards and four touchdowns and Sam Ajala had ten receptions for a school record 282 yards and three scores. Fordham has won two of past three meetings after Yale won the first four matchups.
 
Game-Day Parking
There are two options for parking on-campus during the 2016 season. Parking in Lot A (tailgating area) is $30 on game-day. Fans not wishing to tailgate may park in the on-campus garage for $15 on game-day. Please note that tailgating is ONLY allowed in Lot A.
 
A few notes on the game:
 
Senior linebacker George Dawson and senior punter Joe Pavlik have appeared in every game at Fordham since arriving as freshmen in 2013 (45 games). They are looking to become the Fordham career leaders in games played. The currently record is 47, set by Javarus Dudley (2000-03) and matched by Joe Sullivan (2011-14).
 
The Fordham captains will be Kevin Anderson, George Dawson and Joe Pavlik.
 

The scout team players of the week were announced following practice on Thursday:  Colton Smith (offense for defense), Jeff Ginn, Jr. (defense for the offense) and Dan Halligan (special teams).
 
No New York area football team has won more games since 2012 than Fordham, who has amassed 41 victories over that stretch. The closest collegiate competitors are Sacred Heart, who has 31 wins over that period, and Rutgers with 29, while the NFL's Giants have 30 and the Jets 29.
 
In the Rams' 58-34 win over Lafayette, junior running back Chase Edmonds rushed for a Patriot League and school record 359 yards and four touchdowns. He surpassed his own Patriot League and school mark of 347 yards set last year against Lehigh. What makes Edmonds' day ever more remarkable is that he gained the 359 yards (the most by an NCAA Division I player this year) on just 17 carries, averaging 21.1 yards per carry, setting an NCAA FCS record for most yards gained per rush in a game. The former mark was 19.07 set by VMI's Gene Brown in 1988. For his exploits, Edmonds was named CFPA NCAA FCS National Player of the Wek as well as Patriot League offensive player of the week.
 
Senior quarterback Kevin Anderson threw for 3,183 yards last year, the fourth best single season in school history, in his first year as a starter. His 1,153 passing yards so far in 2016 brings his career mark to 4,336, sixth best in school history.