Football Hosts Holy Cross on Saturday on Homecoming Weekend

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Bronx, N.Y. - The Fordham University football Rams continue their 2017 Patriot League season, the 117th varsity season at Rose Hill, by hosting the Holy Cross Crusaders on Jack Coffey Field on Saturday, November 4, at 1:00 p.m. as part of Homecoming Weekend.
 
The game will be streamed live by Stadium (Patriot League Network) with Matt Martucci (p-b-p) and Andy Gresh (color) announcing and broadcast live on WFUV (90.7 FM) and on WFUVsports.org with James Corrigan (p-b-p), Tommy Aldrich (color) and Dom Muscarella (sidelines) handling the announcing chores.
 
Fordham enters the game with a 3-6 overall record, 2-2 in the Patriot League, after a 45-35 league win over Lehigh on Jack Coffey Field last Saturday while Holy Cross is also 3-6 overall, 2-2 in the Patriot League, following a 24-10 league win over Georgetown in Worcester last week.
 
This will be the 55th meeting between Fordham and Holy Cross on the gridiron with the Crusaders leading the all-time series, which started in 1902, 27-25-2, but Fordham has won the past five meetings. The Rams won last year's meeting, 54-14, on November 12 in Yankee Stadium as Chase Edmonds rushed for 119 yards and four scores, and Kevin Anderson completed 28 of 34 passes for 426 yards and three touchdowns. The Rams lead the all-time Ram-Crusader Cup series, 16-15.
 
A few notes on the game:
 
Senior running back Chase Edmonds has amassed a school record 5,614 rushing yards to date. He needs just seven more yards to break Jordan Scott's Patriot League career record of 5,621, set from 2005-2008.
 
Edmonds also owns the Fordham and Patriot League career touchdown (70) and career rushing touchdown (63) records.
 
Graduate student quarterback Kevin Anderson connected with Austin Longi on a 12-yard scoring strike at Lafayette on October 7, his 70th career touchdown pass, a new school record. He surpassed the former record of 69 set by John Skelton (2006-2009). Anderson, who now has 73 career scoring strokes, has 1,716 passing yards so far this year brings his career mark to 7,623, third best in school history.
 
Junior defensive back Dylan Mabin leads the NCAA FCS in passes defended (2.1/game)
 

Sophomore running back D'Angelo Palladino and freshman linebacker Glenn Cunningham were named the Corvias Patriot League Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, respectively, following the Lehigh game. In the 45-35 Patriot League win, Palladino rushed 31 times for 297 yards and three touchdowns, all career-highs. The 297 rushing yards are the most for a player on the NCAA FCS level this year and the third most in a game in school history. Cunningham led all Fordham defensive players with eleven solo tackles, including four sacks. The four sacks are the second most in a game for a player on the NCAA FCS level this year. He also forced a fumble, which he recovered, and had a pair of quarterback hurries.
 
Junior tight end Isaiah Searight set a school record for receiving yards by a tight end with 139 last week against Lehigh.
 
Junior wide receiver Austin Longi has 15 career receiving touchdowns, ninth all-time at Fordham.
 
The scout team players of the week were announced following practice on Thursday: Clayton Welsh (offense for defense), Deondre Carter (defense for the offense) and Thomas Stolte (special teams).
  
The Fordham captains for 2017 will be Manny Adeyeye, Kevin Anderson, Chase Edmonds, and Caleb Ham.
  
No New York area football team has won more games since 2012 than Fordham, who has amassed 49 victories over that stretch. The closest collegiate competitors are Sacred Heart (36), Stony Brook (35) and Rutgers (32), while the NFL's Giants and Jets have 39 and 37 wins, respectively, each.