Dec. 16, 2009

Bronx, N.Y. - Fordham University senior wider receiver Jason Caldwell (Baltimore, Md./St. Paul's) was named Third Team Associated Press Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) All-America team, announced on Wednesday. In addition, Caldwell, who is the first Ram to earn Associated Press All-American honors since punter Ben Dato in 2007, was also named to the ECAC FCS All-Star Team, where he is joined by senior offensive lineman Andrew Tyshovnytsky (Wayne, Pa./Conestoga) on the squad. Last month, both players were also named First Team All-Patriot League.

Caldwell turned in one of the most productive season for a Fordham wide receiver this fall, catching 79 passes for 1,252 yards and nine touchdowns. The 79 receptions and 1,252 receiving yards are both the second best single season total in school history while his nine touchdown catches ties him for third. Caldwell leads the Patriot League in receptions per game (7.2) and receiving yards/game (113.8). He is third in the NCAA FCS in total receiving yards and receiving yards/game, tied for tenth in receptions/game and 27th in all-purpose yards/game.

On the year, Caldwell recorded seven 100-yard receiving games, including a nine-catch, 254-yard, four-touchdown game at Cornell on October 17th, tying Javarus Dudley's single-game mark for touchdown receptions in a game and finishing one shy of Dudley's school mark for receiving yards in a game.

Tyshovnytsky, a three-year starter on the offensive line, started all eleven games at right tackle for Fordham this fall. He was a cog on the offensive line that helped the Rams set the school record for total offense in a season, amassing 5,377 yards, eclipsing the former record of 4,995 yards set by the 2002 team. The Rams lead the NCAA FCS in total offense (488.82 yards/game) and are second in passing offense (337.09 yards/game) and tied for second in first downs per game (23.64).

Tyshovnytsky also protected quarterback John Skelton, who set single season and career marks for most completions, most passing yards and most passing touchdowns.

The Rams finished the regular season with a 5-6 overall record, 2-4 in the Patriot League.