Bronx, N.Y. (April 5, 2014) - Despite Mother Nature doing her best to still make it feel like winter, the Fordham University football squad is in the middle of the spring practice season, going through session number eight on Saturday afternoon on Murphy Field.
 
The Rams are looking to build on the success of the 2013 squad, a team that enjoyed one of the best seasons in school history, going 12-2 and advancing to the second round of the NCAA FCS playoffs. Along the way, Fordham won its first ten games of the year for the first time in school history, and were ranked as high as fifth in the NCAA FCS polls, Fordham's highest ever ranking on the FCS level. The Rams set a school record for most wins in a season in the modern era (since 1920) and accomplished a plethora of firsts, including the first win over an NCAA FBS team (Temple), the first win over a top-ten ranked NCAA FCS team on Jack Coffey Field (Villanova) and the school's first ever home NCAA FCS championship win on Jack Coffey Field (Sacred Heart). For his accomplishments, Moorhead was named the 2013 Patriot League Coach of the Year.
 
The spring season will be capped by the 2014 Spring Game which will occur on Saturday, April 26, at 11:00 a.m. on Coffey Field.
 
Here's a look at the 2014 Rams:
 
OFFENSE
 
The 2014 Fordham offense has a tough act to follow after the 2013 version enjoyed record-setting success, scoring 50 points or more five times, and accumulating 526 points for the season, breaking the school record of 418 set by the 2003 squad. The Rams also set school single season records with 7,214 total yards of offense, shattering the former school mark of 5,377 set by the 2009 team, and 5,052 passing yards, bettering the former record of 3,708 set in 2009.
 
On the national level, Fordham led the NCAA FCS in pass completion percentage (70.6%), was third in passing offense (360.9 yards/game) and total first downs (364), and seventh in total offense (515.3 yards/game) and finished the season with a 4,000-yard passer (

returns after his record-setting junior campaign where earned All-America and Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year honors. He completed 353-of-480 passes (73.5%) for 4,380 yards with 35 touchdowns, and also rushed for 513 yards and nine scores. His completion percentage led the nation as did his total offense (376.4 yards/game) while he also ranked in the top five nationally in passing yards per game (336.9 - third), passing efficiency (171.3 - second), completions per game (27.15 - third), and points responsible for per contest (20.5 – third). Nebrich went 11-0 as the starting quarterback during the regular season in 2013, one of only two FCS signal-callers to put up an undefeated mark for the season. He set every school single season passing record, eclipsing John Skelton's 2009 record of 284 completions for 3,708 yards and Mark Carney's 2001 mark of 27 passing touchdowns. Nebrich also set a Fordham record with 524 passing yards in a win against Holy Cross on Nov. 2.
 
Also back at quarterback are

, who caught ten passes for 126 yards in seven games last year,

, one of the most productive tight ends in school history, returns after an All-American season in 2013. He caught 66 passes (a school record for tight ends) for 588 yards (the second most receiving yards for a Fordham tight end) and two touchdowns last fall. Light ranked second among all NCAA FCS tight ends in receptions per game (4.7) and third in receiving yards per game (42.0) and was eighth in the Patriot League in receptions per game (4.7) and tenth in receiving yards per game (33.2).
 
Joining Light at tight end are

, a first team Academic All-American® and first team All-Patriot League pick last fall. He recorded 58 total tackles, 40 solo, including 14.5 tackles for a loss of 74 yards and five sacks for 36 yards. He also had five quarterback hurries, four pass breakups, three fumble recoveries, a forced fumble and a blocked kick. Biestek tied for second in the Patriot League in tackles for loss per game (1.1) and was tied for seventh in sacks per game (0.36).
 
Also back is

, the 2013 Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year and a 2013 All-American. He filled the stat sheet last fall for the Fordham defense, finishing the regular season with 124 tackles, 94 solo, including 16 tackles for loss, five sacks, five forced fumbles, four quarterback hurries, three fumble recoveries and an interception. He led the nation in solo tackles/game (6.7) and led the Patriot League and was eighth the in country with the five forced fumbles.
 
The other returning starter is

, a second team All-League pick at strong safety in 2013, and

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