Football Late TD Beats Georgetown

Washington, D.C. – Georgetown, the neighborhood in Washington, D.C, is home to the embassies of Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Mongolia, among others. Georgetown, the university, is home to the top ranked Patriot defense in 2019 (and third among the NCAA FCS). That didn't bother the Rams who, down to their last chance, used a 17-yard scoring strike from Tim DeMorat to Fotis Kokosioulis with 16 seconds left to defeat Georgetown, 30-27, in the Patriot League opener for both teams on Cooper Field.
 
With the win, the Rams improve to 3-4 while Georgetown falls to 4-2.
 
The Fordham offense was led by junior running back Zach Davis, who rushed 23 times for 138 yards and two scores while DeMorat threw for 214 yards and two touchdowns.
 
Defensively junior linebacker Glenn Cunningham led the Rams with nine tackles, including 3.5 for loss, and two forced fumbles while sophomore linebacker Ryan Greenhagen added eight tackles, six solo.
 
Things looked gloomy for Fordham after DeMorat was intercepted on the Fordham 34 with 2:57 remaining but the defense held on a fourth down call from the Hoyas as the Rams took over on their own 27 with 1:21 left an no time outs.
 
Completions to Joe Ferraro (10 yards), Davis (20 yards), and MJ Wright (25 yards) moved the ball to the Georgetown 17 but three straight incompletions left the Rams facing fourth down.
 
On fourth down, DeMorat lofted a ball to the left corner right into the arms of Kokosioulis for the score.
 
Takeaways
• It was the fourth 100-yard rushing game of the season for Zach Davis, the fifth of his career.
 
• Junior tight end Jack Lynch has two career catches, both for touchdowns and both coming this year.
 
• It was the first game of the year that Ryan Greenhagen did not record double-digit tackles.
 
• The game featured two missed two-point attempts by Georgetown (who did get two points on a blocked Fordham PAT which was returned to the end zone).
 
• The Rams now lead the all-time series, which started in 1889, 40-23-3.
 
• The 61 varsity meetings with the Hoyas are the most against any opponent for the Rams.
 
By the Numbers
3.5 – Tackles for loss for Glenn Cunningham.
 
4 - Turnovers forced by the Rams (three fumbles and one interception).
 
11.0 – Tackle for loss by Fordham.
 
30 – Point s cored by Fordham, the most for a Georgetown opponent this year (the Hoyas entered the game second in the NCAA FCS, allowing an average of 9.6 points/game).
 
38.5 – Career tackles for Cunningham, good for third on the Fordham all-time list.
 
191 – Rushing yards for Fordham (Georgetown had allowed only 110.2/game entering the game).
 
405 – Total offensive yards for the Rams (Georgetown entered the game allowing just 251.0 yards/game).
 
What's Next?
• The Rams continue Patriot League play by hosting the Lehigh University Mountain Hawks next Saturday, October 19, at 1:00 p.m.
 
• This will be the 31st meeting between Fordham and Lehigh on the gridiron.
 
• The Rams have taken five of the past six meetings, including a 43-13 win at Lehigh last October.