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Bronx, N.Y. - The Fordham University Rams continue their 2019 season, Fordham's 119th varsity season, by hosting the Lehigh University Mountain Hawks on Jack Coffey Field on Saturday, October 19, at 1:00 p.m.
 
Saturday's game will be Fordham Football's annual Cancer Awareness Game, presented by New York Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital with NYP Lawrence Hospital President Michael Fosina serving as a guest coach. The game will feature in-game recognitions and player tributes to honor those effected by cancer. Lawrence Hospital, the Official Hospital of Fordham Athletics, offers a state-of-the-art Cancer Center located in Bronxville, N.Y.
 
The game will be streamed live on the Patriot League Network with Andrew Bogusch (p-b-p) and Tim McMaster announcing and broadcast live on WFUV (90.7 FM) and wfuvsports.org with Dominic Capone (p-b-p), Devin Clementi (color), and Jack Regan (sidelines) handling the announcing chores.
 
Fordham enters the game with a 3-4 record, 1-0 in the Patriot League, following a 30-27 league win at Georgetown University last Saturday, while Lehigh is 2-3 on the year, 1-0 in the league, following a 21-14 league win at Colgate on October 5.
 
This will be the 32nd meeting between Fordham and Lehigh on the gridiron with the Mountain Hawks leading the all-time series, which started in 1923, 24-7. The Rams have taken five of the past six meetings, including a 43-14 win in Bethlehem last October as Tim DeMorat completed 14 of 23 passes for 299 yards and two touchdowns and Tyriek Hopkins gained 117 yards on the ground with a score.
 
A few notes on the game:
 
• Sophomore linebacker Ryan Greenhagen is second in the Patriot League in tackles/game (10.7) and third in tackles for loss/game (1.6).
 
• On the FCS level, Greenhagen is second in the nation in solo tackles/game (7.6), sixth in total tackles/game and 17th in tackles for loss/game.
 
• Junior linebacker Glenn Cunningham has 38.5 career tackles for loss, third all-time at Fordham.
 
• With his 13 passing touchdowns this year, Fordham sophomore quarterback Tim DeMorat brings his career total to 24, good for tenth on the Fordham career list.
 
• Last year, Fordham ranked last in the NCAA FCS in rushing yards/game, averaging just 50.7 yards/contest.
 
• This year the Rams are averaging 144.0 yards/game on the ground, second best among Patriot League schools.
 
• The 2019 Fordham Rams are a young squad, with just eight seniors on the roster.
 
• Only two of those seniors started the first game of the year (captains Joe Ferraro and Jesse Bramble).
 
• The Fordham captains for 2019 are senior defensive backs Jesse Bramble and James Biggs-Frazier, and senior wide receiver Joe Ferraro.
  
• No New York area football team has won more games since 2012 than Fordham, who has amassed 55 victories over that stretch. The closest collegiate competitors are Stony Brook (51), Sacred Heart (46) and Rutgers (35), while the NFL's Giants have 49 wins over the past six years and the Jets have 43.