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Bronx, N.Y. -  The Fordham University Rams close out their 2019 season, Fordham's 119th varsity season, by hosting the Bucknell University Bison on Jack Coffey Field in a Patriot League contest on Saturday, November 23, at 1:00 p.m.
 
The game will be streamed live on the Patriot League Network  with Andrew Bogusch(p-b-p) and Tim McMaster (color) 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 3-8 overall record, 1-4 in the Patriot League, following a league loss to Holy Cross on Jack Coffey Filed last Saturday, while Bucknell is 3-7 on the year, 3-2 in the league, following a 20-17 league win over Georgetown in Lewisburg last Saturday.
 
This will be 35th meeting between Fordham and Bucknell on the gridiron with the Bison leading the all-time series, which started in 1929, 18-16. Fordham has taken the past six meetings, including a 17-14 win in Christy Mathewson Stadium last November 17 as Antonio Jackson returned an interception 70 yards for a touchdown.
 
A few notes on the game:
 
• The Rams will honor the seniors prior to the game: James Biggs-Frazier, Joe Ferraro, Tyriek Hopkins, Jonah Isaac, Jonathan Lumley, Austin King, and Anthony Solano.
 
• Fordham freshman wide receiver DeQuece Carter was named Patriot League Rookie of the Week following the Holy Cross game last week.
 
• Carter has 636 receiving yards this year, a Fordham freshman record, breaking the old mark of 591 set by Javarus Dudley in 2000.
 
• He needs five catches to tie Dudley's school freshman mark for receptions in a season.
 
• Sophomore linebacker Ryan Greenhagen leads the Patriot League tackles for loss/game (1.5) and is second in in tackles/game (10.6).
 
• On the FCS level, Greenhagen is third in the nation in solo tackles/game (7.0), eighth in total tackles/game and 15th in tackles for loss/game.
 
• Junior linebacker Glenn Cunningham has 39.5 career tackles for loss, third all-time at Fordham.
 
• With his 19 passing touchdowns this year, Fordham sophomore quarterback Tim DeMorat brings his career total to 30, good for eighth 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 141.9 yards/game on the ground, second among Patriot League schools.
 
• The running game is led by junior running back Zach Davis, who has five 100-yard games this season, as he leads the Patriot League, averaging 89.4 yards/game, 29th in the NCAA FCS.
 
• 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 (52), Sacred Heart (50) and Rutgers (36), while the NFL's Giants have 49 wins over the past six years and the Jets have 45.