Bronx, N.Y. – On Thursday night former Ram quarterback Michael Nebrich, who is third on the all-time passing touchdowns list, was inducted into the Fordham Athletic Hall of Fame. Today senior Tim DeMorat, Fordham's current quarterback, entered the Wagner game 19 passing scores behind Nebrich and he tried his best to catch up to the Hall of Famer, throwing four touchdown strikes to lead the Rams to a 56-7 Homecoming win over the Seahawks on Jack Coffey Field.
 
With the win, Fordham evens its record at 3-3 on the year while Wagner falls to 0-6.
 
DeMorat completed 19 of 23 passes for 339 yards and the four touchdowns in just 30 minutes of action (he didn't play in the second half) with seven of those passes going to senior wide receiver Fotis Kokosioulis for 101 yards and two scores.
 
Defensively the Rams were led by freshman linebacker James Conway, who recorded a game-high 12 tackles, including two for loss and he forced a fumble, one of three turnovers forced by Fordham.
 
Fordham put the game away early, scoring on all six of its first half possessions. Senior running back Trey Sneed put the Rams on the board first with a four-yard rush nine minutes into the game.
 
On Fordham's next possession, DeMorat threw his first scoring strike to Kokosioulis, a five-yarder, to give the Rams a 14-0 lead with a minute left in the quarter.
 
Takeaways
• It was DeMorat's second straight and third overall 300-yard passing game of the year.
 
• The game featured the first collegiate touchdowns for senior quarterback Sean Holland and senior running back Antonio Cortez Feria.
 
• Senior tight end Jack Lynch caught a ten-yard touchdown pass from DeMorat, his third career touchdown on five career receptions.
 
• Fordham did not commit a turnover for the third straight game.
 
• Fordham won three straight games for the first time since 2016.
 
• The Rams played four of the five quarterbacks on the roster today (Tim DeMorat, Sean Holland, Grant Wilson, and Tom Sharkey).
 
• Fordham played without leading tackler, senior linebacker Ryan Greenhagen, who was injured last week at Lafayette.
 
• The Rams held the Seahawks to 99 rushing yards, a season-low for a Fordham opponent.
 
• This was the first meeting between the two teams since a 1987 NCAA Div. III Playoff game, and the first on the NCAA FCS level (the previous eleven meetings came on the NCAA Div. III level).
 
• Wagner is coached by former Fordham head coach Tom Masella.
 
 
By the Numbers
7 – Career 300-yard passing games for Tim DeMorat.
 
8 – PATs for junior Nick Leinenweber, who has connected on all 21 of his PATs in 2021.
 
9 – Different receivers to catch a pass for the Rams.
 
43 – Yards after catch for Fotis Kokosioulis, who had 101 receiving yards.
 
51 –Career touchdown passes for Tim DeMorat, fourth all-time at Fordham.
 
61 – Wins for Fordham since 2012, the most of any New York City area school.
 
240 – Total yards of offense for Wagner, a season-low for a Fordham opponent.
  
552 – Total yards of offense for the Rams, their second straight 500-yard game.
 
594 – Career completions for Tim DeMorat, moving him ahead of Kevin Anderson and into third on the Rams' career list.
 
7,005– Career passing yards for Tim DeMorat, fourth all-time at Fordham.
 
What's Next?
• The Rams return to Patriot League play as they host the Bucknell University Bison on Jack Coffey Field next Saturday, October 16, at 1:00 p.m.
 
• It will be 37th meeting between Fordham and Bucknell on the gridiron.
 
• The all-time series, which started in 1929, is tied 18-18, but Fordham has taken the past eight meetings, including a 31-17 victory in Lewisburg last April as Tim DeMorat completed 32 of 42 passes for 335 yards and three touchdowns and Fotis Kokosioulis caught nine passes for 149 yards and a score.
 
• Fordham won 31-14 win on Jack Coffey Field in 2019 as Trey Sneed rushed 16 times for 76 yards and two touchdowns and Tim DeMorat completed 23 of 32 passes for 28 yards and one score.
 
• Fordham is 15-16 against Bucknell since joining the Patriot League with the Bison winning the first nine meetings.