Football Wins Sixth in a Row

Washington, D.C. – For the past five games the Fordham offense has been stealing the headlines, putting up big numbers in leading the Rams to victory. Today the defense reminded Fordham fans there are two sides of the ball, leading the Rams to a 41-20 Patriot League win over Georgetown University on Copper Field.
 
With the win, Fordham's sixth in a row, the Rams improve to 6-3 overall, 4-0 in the Patriot League, while Georgetown falls to 2-6 overall, 1-4 in the League.
 
The win sets up a showdown next week between two undefeated Patriot League teams when Holy Cross pays a visit to Jack Coffey Field.
 
Senior safety Jesse Bramble led the Fordham defense with six solo tackles to go with in an interception while junior defensive back Stephen Williams II made six solo stops and freshman linebacker James Conway finished with six total tackles, including one for loss.
 
The offense also kept up its recent success with senior quarterback Tim DeMorat completing 22 of 37 passes for 273 yards and three touchdowns while graduate student running back Zach Davis gained 103 yards on 21 carries with two scores. Senior wide receiver Fotis Kokosioulis led all Fordham receivers with five catches for 95 yards and two touchdowns.
 
After Georgetown took a 6-0 lead on the first possession of the game, the Rams came right back to tie at six on a four-yard Davis rush with 6:45 left in the first.
 
The Rams took a 20-6 halftime lead thanks to a Dequece Carter ten-yard touchdown reception and a Davis three-yard run with 5:37 left in the half.
 
Fordham scored the first drive of the second half on a six-yard DeMorat to Kokosioulis strike to take a 27-6 lead and then put the game away when Trey Wilson rambled 33 yards for a score and a 34-6 lead midway through the third.
 
Takeaways
• The game was Zach Davis' seventh career 100-yard game.

• Senior defensive lineman Jonathan Coste, who was injured in the Bucknell game in the spring, made his first appearance for the Rams.

• The Rams did not allow a sack or a Georgetown tackle for loss.
 
• Fordham did not turn the ball over on the game but forced two turnovers.
 
• It is the first six-game winning streak for Fordham since 2015, when the Rams ran off six straight on their way to a 9-3 season.
 
• The Rams open their Patriot League schedule with a 4-0 record for the first time since 2014 when they went 6-0 in League play.
 
• The Rams lead the all-time series with Georgetown, which started in 1889, 41-23-3.
 
• Fordham has taken eight of the last nine meetings with the Hoyas.
 
By the Numbers
11 – Receiving touchdowns on the year for Fotis Kokosioulis, tied for fourth most in a season for the Rams.

27 - Touchdown passes this year for Tim DeMorat, tied for fourth most in a season in Fordham history.
 
63 –Career touchdown passes for Tim DeMorat, third all-time at Fordham.
 
64 – Wins for Fordham since 2012, the most of any New York City area school.

503 - Total yards for the Fordham offense, the Rams' fourth 500-yard game of the year.
 
666 – Career completions for Tim DeMorat, second on the Rams' career list.

7,997 – Career passing yards for Tim DeMorat, third all-time at Fordham.
 
What's Next?
• The Rams continue Patriot League play as they host the College of the Holy Cross Crusaders on Jack Coffey Field on Saturday, November 13, at 1:00 p.m.
 
• It will be the 59th meeting between Fordham and Holy Cross on the gridiron.
 
• The Crusaders lead the all-time series, which started in 1902, 31-25-2, including a 34- 24 win last spring in Worcester despite Tim DeMorat completing 39 of 56 passes for 440 yards, all career-highs, with two touchdowns and Dequece Carter catching eleven passes for 155 yards and one score.
 
• Holy Cross has won the past four meetings, snapping a five-game Fordham winning streak in the series.