Football Falls on Senior Day

Bronx, N.Y. – NFL Hall of Famer Jim Otto once said, "I was told in high school that the last game during your senior year stays with you forever, which is true." Unfortunately for the 27 senior members of the Fordham Football program, their final game at Moglia Stadium didn't turn out to be a memorable one as the Rams fell to Bucknell, 37-19.
 
With the loss, Fordham falls to 1-9 overall, 1-5 in the Patriot League, while Bucknell improves to 5-5 overall, 2-3 in the League.
 
Fordham grad student linebacker James Conway made nine tackles on the day to bring his career total to 576, one shy of the NCAA Division I record of 577 set by Troy's Carlton Martial from 2018-22.
 
Sophomore defensive back Drew Minich led the Fordham defense with 12 tackles, eight solo, including one sack.
 
Offensively junior quarterback Gunnar Smith completed 14 of 30 passes for 170 yards and two touchdowns with junior wide receiver Nodin Tracy catching five of the passes for 57 yards.
  
How It Happened
• After Bucknell took a 17-0 lead, Fordham got on the scoreboard with 8:21 left in the second quarter to narrow the margin to 17-6 on a nine-yard pass from Smith to Troy Worrell.
 
• The Rams then got on the scoreboard again to narrow Bucknell's lead to 17-12 when Jamell James carried it in from the one with fifty seconds left in the half.
 
• But Bucknell managed to score 32 second after to take a 24-12 lead into the break.
 
• A pair of field goals and a touchdown pass helped the Bison build the lead to 25, 37-12, before the Rams closed out the scoring with a Smith to Jaden Allen touchdown pass with 1:18 remaining to make it a 37-19 game.
 
Notes
• Freshman wide receiver Christian Tutson saw his first action of the year, returning kickoffs, including one for 53 yards.
 
• The Rams were playing without the services of sophomore wide receiver Jack Freeburg, the team's leading receiver.
 
• Fordham was 3-for-6 on fourth down conversions.
 
• 24 student-athletes and three student managers were honored in a pregame ceremony.
 
• Fordham now leads the all-time series, which started in 1929, 21-20.
 
• Members of the family of former Fordham head coach Larry Glueck were presented a game ball in honor of Coach Glueck, who passed away in September.
 
By the Numbers
99 – Rushing yards allowed by Fordham the third time the Rams held an opponent under 100 yards rushing.
 
576 – Career tackles for James Conway.
 
What's Next?
• The Rams close out their 2025 Patriot League schedule with a trip to the Nation's capital to face Georgetown University on Cooper Field on Saturday, November 15, at 1:00 p.m.
 
• It will be the 71^st meeting between Fordham and Georgetown on the gridiron.
 
• The Rams lead the all-time series, which started in 1889, 43-24-3.
 
• Fordham has won four of the last five meetings, including a 31-3 win at Moglia Stadium last November as Jack Capaldi completed 12 of 25 passes for 222 yards and two touchdowns.
 
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