Chestnut Hill, Mass. – The last time Fordham and Boston College squared off in a football game Dwight Eisenhower was president, gas was 21 cents a gallon, and a movie ticket would set you back 45 cents. A lot has changed since then but unfortunately for the Rams the one thing that didn't change was the winner of the game as Eagles came out on top, defeating Fordham, 66-10, in the season opener at Alumni Stadium.
Grad student linebacker
James Conway led the Rams defensively with his 17 tackles, nine of them solo, while senior defensive back
Alex Kemper added ten stops for the Rams to go with a pass breakup.
How It Happened
After Boston College took a 7-0 lead, Fordham got on the scoreboard with 6:04 left in the first quarter to narrow the margin to 7-3.
The Eagles held a 21-3 at the break but scored 24 unanswered points in the third quarter and a pair of touchdowns early in the fourth before junior quarterback
Gunnar Smith took it in from the one for Fordham's second score.
Notes
• Sophomore placekicker
Bennett Henderson has now connected on nine straight field goals dating back to last year.
• Sophomore kicker
Dominic Sansone saw his first collegiate action, punting three times in the second half for 114 yards.
• Fordham's defense was tough against the run, limiting Boston College to just 97 yards on the ground.
• It was the first meeting for the Rams against a current member of the ACC since a game with Syracuse in 1954.
By the Numbers
46.7 – Punting average for grad student punter
Will Haslett (seven punts for 327 yards).
197 – All-time games for the Rams against fellow Jesuit institutions.
436 – Career tackles for
James Conway, a school and Patriot League record.
What's Next?
• The Rams return to the Bronx to host the Monmouth University Hawks on Saturday, September 6, at 6:00 p.m. at Moglia Stadium.
• It will be the seventh meeting between Fordham and Monmouth on the gridiron.
• The Hawks lead the all-time series, 4-2, including a win in last year's game at Monmouth.
• The two teams have split the past four meetings with the Hawks winning last year at Monmouth and the Rams taking the 2023 meeting, 52-49, at Monmouth in 2022 as Tim DeMorat completed 34 of 51 passes for 452 yards and tied a school record with six touchdown passes.
• Monmouth is one of two CAA opponents for the Rams this year (Stony Brook).
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