BRONX, N.Y. – The Fordham University football team will host Villanova Wildcats at Moglia Stadium on Saturday, October 17, at 3:30 p.m.
The game will be broadcast live on ESPN+ with Andrew Bogusch (play-by-play) and Andrew Posadas (analyst) announcing, and live on WFUV (90.7 FM) and the WFUV Sports YouTube channel, with Max Langer (play-by-play) handling the announcing chores.
Fordham will look to win its second consecutive game after a 20-14 victory over #15/19 Richmond last Saturday.
A few notes on the game:
- freshman linebacker AJ Revella was named the Patriot League Rookie of the Week, it was announced on Monday. Revella is the first Ram to earn Rookie of the Week honors this season and the second Fordham player to receive a weekly award in 2026.
- On the season, Revella has 31 total tackles, while his two fumble recoveries are tied for third in the country.
- The victory over Richmond marked the Rams' second win over a ranked opponent this year. Fordham joins Northern Arizona, Northern Iowa, South Dakota State, and Youngstown State as the only FCS teams in the country with two wins over opponents ranked in the Stats Perform Top 25 Poll this year.
- Last Saturday's win marked Fordham's 50th home win since 2012. Over that span, the Rams have the eighth-best home record in FCS football at 50-26 (.658)
- The Rams are 2-0 this season when scoring first, having more rushing yards than their respective opponent, and finishing the game with more total yards.
- Punter Dominic Sansone ranks 19th in the nation with 43.6 yards per punt.
- Four of Fordham's five remaining conference opponents currently have sub .500 records in Patriot League action.
- Saturday's game marks the first meeting between Fordham and Villanova since 2015.
- The last Fordham win over the Wildcats came in 2013, 27-24 on September 7 Jack Coffey Field as Mike Nebrich completed 26 of 35 passes for 190 yards and a touchdown and he rushed 20 times for 102 yards and two scores and the Fordham defense forced five fumbles.
- Senior linebacker Andrew Osmun and senior long snapper Michael Doctor were named preseason All-Patriot League.
- Fordham will be represented by five captains in 2026: senior wide receiver Ricky Gonzalez II, senior center Dylan Haines, senior linebacker Andrew Osmun, graduate student defensive lineman Colby Spencer, and senior quarterback Gunnar Smith.
- Following Saturday's game, the Rams will close out their three-game homestand on October 24 against Lafayette at Moglia Stadium, with kickoff set for 1:00 p.m.
