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2024 Football Roster

15 Julius Loughridge

  • Position RB
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 215
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Houston, Texas
  • Highschool Mayde Creek

Biography

Two-time First Team All-Patriot League selection ... Became just the fourth Ram to record multiple 1,000 yard rushing seasons ... Recorded 3,005 career rushing yards, fifth all-time at Fordham ... Scored 26 career rushing touchdowns, sixth on the Fordham career list ... Became the eleventh player in school history to rush for more than 1,000 yards in a season in 2023 ... Earned 2023 First Team All-Patriot League honors ... Had six 100-yard and one 200-yard rushing games in 2023 ... Enjoyed a breakout season as a sophomore, rushing for more than 900 yards ... Recorded five 100-yard rushing games ... Led 2022 squad win rushing touchdowns ... Fourth in the NCAA FCS in yards/rush in 2022 ... Did not see action as a freshman ... A two-time District Offensive MVP at Mayde Creek High School.

2024 (Senior Season)
• Started eleven games at running back for the Rams
• Rushed 194 times for 1,044 yards with nine touchdowns
• Had four 100-yard rushing games.
• Also caught 21 passes for 155 yards
• Ranked second in the Patriot League and 20th in the NCAA FCS in rushing yards/game (94.9)
• Second in the Patriot League and 33rd in the NCAA FCS in all-purpose yards/game (109.0)
• Fifth in the Patriot League in rushing touchdowns
• Carried 26 time for a season-high 155 yards and one touchdown at Bucknell.
• Ran 25 times for 153 yards and one score in win over Colgate.
• Recorded 127 yards on 15 carries at Central Connecticut.
• Gained 112 yards on 16 rushes in opener at Bowling Green.

2023 (Junior Season)
• Named First Team All-Patriot League.
• Named to the 2023 Phil Steele All-Patriot League team (Second Team).
• Rushed 207 times for 1,146 yards and ten touchdowns.
• Also caught 25 passes for 210 yards and two scores.
•  Had six 100-yard and one 200-yard rushing games.
• Became eleventh player in Fordham history to rush for more than 1,000 yards in a season.
• Fourth in the Patriot League and eleventh in the NCAA FCS in rushing yards/game (104.2).
• Third in the Patriot League and 23rd in the NCAA FCS in rushing touchdowns.
• Fourth in the Patriot League in rushing yards/carry (5.54).
• Tenth in the Patriot League in total offense/game (104.2).
• Rushed for a career-high 211 yards on 25 carries with three touchdowns vs. Holy Cross.
• Gained 170 yards on 28 carries with two scores and caught four passes for 50 yards in win over Lehigh.
• Carried 24 times for 154 yards and two touchdowns ain win at Stony Brook.
• Rushed 14 times for 108 yards and a pair of scores in win over Stonehill.
• Picked up 106 yards on 20 rushes in win at Buffalo.
• Ran for 105 yards on 20 carries in Bucknell win.

2022 (Sophomore Season)
• Appeared in all 12 games at running back.
• Gained 940 yards on 131 carries with a team-high eight touchdowns.
• Averaged 7.2 yards/carry, tops in the Patriot League and fourth in the NCAA FCS.
• Fourth in the Patriot League in rushing scores and rushing yards.
• Also caught four passes for 16 yards.
• Rushed 15 times for a season-high 121 yards and a touchdown at Holy Cross.
• Gained 114 yards on 20 carries in season opening win at Wagner.
• Picked up 111 yards on just nine rushers with two touchdowns in Stony Brook win.
• Recorded 104 rushing yards on eleven carries with a touchdown in win over Georgetown.
• Also had 104 rushing yards on 12 attempts with one score in the win at Lehigh.

2021 (Freshman Season)
• Did not see action as a freshman.

Before Fordham
• A graduate of Mayde Creek High School in Houston, Texas, where he lettered in football for head coaches Chad Simions, Mike Rabe, and Brian Randle.
• Two-time District Offensive MVP.
• Unanimous First Team All-District selection .
• A finalist for the Houston Touchdown Club award.
• Served as a team captain.
• Also a member of the track team at Mayde Creek.

Personal
• Son of LaShanda and Justin Loughridge.
• Has three younger siblings (Jayda, Jalyce, and Jaxon).
• Has not declared a major.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 30

    2021Freshman

    RB
    6'0" 210 lbs
    30
  • 30

    2022Sophomore

    RB
    6'0" 210 lbs
    30
  • 15

    2023Junior

    RB
    6'0" 210 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2024Senior

    RB
    6'0" 215 lbs
    15