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Photo Gallery<\/a><\/p>\n Bronx, N.Y. \u2013 On this date in 1540, Pope Paul III formally approved the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) in the Bull Regimini militantis ecclesiae. Originally, he restricted the order to sixty members, but seeing their effectiveness soon lifted that restriction. Luckily no such restriction was placed on the Fordham football squad as missing numerous starters, the Ram replacements rose to the occasion, defeating Holy Cross, 26-21, in a Patriot League matchup at Moglia Stadium in the annual Ram Crusader Cup battle. Game Notes \u2022 The Rams had three players with more than eight tackles in the ballgame led by James Conway<\/a>, who had 19.<\/p>\n \u2022 Will Haslett<\/a> punted five times for the Rams with an average of 45.2 yards per punt while pinning the Crusaders inside their own 20 twice. 198 \u2013 All-time games played by Fordham against fellow Jesuits schools. What’s Next?
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\nWith the win, Fordham improves to 1-4 overall, 1-1 in the Patriot League, while Holy Cross falls to 0-5 overall, 0-1 in the League.
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\nWhen Ignatius Loyola organized the Jesuits, he did so with the usual monastic vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. However, its members would pledge absolute obedience to the pope and organize themselves for action. The football Rams organized themselves for action today, with a strong effort from the offense, defense, and special team.
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\nJunior quarterback Gunnar Smith<\/a> led the Fordham offense, completing 14 of 21 passes for 24 yards and one touchdown while also running for a score, while grad student linebacker James Conway<\/a> led the defense, with a game-high19 tackles, including one for loss. On special teams it was sophomore placekicker Bennett Henderson<\/a>, who connected on a pair of second half field goals to erase a 21-20 halftime deficit for Fordham.
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\nConway’s 19 tackles bring his career total to 511 as he becomes just the sixth NCAA FCS student-athlete, the first from the Patriot League, to record more than 500 career stops.
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\nHow It Happened
\n\u2022 Fordham scored on the second play of the game, a 45-yard scamper from Ricky Parks<\/a> to take a 7-0 lead 58 seconds into the game
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\n\u2022 Later in the quarter, the Rams made it a 14-0 game when Smith faked a handoff and took it in from the two.
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\n\u2022 A score from Holy Cross cut the lead to 14-7 before Fordham got on the scoreboard again with 14:20 remaining in the second quarter on a 31-yard scoring strike from Smith to Nodin Tracy<\/a> 40 seconds into the quarter to extend the lead to 20-7.
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\n\u2022 Holy Cross came back with two touchdowns over the final seven minutes to take a 21-20 lead at the half.
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\n\u2022 On Fordham’s first possession of the second half, Henderson connected on a 36-yard field goal to put the Rams up for good, 23-21.
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\n\u2022 Henderson closed out the scoring with a 35-yard field goal midway through the fourth quarter.
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\n\u2022 Holy Cross was driving inside of the final minute but Andrew Osmun<\/a> picked off a Braden Graham pass at the Fordham 35 with nine seconds remaining to seal the win for the Rams.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Fordham outgained Holy Cross 422-345, including a 168-102 advantage on the ground.<\/p>\n
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\n\u2022 The last four games between Fordham and Holy Cross have been decided by a total of 12 points.
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\n\u2022 The win snapped an eight-game losing streak by the Rams to the Crusaders.
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\n\u2022 Fordham improves to 15-7 over the past five years at Moglia Stadium.
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\n\u2022 Joe Moglia, FCRH Class of 1971; Fordham Prep class of 1967, namesake of Moglia Stadium, was in attendance.
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\n4 \u2013 Field goals made this year by Bennett Henderson<\/a>.
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\n8 \u2013 Different Fordham players to catch at least one pass today.
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\n49 \u2013 Home wins for Fordham since 2012.
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\n83 \u2013 Wins for the Rams since 2012, the second most for any New York area football team.
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\n171 \u2013 Career punts for Will Haslett<\/a>, moving him into seventh place on the Fordham career list.<\/p>\n
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\n511 \u2013 Career tackles for James Conway<\/a>, a school and Patriot League record.
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\n7,373 \u2013 Career punting yards for Will Haslett<\/a>, seventh on the Fordham career list<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 The Rams return to the road, traveling to Easton, Pa., to take on the Lafayette College Leopards at Fisher Stadium in a Patriot League matchup on Saturday, October 4, at 12:30 p.m.
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\n\u2022 It will be the 43rd meeting between Fordham and Lafayette on the gridiron.
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\n\u2022 The Leopards lead the all-time series, which started in 1903, 27-14-1, and the two teams have split the past four meetings.
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\n\u2022 Lafayette won last year’s matchup, 28-23, at Moglia Stadium on October 5 as Dean DeNobile completed 13 of 18 passes for 124 yards and three touchdowns.
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\n\u2022 The last Ford\u00adham win came in 2022, a 45-10 win at Lafayette as Tim DeMorat completed 32 of 45 passes for 482 yards and four touch\u00addowns while also rushing for a pair of scores.
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