1978-79 Fordham Rams — schedule and results

The 1978-79 Fordham Rams went 7-22 (1-5 in the NJNY7) under head coach Tommy Penders. Simple Rating System: -8.79.

Game-by-game results (26 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1978-12-01vs Grambling TigersL 68–69Rose Hill Gymnasium
1978-12-03vs Yale BulldogsW 87–77Rose Hill Gymnasium
1978-12-07at Harvard CrimsonL 82–87Indoor Athletic Building
1978-12-09vs Brown BearsL 54–57Rose Hill Gymnasium
1978-12-14at Princeton TigersL 37–38Jadwin Gymnasium
1978-12-19vs Holy Cross CrusadersL 54–81Rose Hill Gymnasium
1978-12-22at UCLA BruinsL 64–95Pauley Pavilion
1978-12-27at Hawai'i Rainbow WarriorsL 61–63Neal S. Blaisdell Center
1978-12-28neutral Tennessee VolunteersL 58–83Neal S. Blaisdell Center
1978-12-30neutral Harvard CrimsonW 71–60Neal S. Blaisdell Center
1979-01-06at Georgetown HoyasL 65–75McDonough Gymnasium
1979-01-13vs Vermont CatamountsW 70–68Rose Hill Gymnasium
1979-01-15at Cornell Big RedL 65–66Barton Hall
1979-01-24at Notre Dame Fighting IrishL 53–85Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center
1979-01-27vs Fairfield StagsL 65–70Rose Hill Gymnasium
1979-01-30at Columbia LionsW 76–75Francis A. Levien Gymnasium
1979-02-03at Boston College EaglesL 64–71Roberts Center
1979-02-06vs Seton Hall PiratesL 60–65Rose Hill Gymnasium
1979-02-08vs UConn HuskiesL 80–93Rose Hill Gymnasium
1979-02-10vs St. John's Red StormL 48–66Rose Hill Gymnasium
1979-02-12vs Army Black KnightsL 70–71Rose Hill Gymnasium
1979-02-15at Lafayette LeopardsL 61–73Allan P. Kirby Field House
1979-02-17at Rutgers Scarlet KnightsL 59–67Louis Brown Athletic Center
1979-02-22neutral Manhattan JaspersL 52–64Madison Square Garden (IV)
1979-02-24neutral Iona GaelsL 70–79Nassau Coliseum
1979-02-26vs Wagner SeahawksL 78–94Rose Hill Gymnasium

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