Fordham Edges Richmond 20-14 on Late Smith Touchdown
Richmond came in 5-0 and left 5-1, and the offense had one touchdown to show for the trip. Fordham won 20-14 on a Gunnar Smith 5-yard run with 2:23 left, and the Rams (now 2-3) will gladly take it.
Fordham scored first when Smith threw 10 yards to Ricky Gonzalez II with 11:07 left in the first quarter. Richmond tied it early in the second on a 6-yard pass from Ashten Snelsire to Bryce Allen, and that was the last time the Spiders got into the end zone through the air or on the ground. Their other touchdown was a 0-yard fumble return by Jordan Allen early in the third, which put Richmond up 14-7. Take that away and the Spiders' offense had 7 points all day.
Jamell James ran in from 2 yards with 4:36 left in the third to tie it at 14-14, and then nothing happened in the fourth until Smith's run. The extra point failed, so Fordham led by 6 and that margin held. Between them the two teams had 463 yards of total offense (259 for Fordham, 204 for Richmond), three lost fumbles (two Fordham, one Richmond) and two interceptions, one each. It was a mess, and Fordham finished it better than the other side.
Fordham's defense had three sacks and Richmond's passing game managed 122 yards. For fantasy purposes, Smith was the top scorer with 17.9 points, which is a very low bar to be top scorer on, and the whole game had only five scoring plays.