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21   Carlton Koonce
Carlton Koonce

Class:
RS Senior

Hometown:
Lumberton, N.J.

High School:
Rancocas Valley (Hofstra)

Last College:
Hofstra

Height / Weight:
5-8 / 182

Position:
RB

Birthdate:
07/04/1991


05/20/2013

Fordham's Brian Wetzel Earns Spot on 2013 CFPA FCS Wide Receiver Award Watch List

Junior receiver earned First Team All-Patriot League honors last fall

05/15/2013

Fordham's Carlton Koonce Named to 2013 CFPA FCS Running Back Award Watch List

Redshirt Senior led Patriot League in rushing in 2012

04/23/2013

Fordham Football to Hold Spring Game on Friday Night on Coffey Field

Rams to honor Boston Marathon victims with special helmet decal

01/28/2013

Andy Lukac and Andrew Kerin Honored at Annual Fordham Gridiron Club Dinner

Kerin Family Challenge Launched at annual ceremony

12/08/2012

Patrick Murray Named BSN NCAA FCS Special Teams Player of the Year

Murray, Lloyd Morrison and Carlton Koonce Named BSN NCAA FCS All-America

04/26/2013

2013 Spring Game

Photos from the 2013 Fordham football spring game on Jack Coffey Field on April 26

04/14/2013

Spring Football Practice - April 13

Photos of the Fordham spring football practice on April 13, 2013.

03/21/2013

First 2013 Spring Football Practice

Action from the first Fordham spring football practice of 2013

11/17/2012

Football vs. Colgate (all photos by Ally White)

Photos of the Fordham-Colgate Patriot League football game on November 17 on Jack Coffey Field

11/10/2012

Football vs. Lafayette

Photos of the Fordham-Lafayette football game on Jack Coffey Field on November 10, 2012

Returns to the offensive backfield in 2012 after spending 2011 as a receiver... slated to start at running back in this fall... closed out the spring practice season by gaining 77 yards on eleven carries with two touchdowns in the 2012 Spring Game... tied for team lead last fall with 38 receptions and four receiving touchdowns... fourth leading rusher in 2010 after transferring to Fordham from Hofstra... had a strong 2010 spring, capping it by rushing for 67 yards on 16 carries in the 2010 Spring game... did not see action at Hofstra in 2009.

2011: Appeared in all eleven games as a junior for the Rams, starting eight... tied for team lead with 38 catches and four receiving touchdowns on the year... recorded 309 receiving yards on the 38 catches (8.1 yards/reception)... also rushed eleven times for 77 yards and two scores... led Rams with six total touchdowns... caught a season-high eight passes for 62 yards and rushed twice for six yards and a touchdown (six yards) in the season finale with Holy Cross... grabbed six passes for 28 yards and rushed eight times for 28 yards and one score (one yard) at Georgetown... finished with five receptions for 32 yards and one touchdown (16 yards) in the win over Columbia... registered five catches for 39 yards and one score (16 yards) at Colgate... made four catches for 33 yards and one touchdown (19 yards) at Rhode Island... had two receptions for 59 yards, including a 55-yard scoring catch, at Penn... finished with four receptions for 37 yards at Lafayette and hauled in three passes for 22 yards against Lehigh.

2010: Appeared in all eleven games as a sophomore for the Rams after transferring from Hofstra... rushed 38 times for 148 yards (3.9 yards/carry) with two touchdowns... fourth in the team in rushing... gained a season-high 63 yards on eleven carries in the win over Georgetown... rushed eight times for 29 yards and one touchdown (six yards) at Holy Cross... picked up 28 yards on five attempts in the Lafayette victory... opened season with six rushes for 23 yards and one score (ten yards) at Bryant.

2009: Did not see varsity action at Hofstra.

Before Fordham: A graduate of Rancocas Valley Regional High School in Mount Holly, New Jersey, where he lettered in football and competed with the track and field teams... 2008 All-County and County Offensive Player of Year... recipient of the 2008 Mini Maxwell Award... a 2008 Brooks Irvine Scholar winner... recorded 193 carries for 1,178 yards and 16 touchdowns, and 46 tackles and two interceptions in 2008... a three-time team MVP.

Personal: Born July 4, 1991... has one brother and one sister... cousin, Steve Smith, plays with the St. Louis Rams... a Communications major.