The Patriot League is a collegiate athletic conference comprising private institutions of higher education and two United States service academies based in the Northeastern United States. Except for the Ivy League, it is the most selective group of higher education institutions in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I and has a very high student-athlete graduation rate for both the NCAA graduation success rate and the federal graduation rate.
The Fordham Rams are the varsity sports teams for Fordham University. Their colors are maroon and white. The Fordham Rams are members of NCAA Division I and compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference for most sports. In football, the Rams play in the Patriot League of NCAA Division 1 Football Championship Subdivision. The University also supports a number of club sports, and a significant intramural sports program. The University's athletic booster clubs include the Sixth Man Club for basketball and the Afterguard for sailing.
The Fordham Rams football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Fordham University, located in the borough of The Bronx in New York City. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Patriot League. Fordham's first football team was fielded 143 years ago in 1882; the team plays its home games on campus at 7,000-seat Coffey Field.
The 2012 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University as a member of the Patriot League during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Joe Moorhead, the Rams compiled an overall record of 6–5. Fordham was not eligible for the Patriot League championship because the program used scholarship players while the rest of the league's members did not. Fordham had a record of 3–3 against conference opponents, but the Ram's official conference record was 0–0. The team played home games at Coffey Field in The Bronx.
The 2013 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University as a member of the Patriot League during the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Joe Moorhead, the Rams compiled an overall record of 12–2. Fordham was not eligible for the Patriot League championship because the program used scholarship players while the rest of the league's members did not. The team's official conference record was 0–0. Though ineligible for the conference title, Fordham finished the regular season at 11–1 and earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Rams defeated Sacred Heart in the first round before losing to Towson in the second round. Fordham finished the season ranked ninth in the Sports Network Poll, the highest final ranking for the program at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The team played home games at Coffey Field in The Bronx.
The 2015 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University as a member of the Patriot League during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Joe Moorhead in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Rams compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, placing second in the Patriot League. Fordham received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Rams lost in the first round to Chattanooga. The team played home games at Coffey Field in The Bronx.
The 2016 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University as a member of the Patriot League during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Andrew Breiner, the Rams compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, placing second in the Patriot League. Fordham played home games at Coffey Field in The Bronx.
The 2017 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University as a member of the Patriot League during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Andrew Breiner, the Rams compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the Patriot League. Fordham played home games at Coffey Field in The Bronx.
The 2018 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University as a member of the Patriot League during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Joe Conlin, the Rams compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fourth in the Patriot League. Fordham played home games at Coffey Field in The Bronx.
The 2019 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University as a member of the Patriot League during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Joe Conlin, the Rams compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing sixth in the Patriot League. Fordham played home games at Coffey Field in The Bronx.
The 2020 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University as member of the North Division of Patriot League during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Joe Conlin, the Rams compiled an overall record of 2–1 with an identical mark in conference play, placing second the Patriot League's North Division. Fordham played home games at Coffey Field in The Bronx.
The 1991 Fordham Rams football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. For the second straight year, Fordham finished last in the Patriot League.
The 1992 Fordham Rams football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University during the 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Fordham tied for last in the Patriot League.
The 1996 Fordham Rams football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Fordham finished second-to-last in the Patriot League.
The 2002 Fordham Rams football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Fordham tied for first in the Patriot League before losing in the second round of the national playoffs.
The 2003 Fordham Rams football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. A year after winning the conference championship, Fordham tied for third in the Patriot League.
The 2005 Fordham Rams football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Fordham tied for second-to-last in the Patriot League.
The 2007 Fordham Rams football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Fordham won the Patriot League championship, but lost in the first round of the national FCS playoffs.
The 2021 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University as a member of the Patriot League during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Joe Conlin, the Rams compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing third in the Patriot League. Fordham played home games at Coffey Field in The Bronx.
The 2022 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University as a member of the Patriot League during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Joe Conlin, the Rams compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, placing second in the Patriot League. Fordham received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Rams lost in the first round to New Hampshire. The team played home games at Coffey Field in The Bronx.
