2018 Fordham Rams football team

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2018 Fordham Rams football
Fordham Rams F Logo.png
Conference Patriot League
Record2–9 (2–4 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Burchett (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinators
  • Paul Rice (1st season)
  • Darrell Perkins (1st season)
Home stadium Coffey Field
Seasons
  2017
2019  
2018 Patriot League football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 8 Colgate $^  6 0   10 2  
Holy Cross  4 2   5 6  
Georgetown  4 2   5 6  
Lehigh  2 4   3 8  
Lafayette  2 4   3 8  
Fordham  2 4   2 9  
Bucknell  1 5   1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

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.

Contents

Preseason

Preseason coaches poll

The Patriot League released their preseason coaches poll on July 26, 2018, with the Rams predicted to finish in third place. [1]

Preseason All-Patriot League team

The Rams placed five players on the preseason all-Patriot League team.

Schedule

Fordham vs. Stony Brook, on September 15 Fordham-SB-18.jpg
Fordham vs. Stony Brook, on September 15
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.at Charlotte * ESPN+ L 10–349,240
September 86:00 p.m.at Richmond * NBCS WA L 7–528,057
September 156:00 p.m.No. 24 Stony Brook * Stadium L 6–286,524
September 221:00 p.m. Central Connecticut *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
StadiumL 13–247,134
October 61:00 p.m. Georgetown
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
StadiumL 11–232,010
October 1312:30 p.m.at Lehigh StadiumW 43–144,115
October 201:00 p.m. Bryant *
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
StadiumL 41–421,906
October 271:00 p.m. Lafayette
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
StadiumL 13–213,616
November 31:00 p.m.No. 12 Colgate
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
StadiumL 0–412,591
November 1012:00 p.m.at Holy Cross StadiumL 13–172,988
November 1712:00 p.m.at Bucknell StadiumW 17–141,126
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[2] [3]

Game summaries

At Charlotte

1234Total
Rams073010
49ers31071434

At Richmond

1234Total
Rams00077
Spiders71028752

Stony Brook

1234Total
No. 24 Seawolves7147028
Rams00066

Central Connecticut

1234Total
Blue Devils1077024
Rams067013

Georgetown

1234Total
Hoyas807823
Rams083011

At Lehigh

1234Total
Rams02271443
Mountain Hawks060814

Bryant

1234Total
Bulldogs21012942
Rams31714741

Lafayette

1234Total
Leopards0147021
Rams0130013

Colgate

1234Total
No. 12 Raiders141701041
Rams00000

At Holy Cross

1234Total
Rams730313
Crusaders0014317

At Bucknell

1234Total
Rams773017
Bison077014

References

  1. "PATRIOT LEAGUE FOOTBALL PRESEASON MAJOR AWARDS, POLL AND ALL-LEAGUE HONORS ANNOUNCED". www.patriotleague.org. July 7, 2018.
  2. "Fordham Rams Schedule 2018". ESPN . Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  3. "2018 Football Schedule". Fordham University Athletics. Retrieved August 13, 2023.