2020 Fordham Rams football team

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2020 Fordham Rams football
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Conference Patriot League
DivisionNorth Division
Record2–1 (2–1 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Kevin Decker (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJameson Zacharias (1st season)
Home stadium Coffey Field
Seasons
  2019
2021  
2020 Patriot League football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
Holy Cross $^  2 0   3 1  
Fordham  2 1   2 1  
Colgate  0 2   0 2  
South Division
Bucknell  2 1   2 2  
Lafayette  2 1   2 1  
Lehigh  0 3   0 3  
Championship: Holy Cross 33, Bucknell 10
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • Notes: Due to COVID-19, the Patriot League suspended the fall 2020 football season.
    Georgetown opted out of the spring football season.
Rankings from STATS Poll

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.

On July 13, 2020, the Patriot League announced that it would cancel its fall sports seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] The league announced a spring schedule on February 5, with the first games set to be played on March 13. [2]

Schedule

Fordham had games scheduled against Stony Brook on August 29, Bryant on September 5, and Hawaii on September 12, which were all later canceled before the start of the 2020 season. [3]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
March 27 1:00 p.m. at Holy Cross ESPN+ L 24–34
April 3 4:00 p.m. Colgate ESPN+ W 40–8
April 10 1:00 p.m. at Bucknell ESPN+ W 31–17

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References

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