2013 Fordham Rams football team

The 2013 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second year head coach Joe Moorhead and played their home games at Coffey Field. They were a member of the Patriot League.

2013 Fordham Rams football
ConferencePatriot League
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 9
FCS CoachesNo. 10
2013 record12–2 (0–0 Patriot)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDavid Blackwell
Home stadiumCoffey Field
(Capacity: 7,000)
2013 Patriot League football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Lafayette $^  4 –1     5 –7  
Lehigh  3 –2     8 –3  
Bucknell  3 –2     6 –5  
Colgate  3 –2     4 –8  
Holy Cross  1 –4     3 –9  
Georgetown  1 –4     2 –9  
No. 9 Fordham ^  0 –0     12 –2  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Fordham was ineligible for conference title because they previously offered football scholarships while other Patriot League members did not.
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Fordham was not eligible for the Patriot League championship because they use scholarship players while the rest of the league's members do not. Fordham's official conference record was 0–0 and did not occupy a spot in the conference standings.[1] Though ineligible for the conference title, Fordham finished 11–1 to earn an at-large bid in the FCS playoffs where they defeated Sacred Heart in the first round before losing in the second round to Towson.

Fordham finished the season ranked 9th in the country. Its highest FCS ranking ever.

Fordham vs. Sacred Heart

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:00 pmRhode Island*
PLNW 51–264,256
September 76:00 pmNo. 8 Villanova*
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
PLNW 27–245,178
September 141:00 pmat Temple*
TWCSW 30–2920,047
September 211:00 pmColumbia*No. 21
PLNW 52–77,026
September 2812:00 pmat Saint Francis (PA)*No. 16
NECFRW 38–201,831
October 512:00 pmNo. 13 LehighNo. 12
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
CBSSNW 52–347,751
October 121:00 pmat GeorgetownNo. 10
W 34–121,831
October 1912:00 pmat Yale*No. 8
W 52–3113,691
November 21:00 pmHoly CrossNo. 8
PLNW 32–307,846
November 91:00 pmBucknellNo. 7
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
PLNW 23–216,826
November 163:30 pmat LafayetteNo. 5
L 14–275,939
November 231:00 pmat ColgateNo. 12
PLNW 56–192,493
November 301:00 pmSacred Heart*No. 9
ESPN3W 37–274,787
December 71:00 pmat No. 5 Towson*No. 9
ESPN3L 28–484,671

Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final 
Sports Network NR RV RV 21 16 12 10 8 8 8 7 5 12 9 9 
Coaches NR RV RV 21 16 13 9 8 8–T 8 6 5 11 10 10

References
  1. "2013 Patriot League Football Preview: Fordham Rams". Patriot League. August 14, 2013. Archived from the original on December 12, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
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