2016 Fordham Rams football team

The 2016 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Andrew Breiner and played their home games at Coffey Field. They were a member of the Patriot League. They finished the season 8–3, 5–1 in Patriot League play to finish in second place.

2016 Fordham Rams football
ConferencePatriot League
2016 record8–3 (5–1 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTyler Bowen
Defensive coordinatorJon Wholley
Home stadiumCoffey Field
(Capacity: 7,000)
2016 Patriot League football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 21 Lehigh $^  6 0     9 3  
Fordham  5 1     8 3  
Colgate  4 2     5 5  
Bucknell  3 3     4 7  
Holy Cross  2 4     4 7  
Lafayette  1 5     2 9  
Georgetown  0 6     3 8  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 312:00 pmat Navy*CBSSNL 16–5228,238
September 101:00 pmElizabeth City State*PLNW 83–213,626
September 241:00 pmPenn*
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
PLNW 31–177,816
October 11:00 pmat Monmouth*ESPN3L 41–42 OT2,847
October 81:00 pmLafayette
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
PLNW 58–343,864
October 151:00 pmYale*
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
PLNW 44–374,671
October 221:00 pmGeorgetown
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
PLNW 17–148,231
October 2912:30 pmat LehighPLNL 37–586,009
November 51:00 pmColgate
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
PLNW 24–204,285
November 123:00 pmvs. Holy CrossPLNW 54–1421,375
November 1912:00 pmat BucknellASNW 36–222,079

Game summaries

at Navy

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 10 0 3 3 16
Midshipmen 21 14 14 3 52

Elizabeth City State

1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 0 14 7 0 21
Rams 38 10 14 21 83


Penn

1 2 3 4 Total
Quakers 7 3 7 0 17
Rams 14 10 0 7 31

at Monmouth

1 2 3 4OT Total
Rams 13 14 0 77 41
Hawks 3 10 7 148 42

Lafayette

1 2 3 4 Total
Leopards 17 3 7 7 34
Rams 20 21 10 7 58

Yale

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 8 7 8 14 37
Rams 14 13 14 3 44

Georgetown

1 2 3 4 Total
Hoyas 7 7 0 0 14
Rams 14 0 0 3 17

at Lehigh

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 6 3 7 21 37
Mountain Hawks 16 21 14 7 58

Colgate

1 2 3 4 Total
Raiders 7 7 6 0 20
Rams 3 7 7 7 24

vs. Holy Cross

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 21 19 7 7 54
Crusaders 0 7 7 0 14
Fordham vs. Holy Cross (at Yankee Stadium)

at Bucknell

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 7 14 0 15 36
Bison 7 2 6 7 22

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 Final 
STATS FCS RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV  
Coaches 20 25 RV RV RV NR NR NR

References

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