2018 Fordham Rams football team

2018 Patriot League football standings
	$ – Conference champion; ^ – FCS playoff participant; Rankings from STATS Poll

Fordham Rams football
2018 Fordham Rams football
Conference	Patriot League
2018 record	2–9 (2–4 Patriot)
Head coach	Joe Conlin (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Mike Burchett (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Paul Rice (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Darrell Perkins (1st season)
Home stadium	Coffey Field; (Capacity: 7,000)

The 2018 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Joe Conlin and played their home games at Coffey Field as a member of the Patriot League. They finished the season 2–9, 2–4 in Patriot League play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place.

Previous season

The Rams finished the 2017 season 4–7, 3–3 in Patriot League play to finish in a three-way tie for third place.

On December 5, head coach Andrew Breiner resigned to become the quarterbacks coach at Mississippi State.[1] He finished at Fordham with a two-year record of 12–10.[2]

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.[3]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Colgate	71 (11)
2	Lehigh	63 (3)
3	Fordham	45
4	Holy Cross	40
T–5	Bucknell	31
T–5	Lafayette	31
7	Georgetown	13

Preseason All-Patriot League team

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

Offense

Austin Longi – WR

Isaiah Searight – TE

Dominic Lombard – OL

Defense

Glenn Cunningham – LB

Dylan Mabin – DB

Schedule

Fordham vs. Stony Brook, on September 15

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 p.m.	at Charlotte*	Jerry Richardson Stadium Charlotte, NC	ESPN+	L 10–34	9,240
September 8	6:00 p.m.	at Richmond*	Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	NBCS WA	L 7–52	8,057
September 15	6:00 p.m.	No. 24 Stony Brook*	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	Stadium	L 6–28	6,524
September 22	1:00 p.m.	Central Connecticut*	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	Stadium	L 13–24	7,134
October 6	1:00 p.m.	Georgetown	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	Stadium	L 11–23	2,010
October 13	12:30 p.m.	at Lehigh	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	Stadium	W 43–14	4,115
October 20	1:00 p.m.	Bryant*	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	Stadium	L 41–42	1,906
October 27	1:00 p.m.	Lafayette	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	Stadium	L 13–21	3,616
November 3	1:00 p.m.	No. 12 Colgate	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	Stadium	L 0–41	2,591
November 10	12:00 p.m.	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA (Ram–Crusader Cup)	Stadium	L 13–17	2,988
November 17	12:00 p.m.	at Bucknell	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	Stadium	W 17–14	1,126
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

[4]

Game summaries

at Charlotte

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	7	3	0	10
49ers	3	10	7	14	34

at Richmond

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	0	0	7	7
Spiders	7	10	28	7	52

Stony Brook

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 24 Seawolves	7	14	7	0	28
Rams	0	0	0	6	6

Central Connecticut

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	10	7	7	0	24
Rams	0	6	7	0	13

Georgetown

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoyas	8	0	7	8	23
Rams	0	8	3	0	11

at Lehigh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	22	7	14	43
Mountain Hawks	0	6	0	8	14

Bryant

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	21	0	12	9	42
Rams	3	17	14	7	41

Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	0	14	7	0	21
Rams	0	13	0	0	13

Colgate

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Raiders	14	17	0	10	41
Rams	0	0	0	0	0

at Holy Cross

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	7	3	0	3	13
Crusaders	0	0	14	3	17

at Bucknell

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

References

"Andrew Breiner Named MSU Pass Game Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach". Hailstate.com. December 6, 2017.
"Fordham Football Head Coach Andrew Breiner Resigns". fordhamsports.com. December 5, 2017.
"PATRIOT LEAGUE FOOTBALL PRESEASON MAJOR AWARDS, POLL AND ALL-LEAGUE HONORS ANNOUNCED". www.patriotleague.org. July 7, 2018.
"2018 Football Schedule". Fordham University Athletics. Retrieved 15 May 2018.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] "Andrew Breiner Named MSU Pass Game Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach". Hailstate.com. December 6, 2017.

[2] "Fordham Football Head Coach Andrew Breiner Resigns". fordhamsports.com. December 5, 2017.

[3] "PATRIOT LEAGUE FOOTBALL PRESEASON MAJOR AWARDS, POLL AND ALL-LEAGUE HONORS ANNOUNCED". www.patriotleague.org. July 7, 2018.

[4] "2018 Football Schedule". Fordham University Athletics. Retrieved 15 May 2018.

Fordham Rams football
Venues	Polo Grounds (1928–1950; 1953–1954) Downing Stadium (1951–1952) Coffey Field (1970–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Ram–Crusader Cup (Holy Cross) The Liberty Cup (Columbia) 1941 Cotton Bowl Classic 1942 Sugar Bowl
Culture & lore	First televised football game Seven Blocks of Granite The Ram "The Ram"
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910–1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955–1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020