2019 Fordham Rams football team
The 2019 Fordham Rams football team represents Fordham University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by second-year head coach Joe Conlin and play their home games at Coffey Field as a member of the Patriot League.
| 2019 Fordham Rams football | |
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| Conference | Patriot League |
| 2019 record | 4–8 (2–4 Patriot) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Kevin Decker (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Paul Rice (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Coffey Field (Capacity: 7,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross $^ | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 3 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 3 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colgate | 3 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 1 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Rams finished the 2018 season 2–9, 2–4 in Patriot League play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place.
Preseason
Preseason coaches' poll
The Patriot League released their preseason coaches' poll on July 30, 2019 (voting was by conference head coaches and sports information directors). The Rams were picked to finish in fourth place.[1]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Colgate | 72 (12) |
| 2 | Holy Cross | 58 (2) |
| 3 | Georgetown | 51 |
| 4 | Fordham | 39 |
| 5 | Lehigh | 38 |
| 6 | Lafayette | 21 |
| 7 | Bucknell | 15 |
Preseason All-Patriot League team
The Rams had two players selected to the preseason All-Patriot League team.[1]
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Defense Glenn Cunningham – LB Jesse Bramble – DB |
Schedule
Fordham vs. Bucknell, played on November 23
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | Central Connecticut* | Stadium | L 23–26 | 2,988 | |
| September 7 | 2:00 p.m. | at Ball State* | ESPN3 | L 29–57 | 10,123 | |
| September 14 | 1:00 p.m. | at Bryant* | NEC Front Row | W 29–14 | 1,362 | |
| September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | at Stony Brook* | FloSports | L 10–45 | 6,204 | |
| September 28 | 1:00 p.m. | Richmond* |
| Stadium | W 23–16 | 5,578 |
| October 5 | 1:00 p.m. | at Yale* | ESPN + | L 24–48 | 5,743 | |
| October 12 | 2:00 p.m. | at Georgetown | Stadium | W 30–27 | 1,993 | |
| October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | Lehigh |
| Stadium | L 27–30 OT | 2,766 |
| November 2 | 12:30 p.m. | at Lafayette | Stadium | L 34–38 | 3,505 | |
| November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at Colgate | Stadium | L 13–24 | 1,406 | |
| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | Holy Cross |
| Stadium | L 27–49 | 3,704 |
| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Bucknell |
| Stadium | W 31–14 | 2,006 |
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Game summaries
Central Connecticut
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Blue Devils | 8 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 26 |
| Rams | 0 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 23 |
at Ball State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Rams | 14 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 29 |
| Cardinals | 14 | 14 | 22 | 7 | 57 |
at Bryant
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Rams | 0 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 29 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at Stony Brook
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Rams | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Seawolves | 10 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 45 |
Richmond
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Spiders | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| Rams | 0 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 23 |
at Yale
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Rams | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Bulldogs | 17 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 48 |
at Georgetown
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Rams | 6 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 30 |
| Hoyas | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 27 |
Lehigh
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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| Mountain Hawks | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 30 |
| Rams | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
at Lafayette
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Rams | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 34 |
| Leopards | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
at Colgate
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Rams | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Raiders | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
Holy Cross
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Crusaders | 0 | 0 | 14 | 35 | 49 |
| Rams | 0 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 27 |
Bucknell
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bison | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Rams | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
References
- "Patriot League Football Preseason Honors Announced". PatriotLeague.org. July 30, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
- "Fordham Rams 2019 Football Schedule". FordhamSports.com. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
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