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 | |
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| Conference | Patriot League |
| 2016 record | 8–3 (5–1 Patriot) |
| Head coach | Andrew Breiner (1st season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Tyler Bowen |
| Defensive coordinator | Jon Wholley |
| Home stadium | Coffey Field (Capacity: 7,000) |
Fordham vs. Holy Cross (at Yankee Stadium)
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 12:00 PM | at Navy* | CBSSN | L 16–52 | 28,238 | |
| September 10 | 1:00 PM | Elizabeth City State* | PLN | W 83–21 | 3,626 | |
| September 24 | 1:00 PM | Penn* |
| PLN | W 31–17 | 7,816 |
| October 1 | 1:00 PM | at Monmouth* |
| ESPN3 | L 41–42 OT | 2,847 |
| October 8 | 1:00 PM | Lafayette |
| PLN | W 58–34 | 3,864 |
| October 15 | 1:00 PM | Yale* |
| PLN | W 44–37 | 4,671 |
| October 22 | 1:00 PM | Georgetown |
| PLN | W 17–14 | 8,231 |
| October 29 | 12:30 PM | at Lehigh | PLN | L 37–58 | 6,009 | |
| November 5 | 1:00 PM | Colgate |
| PLN | W 24–20 | 4,285 |
| November 12 | 3:00 PM | vs. Holy Cross |
| PLN | W 54–14 | 21,375 |
| November 19 | 12:00 PM | at Bucknell | ASN | W 36–22 | 2,079 | |
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Game summaries
at Navy
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rams | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| Midshipmen | 21 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 52 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 0–1 | 1914 | NAVY, 14–0 |
Elizabeth City State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vikings | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Rams | 38 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 83 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| First meeting | ||
Penn
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quakers | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Rams | 14 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2–5 | 2015 | FORDHAM, 48–45 |
at Monmouth
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rams | 13 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
| Hawks | 3 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 42 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1–1 | 2015 | FORDHAM, 54–31 |
Lafayette
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopards | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
| Rams | 20 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 58 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 11–22–1 | 2015 | FORDHAM, 35–7 |
Yale
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulldogs | 8 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 37 |
| Rams | 14 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 44 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2–5 | 2013 | FORDHAM, 52–31 |
Georgetown
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoyas | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Rams | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 35–22–3 | 2015 | FORDHAM, 38–31 |
at Lehigh
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rams | 6 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 37 |
| Mountain Hawks | 16 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 58 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 5–23 | 2015 | FORDHAM, 59–42 |
Colgate
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raiders | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 20 |
| Rams | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 6–21 | 2015 | COLGATE, 31–29 |
vs. Holy Cross
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rams | 21 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 54 |
| Crusaders | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 24–27–2 | 2015 | FORDHAM, 47–41 OT |
at Bucknell
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Rams | 7 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 36 |
| Bison | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 22 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 13–18 | 2015 | FORDHAM, 24–16 |
Ranking movements
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| 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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