2018 Fordham Rams football team

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.

2018 Fordham Rams football
ConferencePatriot League
2018 record2–9 (2–4 Patriot)
Head coachJoe Conlin (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorMike Burchett (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorPaul Rice (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorDarrell Perkins (1st season)
Home stadiumCoffey Field
(Capacity: 7,000)
Fordham vs. Stony Brook
2018 Patriot League football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 8 Colgate $^  6 –0     10 –2  
Holy Cross  4 –2     5 –6  
Georgetown  4 –2     5 –6  
Lehigh  2 –4     3 –8  
Lafayette  2 –4     3 –8  
Fordham  2 –4     2 –9  
Bucknell  1 –5     1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

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)
1Colgate71 (11)
2Lehigh63 (3)
3Fordham45
4Holy Cross40
T–5Bucknell31
T–5Lafayette31
7Georgetown13

Preseason All-Patriot League team

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

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.at Charlotte*
ESPN+L 10–349,240
September 86:00 p.m.at Richmond*
NBCS WAL 7–528,057
September 156:00 p.m.No. 24 Stony Brook*
StadiumL 6–286,524
September 221:00 p.m.Central Connecticut*
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
StadiumL 13–247,134
October 61:00 p.m.Georgetown
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
StadiumL 11–232,010
October 1312:30 p.m.at Lehigh
StadiumW 43–144,115
October 201:00 p.m.Bryant*
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
StadiumL 41–421,906
October 271:00 p.m.Lafayette
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
StadiumL 13–213,616
November 31:00 p.m.No. 12 Colgate
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
StadiumL 0–412,591
November 1012:00 p.m.at Holy Cross
StadiumL 13–172,988
November 1712:00 p.m.at Bucknell
StadiumW 17–141,126
  • *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
See also: 2018 Charlotte 49ers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Richmond
1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 0 0 7 7
Spiders 7 10 28 7 52
See also: 2018 Richmond Spiders football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–0–1 1995 TIE, 3–3

Stony Brook
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 24 Seawolves 7 14 7 0 28
Rams 0 0 0 6 6
See also: 2018 Stony Brook Seawolves football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 1988 SBU, 3–0

Central Connecticut
1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 10 7 7 0 24
Rams 0 6 7 0 13
See also: 2018 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2017 FORD, 38–31

Georgetown
1 2 3 4 Total
Hoyas 8 0 7 8 23
Rams 0 8 3 0 11
See also: 2018 Georgetown Hoyas football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
37–22–3 2017 FORD, 17–9

at Lehigh
1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 22 7 14 43
Mountain Hawks 0 6 0 8 14
See also: 2018 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–24 2017 FORD, 45–35

Bryant
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 21 0 12 9 42
Rams 3 17 14 7 41
See also: 2018 Bryant Bulldogs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–2 2017 BRY, 45–40

Lafayette
1 2 3 4 Total
Leopards 0 14 7 0 21
Rams 0 13 0 0 13
See also: 2018 Lafayette Leopards football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–23–1 2017 LAF, 14–10

Colgate
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 12 Raiders 14 17 0 10 41
Rams 0 0 0 0 0
See also: 2018 Colgate Raiders football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–22 2017 GATE, 14–10

at Holy Cross
1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 7 3 0 3 13
Crusaders 0 0 14 3 17
See also: 2018 Holy Cross Crusaders football team and Ram–Crusader Cup
Overall record Last meeting Result
25–28–2 2017 HOLY, 42–20

at Bucknell
1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 7 7 3 0 17
Bison 0 7 7 0 14
See also: 2018 Bucknell Bison football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
15–18 2017 FORD, 20–19

References
  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.


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