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 | |
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| Conference | Patriot League |
| 2018 record | 2–9 (2–4 Patriot) |
| Head coach |
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| 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) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) |
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| 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.
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Offense Austin Longi – WR Isaiah Searight – TE Dominic Lombard – OL |
Defense Glenn Cunningham – LB Dylan Mabin – DB |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | at Charlotte* | ESPN+ | L 10–34 | 9,240 | |
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at Richmond* | NBCS WA | L 7–52 | 8,057 | |
| September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 24 Stony Brook* | Stadium | L 6–28 | 6,524 | |
| September 22 | 1:00 p.m. | Central Connecticut* |
| Stadium | L 13–24 | 7,134 |
| October 6 | 1:00 p.m. | Georgetown |
| Stadium | L 11–23 | 2,010 |
| October 13 | 12:30 p.m. | at Lehigh | Stadium | W 43–14 | 4,115 | |
| October 20 | 1:00 p.m. | Bryant* |
| Stadium | L 41–42 | 1,906 |
| October 27 | 1:00 p.m. | Lafayette |
| Stadium | L 13–21 | 3,616 |
| November 3 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 12 Colgate |
| Stadium | L 0–41 | 2,591 |
| November 10 | 12:00 p.m. | at Holy Cross | Stadium | L 13–17 | 2,988 | |
| November 17 | 12:00 p.m. | at Bucknell | Stadium | W 17–14 | 1,126 | |
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Game summaries
at Charlotte
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Rams | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 49ers | 3 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 34 |
at Richmond
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Rams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Spiders | 7 | 10 | 28 | 7 | 52 |
Stony Brook
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 24 Seawolves | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Rams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Central Connecticut
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Blue Devils | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Rams | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
Georgetown
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hoyas | 8 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 23 |
| Rams | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
at Lehigh
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Rams | 0 | 22 | 7 | 14 | 43 |
| Mountain Hawks | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 14 |
Bryant
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 21 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 42 |
| Rams | 3 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 41 |
Lafayette
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Leopards | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Rams | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Colgate
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 12 Raiders | 14 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 41 |
| Rams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Holy Cross
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Rams | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Crusaders | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 17 |
at Bucknell
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| 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.