2018 Fordham Rams football team

2018 Fordham Rams football
ConferencePatriot League
Record2–9 (2–4 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Burchett (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorPaul Rice (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorDarrell Perkins (1st season)
Home stadiumCoffey Field
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
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

The 2018 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University as a member of the Patriot League during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Joe Conlin, the Rams compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fourth in the Patriot League. Fordham played home games at Coffey Field in The Bronx.

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.[1]

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.

Schedule

Fordham vs. Stony Brook, on September 15
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*dagger
  • 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 LehighStadiumW 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 CrossStadiumL 13–172,988
November 1712:00 p.m.at BucknellStadiumW 17–141,126
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[2][3]

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

  1. ^ "PATRIOT LEAGUE FOOTBALL PRESEASON MAJOR AWARDS, POLL AND ALL-LEAGUE HONORS ANNOUNCED". www.patriotleague.org. July 7, 2018.
  2. ^ "Fordham Rams Schedule 2018". ESPN. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  3. ^ "2018 Football Schedule". Fordham University Athletics. Retrieved August 13, 2023.