2020 Fordham Rams football team

2020 Fordham Rams football
Conference	Patriot League
Division	North Division
Record	2–1 (2–1 Patriot)
Head coach	Joe Conlin (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Decker (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jameson Zacharias (1st season)
Home stadium	Coffey Field

2020 Patriot League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
Holy Cross $^		2	–	0					3	–	1
Fordham		2	–	1					2	–	1
Colgate		0	–	2					0	–	2
South Division
Bucknell		2	–	1					2	–	2
Lafayette		2	–	1					2	–	1
Lehigh		0	–	3					0	–	3
Championship: Holy Cross 33, Bucknell 10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Notes: Due to COVID-19, the Patriot League suspended the fall 2020 football season. Georgetown opted out of the spring football season. Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2020 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University as member of the North Division of Patriot League during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Joe Conlin, the Rams compiled an overall record of 2–1 with an identical mark in conference play, placing second the Patriot League's North Division. Fordham played home games at Coffey Field in The Bronx.

On July 13, 2020, the Patriot League announced that it would cancel its fall sports seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1] The league announced a spring schedule on February 5, with the first games set to be played on March 13.^[2]

Schedule

Fordham had games scheduled against Stony Brook on August 29, Bryant on September 5, and Hawaii on September 12, which were all later canceled before the start of the 2020 season.^[3]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
March 27	1:00 p.m.	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA (Ram–Crusader Cup)	ESPN+	L 24–34
April 3	4:00 p.m.	Colgate	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	ESPN+	W 40–8
April 10	1:00 p.m.	at Bucknell	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	ESPN+	W 31–17
Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. Scarborough, Alex (July 13, 2020). "Patriot League cancels fall sports due to virus". ESPN. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
2. Kelley, Kevin (February 5, 2021). "Patriot League releases Spring 2021 football schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
3. Wilmer, Brian (July 7, 2020). "Fordham cancels first three 2020 football games". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
4. "Fordham Rams Schedule 2020". ESPN. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
5. "2020 Football Schedule". Fordham University Athletics. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
6. "2020-21 Football Schedule". Fordham University Athletics. Retrieved August 13, 2023.