2016 Fordham Rams football team

2016 Fordham Rams football

Conference	Patriot League
2016 record	8–3 (5–1 Patriot)
Head coach	Andrew Breiner (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Tyler Bowen
Co-defensive coordinator	Jon Wholley
Co-defensive coordinator	Tim Cary
Home stadium	Coffey Field (Capacity: 7,000)

2016 Patriot League football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#19 Lehigh $^		6	–	0		9	–	2
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

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	12:00 PM	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	L 16–52	28,238
September 10	1:00 PM	Elizabeth City State*	Coffey Field • Bronx, NY	PLN	W 83–21	3,626
September 24	1:00 PM	Penn*	Coffey Field • Bronx, NY	PLN	W 31–17	7,816
October 1	1:00 PM	at Monmouth*	Kessler Field • West Long Branch, NJ	ESPN3	L 41–42 ^OT	2,847
October 8	1:00 PM	Lafayette	Coffey Field • Bronx, NY	PLN	W 58–34	3,864
October 15	1:00 PM	Yale*	Coffey Field • Bronx, NY	PLN	W 44–37	4,671
October 22	1:00 PM	Georgetown	Coffey Field • Bronx, NY	PLN	W 17–14	8,231
October 29	12:30 PM	at Lehigh	Goodman Stadium • Bethlehem, PA	PLN	L 37–58	6,009
November 5	1:00 PM	Colgate	Coffey Field • Bronx, NY	PLN	W 24–20	4,285
November 12	3:00 PM	vs. Holy Cross	Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY (Ram–Crusader Cup)	PLN	W 54–14	21,375
November 19	12:00 PM	at Bucknell	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, PA	ASN	W 36–22	2,079
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source: Schedule

Game notes

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
Rams	7	14	0	15	36
Bison	7	2	6	7	22

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–18	2015	FORDHAM, 24–16

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
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

Fordham Rams football

Venues	Polo Grounds 1928-1942; 1946-1950; 1953-1954, Downing Stadium 1951-1952, Coffey Field (1970–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Ram–Crusader Cup (Holy Cross) The Liberty Cup (Columbia) 1941 Cotton Bowl Classic 1942 Sugar Bowl

Culture & lore	First televised football game Seven Blocks of Granite The Ram "The Ram"

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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