2019 Fordham Rams football team

2019 Fordham Rams football
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Conference	Patriot League
2019 record	0–0 (0–0 Patriot)
Head coach	Joe Conlin (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Decker (1st year)
Home stadium	Coffey Field (Capacity: 7,000)
Seasons « 2018 2020 »

Template:2019 Patriot League football standings The 2019 Fordham Rams football team represents Fordham University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by second-year head coach Joe Conlin and played their home games at Coffey Field as a member of the Patriot League.

Previous season

The Rams finished the 2018 season 2–9, 2–4 in Patriot League play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place.

Preseason

Preseason coaches' poll

The Patriot League released their preseason coaches' poll on July 30, 2019 (voting was by conference head coaches and sports information directors). The Rams were picked to finish in fourth place.

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Colgate	72 (12)
2	Holy Cross	58 (2)
3	Georgetown	51
4	Fordham	39
5	Lehigh	38
6	Lafayette	21
7	Bucknell	15

Preseason All-Patriot League team

The Rams had two players selected to the preseason All-Patriot League team.

Defense Glenn Cunningham – LB Jesse Bramble – DB

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	Central Connecticut*	Coffey Field Bronx, NY
September 7	2:00 p.m.	at Ball State*	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN3
September 14		at Bryant*	Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI
September 21	6:00 p.m.	at Stony Brook*	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY
September 28	1:00 p.m.	Richmond*	Coffey Field Bronx, NY
October 5	1:00 p.m.	at Yale*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT
October 12	2:00 p.m.	at Georgetown	Cooper Field Washington, D.C.
October 19	1:00 p.m.	Lehigh	Coffey Field Bronx, NY
November 2	12:30 p.m.	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA
November 9	1:00 p.m.	at Colgate	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY
November 16	1:00 p.m.	Holy Cross	Coffey Field Bronx, NY (Ram–Crusader Cup)
November 23	1:00 p.m.	Bucknell	Coffey Field Bronx, NY
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Source:

Game summaries

Central Connecticut

	1	2	3	4	OT
Blue Devils					0
Rams					0

See also: 2019 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2018	CCSU, 24–13

at Ball State

	1	2	3	4	OT
Rams					0
Cardinals					0

See also: 2019 Ball State Cardinals football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Bryant

	1	2	3	4	OT
Rams					0
Bulldogs					0

See also: 2019 Bryant Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–3	2018	BRY, 42–41

at Stony Brook

	1	2	3	4	OT
Rams					0
Seawolves					0

See also: 2019 Stony Brook Seawolves football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2018	SBU, 28–6

Richmond

	1	2	3	4	OT
Spiders					0
Rams					0

See also: 2019 Richmond Spiders football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1–1	2018	RICH, 52–7

at Yale

	1	2	3	4	OT
Rams					0
Bulldogs					0

See also: 2019 Yale Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–6	2017	YALE, 41–10

at Georgetown

	1	2	3	4	OT
Rams					0
Hoyas					0

See also: 2019 Georgetown Hoyas football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
37–23–3	2018	GEORG, 23–11

Lehigh

	1	2	3	4	OT
Mountain Hawks					0
Rams					0

See also: 2019 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–24	2018	FORD, 43–14

at Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	OT
Rams					0
Leopards					0

See also: 2019 Lafayette Leopards football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–24–1	2018	LAF, 21-13

at Colgate

	1	2	3	4	OT
Rams					0
Raiders					0

See also: 2019 Colgate Raiders football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–23	2018	GATE, 41-0

Holy Cross

	1	2	3	4	OT
Crusaders					0
Rams					0

See also: 2019 Holy Cross Crusaders football team and Ram–Crusader Cup

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
25–29–2	2018	HOLY, 17–13

Bucknell

	1	2	3	4	OT
Bison					0
Rams					0

See also: 2019 Bucknell Bison football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–18	2018	FORD, 17–14

References

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