2019 Fordham Rams football
ConferencePatriot League
Record4–8 (2–4 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKevin Decker (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorPaul Rice (2nd season)
Home stadiumCoffey Field
Uniform
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Holy Cross $^   5 – 1     7 – 5  
Lafayette   4 – 2     4 – 8  
Bucknell   3 – 3     3 – 8  
Lehigh   3 – 3     4 – 7  
Colgate   3 – 3     4 – 8  
Fordham   2 – 4     4 – 8  
Georgetown   1 – 5     5 – 6  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant

The 2019 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University as a member of the Patriot League during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Joe Conlin, the Rams compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing sixth 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 30, 2019 (voting was by conference head coaches and sports information directors). The Rams were picked to finish in fourth place.[1]

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.[1]

Schedule

Fordham vs. Bucknell, played on November 23
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.Central Connecticut*
StadiumL 23–262,988
September 72:00 p.m.at Ball State*
ESPN3L 29–5710,123
September 141:00 p.m.at Bryant*
NEC Front RowW 29–14 1,362
September 216:00 p.m.at Stony Brook*
FloSportsL 10–45 6,204
September 281:00 p.m.Richmond*
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
StadiumW 23–16 5,578
October 51:00 p.m.at Yale*
ESPN+L 24–48 5,743
October 122:00 p.m.at Georgetown
StadiumW 30–27 1,993
October 191:00 p.m.Lehigh
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
StadiumL 27–30 OT2,766
November 212:30 p.m.at Lafayette
StadiumL 34–383,505
November 91:00 p.m.at Colgate
StadiumL 13–241,406
November 161:00 p.m.Holy Crossdagger
StadiumL 27–493,704
November 231:00 p.m.Bucknell
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
StadiumW 31–142,006

[2][3]

Game summaries

Central Connecticut

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 8 7 0 11 26
Rams 0 6 10 7 23

See also: 2019 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team

At Ball State

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 14 0 15 0 29
Cardinals 14 14 22 7 57

See also: 2019 Ball State Cardinals football team

At Bryant

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 6 0 23 29
Bulldogs 7 0 7 0 14

See also: 2019 Bryant Bulldogs football team

At Stony Brook

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 3 0 7 10
Seawolves 10 21 0 14 45

See also: 2019 Stony Brook Seawolves football team

Richmond

1 2 3 4 Total
Spiders 3 7 3 3 16
Rams 0 10 13 0 23

See also: 2019 Richmond Spiders football team

At Yale

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 7 3 0 14 24
Bulldogs 17 28 0 3 48

See also: 2019 Yale Bulldogs football team

At Georgetown

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 6 10 7 7 30
Hoyas 8 7 6 6 27

See also: 2019 Georgetown Hoyas football team

Lehigh

1 2 3 4OT Total
Mountain Hawks 7 7 3 76 30
Rams 0 10 7 73 27

See also: 2019 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team

At Lafayette

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 7 10 17 34
Leopards 17 7 7 7 38

See also: 2019 Lafayette Leopards football team

At Colgate

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 3 7 3 0 13
Raiders 7 7 7 3 24

See also: 2019 Colgate Raiders football team

Holy Cross

1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 0 0 14 35 49
Rams 0 14 0 13 27

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

Bucknell

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 0 14 0 0 14
Rams 7 3 7 14 31

See also: 2019 Bucknell Bison football team

References

  1. ^ a b "Patriot League Football Preseason Honors Announced". PatriotLeague.org. July 30, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  2. ^ "Fordham Rams Schedule 2019". ESPN. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  3. ^ "2019 Football Schedule". Fordham University Athletics. Retrieved August 13, 2023.


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