2019 Fordham Rams football team

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 play their home games at Coffey Field as a member of the Patriot League.

2019 Fordham Rams football
Conference	Patriot League
2019 record	4–8 (2–4 Patriot)
Head coach	Joe Conlin (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Decker (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Paul Rice (2nd season)
Home stadium	Coffey Field (Capacity: 7,000)
Uniform

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

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.[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]

Defense Glenn Cunningham – LB Jesse Bramble – DB

Schedule

Fordham vs. Bucknell, played on November 23

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	Central Connecticut*	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	Stadium	L 23–26	2,988
September 7	2:00 p.m.	at Ball State*	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN3	L 29–57	10,123
September 14	1:00 p.m.	at Bryant*	Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI	NEC Front Row	W 29–14	1,362
September 21	6:00 p.m.	at Stony Brook*	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY	FloSports	L 10–45	6,204
September 28	1:00 p.m.	Richmond*	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	Stadium	W 23–16	5,578
October 5	1:00 p.m.	at Yale*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	ESPN +	L 24–48	5,743
October 12	2:00 p.m.	at Georgetown	Cooper Field Washington, D.C.	Stadium	W 30–27	1,993
October 19	1:00 p.m.	Lehigh	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	Stadium	L 27–30 ^OT	2,766
November 2	12:30 p.m.	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA	Stadium	L 34–38	3,505
November 9	1:00 p.m.	at Colgate	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	Stadium	L 13–24	1,406
November 16	1:00 p.m.	Holy Cross	Coffey Field Bronx, NY (Ram–Crusader Cup)	Stadium	L 27–49	3,704
November 23	1:00 p.m.	Bucknell	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	Stadium	W 31–14	2,006
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Source:[2]

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

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

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lehigh

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Mountain Hawks	7	7	3	7	6	30
Rams	0	10	7	7	3	27

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	Total
Rams	0	7	10	17	34
Leopards	17	7	7	7	38

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	Total
Rams	3	7	3	0	13
Raiders	7	7	7	3	24

See also: 2019 Colgate Raiders football team

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

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

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

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

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

References

1. "Patriot League Football Preseason Honors Announced". PatriotLeague.org. July 30, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
2. "Fordham Rams 2019 Football Schedule". FordhamSports.com. Retrieved July 4, 2019.