2019 Fordham Rams football team

2019 Fordham Rams football
2019 Fordham Rams football
Conference	Patriot League
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
Uniform

2019 Patriot League football standings

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
	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]

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, DC	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 Stadium Easton, PA	Stadium	L 34–38	3,505
November 9	1:00 p.m.	at Colgate	Crown Field at 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 All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Central Connecticut

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

At Ball State

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

At Bryant

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

At Stony Brook

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

Richmond

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

At Yale

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

At Georgetown

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

Lehigh

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

At Lafayette

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

At Colgate

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

Holy Cross

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

Bucknell

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

References

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

[2019_PL_Coaches_Poll_and_Team-1] "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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Bowls & rivalries	1941 Cotton Bowl Classic 1942 Sugar Bowl Columbia: Liberty Cup Holy Cross: Ram–Crusader Cup
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