2016 Fordham Rams football team

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.

2016 Fordham Rams football
Conference	Patriot League
2016 record	8–3 (5–1 Patriot)
Head coach	Andrew Breiner (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Tyler Bowen
Defensive coordinator	Jon Wholley
Home stadium	Coffey Field (Capacity: 7,000)

2016 Patriot League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 21 Lehigh $^		6	–	0					9	–	3
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 Poll

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 All times are in Eastern time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

at Navy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	10	0	3	3	16
Midshipmen	21	14	14	3	52

Elizabeth City State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	14	7	0	21
Rams	38	10	14	21	83

Penn

	1	2	3	4	Total
Quakers	7	3	7	0	17
Rams	14	10	0	7	31

at Monmouth

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Rams	13	14	0	7	7	41
Hawks	3	10	7	14	8	42

Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	17	3	7	7	34
Rams	20	21	10	7	58

Yale

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	8	7	8	14	37
Rams	14	13	14	3	44

Georgetown

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoyas	7	7	0	0	14
Rams	14	0	0	3	17

at Lehigh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	6	3	7	21	37
Mountain Hawks	16	21	14	7	58

Colgate

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	7	7	6	0	20
Rams	3	7	7	7	24

vs. Holy Cross

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	21	19	7	7	54
Crusaders	0	7	7	0	14

Fordham vs. Holy Cross (at Yankee Stadium)

at Bucknell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	7	14	0	15	36
Bison	7	2	6	7	22

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = 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