2015 Fordham Rams football team

2015 Fordham Rams football
ConferencePatriot League
Ranking
STATSNo. 19
FCS CoachesNo. 19
Record9–3 (5–1 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAndrew Breiner (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinators
  • Jon Wholley (2nd season)
  • Tim Cary (2nd season)
Home stadiumCoffey Field
2015 Patriot League football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 17 Colgate $^   6 – 0     9 – 5  
No. 19 ^   5 – 1     9 – 3  
Lehigh   4 – 2     6 – 5  
Holy Cross   3 – 3     6 – 5  
Georgetown   2 – 4     4 – 7  
Bucknell   1 – 5     4 – 7  
Lafayette   0 – 6     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2015 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University as a member of the Patriot League during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Joe Moorhead in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Rams compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, placing second in the Patriot League. Fordham received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Rams lost in the first round to Chattanooga. The team played home games at Coffey Field in The Bronx.

On December 12, Moorehead resigned to become the offensive coordinator at Penn State.[1] He finished his tenure at Fordham with a four-year record of 38–13.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 47:00 pmat Army*No. 20
CBSSNW 37–3522,523
September 126:00 pmNo. 6 Villanova*No. 16
PLLL 7–146,586
September 191:00 pmColumbia*No. 18
W 44–248,052
September 261:00 pmMonmouth*No. 16
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 54–313,471
October 31:00 pmat LafayetteNo. 15
W 35–73,774
October 101:00 pmat Penn*No. 13
W 48–452,847
October 171:00 pmHoly CrossNo. 10
W 47–41 OT6,825
October 241:00 pmLehighNo. 10
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 59–424,867
October 311:00 pmat ColgateNo. 11
PLLL 29–317,879
November 71:00 pmBucknellNo. 16
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 24–169,192
November 1412:00 pmat GeorgetownNo. 16
W 38–312,219
November 281:00 pmat No. 7 Chattanooga*No. 14
ESPN3L 20–504,888
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[2][3]

Game summaries

At Army

1 2 3 4 Total
#20 Rams 14 13 2 8 37
Black Knights 14 7 8 6 35
See also: 2015 Army Black Knights football team

Villanova

1 2 3 4 Total
#6 Wildcats 7 7 0 0 14
#16 Rams 0 7 0 0 7
See also: 2015 Villanova Wildcats football team

Columbia

1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 0 10 14 0 24
#18 Rams 7 14 7 16 44
See also: 2015 Columbia Lions football team and Liberty Cup

Monmouth

1 2 3 4 Total
Hawks 3 14 7 7 31
#16 Rams 14 21 13 6 54
See also: 2015 Monmouth Hawks football team

At Lafayette

1 2 3 4 Total
#15 Rams 14 7 14 0 35
Leopards 7 0 0 0 7
See also: 2015 Lafayette Leopards football team

At Penn

1 2 3 4 Total
#13 Rams 14 21 0 13 48
Quakers 0 17 13 15 45
See also: 2015 Penn Quakers football team

Holy Cross

1 2 3 4OT Total
Crusaders 17 0 21 30 41
#10 Rams 7 20 14 06 47
See also: 2015 Holy Cross Crusaders football team and Ram–Crusader Cup

Lehigh

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountain Hawks 7 14 0 21 42
#10 Rams 14 3 21 21 59
See also: 2015 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team

At Colgate

1 2 3 4 Total
#11 Rams 3 6 0 20 29
Raiders 14 10 0 7 31
See also: 2015 Colgate Raiders football team

Bucknell

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 7 3 0 6 16
#16 Rams 7 3 7 7 24
See also: 2015 Bucknell Bison football team

At Georgetown

1 2 3 4 Total
#16 Rams 14 14 3 7 38
Hoyas 7 14 7 3 31
See also: 2015 Georgetown Hoyas football team

FCS playoffs

First round – at Chattanooga

1 2 3 4 Total
#13 Rams 0 0 14 6 20
#7 Mocs 21 10 10 9 50
See also: 2015 Chattanooga Mocs football team

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS2016181615131010111616131319
Coaches2116191613121011111717141419

References

  1. ^ "Fordham's Joe Moorhead hired as Penn State OC".
  2. ^ "Fordham Rams Schedule 2015". ESPN. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  3. ^ "2015 Football Schedule". Fordham University Athletics. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
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