The 2017 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University as a member of the Patriot League during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Andrew Breiner, the Rams compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the Patriot League. Fordham played home games at Coffey Field in The Bronx.
On December 5, Breiner resigned to become the quarterbacks coach at Mississippi State.[1] He finished his tenure at Fordham with a two-year record of 12–10.
Schedule
The 2017 schedule consists of five home and six away games. The Rams will host Patriot League foes Lehigh, Holy Cross, and Bucknell, and will travel to Lafayette, Colgate, and Georgetown.
In 2017, Fordham's non-conference opponents will be Independent Army, Central Connecticut and Bryant of the Northeast Conference, Eastern Washington of the Big Sky Conference, and Yale of the Ivy League.[2]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| 6:00 p.m. | at Army* | No. 22 | | CBSSN | L 6–64 | 22,333 |
| September 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at Central Connecticut* | | | NECFR | W 38–31 | 4,414 |
| September 16 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 12 Eastern Washington* | | | STADIUM | L 21–56 | 3,029 |
| September 23 | 1:00 p.m. | at Bryant* | | | NECFR | L 40–45 | 7,532 |
| September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | Yale* | | | STADIUM | L 10–41 | 3,988 |
| October 7 | 3:30 p.m. | at Lafayette | | | STADIUM | L 10–14 | 4,659 |
| October 14 | 1:00 p.m. | at Colgate | | | STADIUM | L 12–38 | 2,622 |
| October 21 | 2:00 p.m. | at Georgetown | | | STADIUM | W 17–9 | 2,500 |
| October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | Lehigh | | | STADIUM | W 45–35 | 7,962 |
| November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | Holy Cross | | | STADIUM | L 20–42 | 5,467 |
| November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | Bucknell | | | STADIUM | W 20–9 | 2,961 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries
At Army
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Total |
| No. 22 Rams
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0
|
6
|
0
|
0 |
6 |
| Black Knights
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21
|
13
|
17
|
13 |
64 |
At Central Connecticut
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|
|
|
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Total |
| Rams
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7
|
14
|
7
|
10 |
38 |
| Blue Devils
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17
|
7
|
7
|
0 |
31 |
Eastern Washington
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|
|
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Total |
| No. 12 Eagles
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7
|
14
|
21
|
14 |
56 |
| Rams
|
7
|
0
|
7
|
7 |
21 |
At Bryant
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|
|
|
|
Total |
| Rams
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7
|
13
|
14
|
6 |
40 |
| Bulldogs
|
13
|
3
|
15
|
14 |
45 |
Yale
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|
|
|
|
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Total |
| Bulldogs
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21
|
7
|
13
|
0 |
41 |
| Rams
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
7 |
10 |
At Lafayette
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|
|
|
|
Total |
| Rams
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0
|
7
|
3
|
0 |
10 |
| Leopards
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
14 |
14 |
At Colgate
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|
|
|
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Total |
| Rams
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0
|
0
|
6
|
6 |
12 |
| Raiders
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14
|
3
|
7
|
14 |
38 |
At Georgetown
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|
|
|
|
Total |
| Rams
|
3
|
5
|
6
|
3 |
17 |
| Hoyas
|
0
|
6
|
3
|
0 |
9 |
Lehigh
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|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Mountain Hawks
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7
|
7
|
7
|
14 |
35 |
| Rams
|
7
|
7
|
14
|
17 |
45 |
Holy Cross
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|
|
|
|
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Total |
| Crusaders
|
7
|
7
|
14
|
14 |
42 |
| Rams
|
0
|
14
|
0
|
6 |
20 |
Bucknell
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|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Bison
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
6 |
9 |
| Rams
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
13 |
20 |
Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
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2018 NFL Draft
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