2014 Fordham Rams football team

2014 Fordham Rams football

Patriot League Champions
FCS Playoffs Second Round vs. New Hampshire, L 19–44
Conference	Patriot League
Ranking
Sports Network	#11
FCS Coaches	#14
2014 record	11–3 (6–0 Patriot)
Head coach	Joe Moorhead (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator	David Blackwell
Home stadium	Coffey Field (Capacity: 7,000)

2014 Patriot League football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#11 Fordham $^		6	–	0		11	–	3
Bucknell		4	–	2		8	–	3
Lafayette		3	–	3		5	–	6
Colgate		3	–	3		5	–	7
Holy Cross		2	–	4		4	–	8
Lehigh		2	–	4		3	–	8
Georgetown		1	–	5		3	–	8

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant As of December 6, 2014; Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2014 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Joe Moorhead and played their home games at Coffey Field. They were a member of the Patriot League. They finished the season 11–3, 6–0 in Patriot League play to win the Patriot League championship. They received the Patriot's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated the Sacred Heart in the first round before losing in the second round to New Hampshire.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 PM	Saint Francis (PA)*	#11	Coffey Field • Bronx, NY	PLN	W 52–23	3,462
September 6	3:30 PM	at #10 Villanova*	#11	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA	ASN	L 6–50	6,151
September 13	1:00 PM	Rhode Island*	#19	Coffey Field • Bronx, NY	PLN	W 54–7	6,979
September 20	12:30 PM	at Columbia*	#18	Wien Stadium • Manhattan, NY (The Liberty Cup)		W 49–7	4,805
September 27	1:00 PM	at Holy Cross	#16	Fitton Field • Worcester, MA (Ram–Crusader Cup)	PLN	W 45–16	10,002
October 3	6:30 PM	Lafayette	#16	Coffey Field • Bronx, NY	CBSSN	W 42–18	4,376
October 11	1:00 PM	Penn*	#14	Coffey Field • Bronx, NY	PLN	W 60–22	3,081
October 25	12:30 PM	at Lehigh	#12	Goodman Stadium • Bethlehem, PA	PLN	W 48–27	9,372
November 1	1:00 PM	Colgate	#10	Coffey Field • Bronx, NY	PLN	W 37–13	6,622
November 7	6:30 PM	at Bucknell	#9	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, PA	CBSSN	W 30–27 ^OT	3,815
November 15	1:00 PM	Georgetown	#7	Coffey Field • Bronx, NY	PLN	W 52–7	5,682
November 22	12:00 PM	at Army*	#7	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	CBSSN	L 31–42	33,793
November 29	12:00 PM	Sacred Heart*	#9	Coffey Field • Bronx, NY (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN3	W 44–22	2,442
December 6	1:00 PM	at #1 New Hampshire*	#9	Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH (FCS Playoffs Second Round)	ESPN3	L 19–44	4,021
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source: Schedule

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Sports Network	11	11	19	18	16	16	14	12	12	10	9	7	7	9	11
Coaches	12	10	23	19	19	19	18	13	12	10	9	8	8	12	14

References

Fordham Rams football

Venues	Coffey Field (1930–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Ram–Crusader Cup (Holy Cross) The Liberty Cup (Columbia)

Culture & lore	First televised football game Seven Blocks of Granite The Ram "The Ram"

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

2014 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

Chattanooga Coastal Carolina Eastern Kentucky Eastern Washington Fordham Illinois State Indiana State Jacksonville State James Madison Liberty Montana Montana State Morgan State New Hampshire North Dakota State Northern Iowa Richmond Sacred Heart Sam Houston State San Diego South Dakota State Southeastern Louisiana Stephen F. Austin Villanova

Champion – North Dakota State

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