2015 Fordham Rams football team
The 2015 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-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 9–3, 5–1 in Patriot League play to finish in second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the first round to Chattanooga.
Schedule
| Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
| September 4 |
7:00 PM |
at Army* |
#20 |
Mitchie Stadium • West Point, NY |
CBSSN |
W 37–35 |
22,523 |
| September 12 |
6:00 PM |
#6 Villanova* |
#16 |
Coffey Field • Bronx, NY |
PLL |
L 7–14 |
6,586 |
| September 19 |
1:00 PM |
Columbia* |
#18 |
Coffey Field • Bronx, NY (The Liberty Cup) |
|
W 44–24 |
8,052 |
| September 26 |
1:00 PM |
Monmouth* |
#16 |
Coffey Field • Bronx, NY |
|
W 54–31 |
3,471 |
| October 3 |
1:00 PM |
at Lafayette |
#15 |
Fisher Field • Easton, PA |
|
W 35–7 |
3,774 |
| October 10 |
1:00 PM |
at Penn* |
#13 |
Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA |
|
W 48–45 |
2,847 |
| October 17 |
1:00 PM |
Holy Cross |
#10 |
Coffey Field • Bronx, NY (Ram–Crusader Cup) |
|
W 47–41 OT |
6,825 |
| October 24 |
1:00 PM |
Lehigh |
#10 |
Coffey Field • Bronx, NY |
|
W 59–42 |
4,867 |
| October 31 |
1:00 PM |
at Colgate |
#11 |
Andy Kerr Stadium • Hamilton, NY |
PLL |
L 29–31 |
7,879 |
| November 7 |
1:00 PM |
Bucknell |
#16 |
Coffey Field • Bronx, NY |
|
W 24–16 |
9,192 |
| November 14 |
12:00 PM |
at Georgetown |
#16 |
Multi-Sport Field • Washington, D.C. |
|
W 38–31 |
2,219 |
| November 28 |
1:00 PM |
at #7 Chattanooga* |
#14 |
Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN (FCS Playoffs First Round) |
ESPN3 |
L 20–50 |
4,888 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Game notes
at Army
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| #20 Rams |
14 |
13 |
2 |
8 |
37 |
| Black Knights |
14 |
7 |
8 |
6 |
35 |
| Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
| 0–4 |
2014 |
ARMY, 42–31 |
Villanova
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| #6 Wildcats |
7 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
| #16 Rams |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
| Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
| 5–21–3 |
2014 |
NOVA, 50–6 |
Columbia
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Lions |
0 |
10 |
14 |
0 |
24 |
| #18 Rams |
7 |
14 |
7 |
16 |
44 |
| Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
| 11–12 |
2014 |
FORDHAM, 49–7 |
Monmouth
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Hawks |
3 |
14 |
7 |
7 |
31 |
| #16 Rams |
14 |
21 |
13 |
6 |
54 |
| Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
| 0–1 |
2006 |
MONMOUTH, 23–9 |
at Lafayette
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| #15 Rams |
14 |
7 |
14 |
0 |
35 |
| Leopards |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
| Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
| 10–22–1 |
2014 |
FORDHAM, 42–18 |
at Penn
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| #13 Rams |
14 |
21 |
0 |
13 |
48 |
| Quakers |
0 |
17 |
13 |
15 |
45 |
| Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
| 1–5 |
2014 |
FORDHAM, 60–22 |
Holy Cross
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 | OT |
Total |
| Crusaders |
17 |
0 |
21 |
3 | 0 |
41 |
| #10 Rams |
7 |
20 |
14 |
0 | 6 |
47 |
| Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
| 23–27–2 |
2014 |
FORDHAM, 45–16 |
Lehigh
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Mountain Hawks |
7 |
14 |
0 |
21 |
42 |
| #10 Rams |
14 |
3 |
21 |
21 |
59 |
| Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
| 4–23 |
2014 |
FORDHAM, 48–27 |
at Colgate
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| #11 Rams |
3 |
6 |
0 |
20 |
29 |
| Raiders |
14 |
10 |
0 |
7 |
31 |
| Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
| 6–20 |
2014 |
FORDHAM, 37–13 |
Bucknell
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Bison |
7 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
16 |
| #16 Rams |
7 |
3 |
7 |
7 |
24 |
| Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
| 12–18 |
2014 |
FORDHAM, 30–27 |
at Georgetown
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| #16 Rams |
14 |
14 |
3 |
7 |
38 |
| Hoyas |
7 |
14 |
7 |
3 |
31 |
| Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
| 34–22–3 |
2014 |
FORDHAM, 52–7 |
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 |
| Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
| First meeting |
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 |
Final |
| STATS FCS |
20 |
16 |
18 |
16 |
15 |
13 |
10 |
10 |
11 |
16 |
16 |
13 |
13 |
19 |
| Coaches |
21 |
16 |
19 |
16 |
13 |
12 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
17 |
17 |
14 |
14 |
19 |
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