2016 Fordham Rams football team
American college football season
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The 2016 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University as a member of the Patriot League during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Andrew Breiner, the Rams compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, placing second in the Patriot League. Fordham played home games at Coffey Field in The Bronx.
ConferencePatriot League
Record8–3 (5–1 Patriot)
Headcoach
- Andrew Breiner (1st season)
OffensivecoordinatorTyler Bowen (1st season)
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| Conference | Patriot League |
| Record | 8–3 (5–1 Patriot) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Tyler Bowen (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Jon Wholley (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Coffey Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 12:00 pm | at Navy* | CBSSN | L 16–52 | 28,238 | |
| September 10 | 1:00 pm | Elizabeth City State* | PLN | W 83–21 | 3,626 | |
| September 24 | 1:00 pm | Penn* |
| PLN | W 31–17 | 7,816 |
| October 1 | 1:00 pm | at Monmouth* | ESPN3 | L 41–42 OT | 2,847 | |
| October 8 | 1:00 pm | Lafayette |
| PLN | W 58–34 | 3,864 |
| October 15 | 1:00 pm | Yale* |
| PLN | W 44–37 | 4,671 |
| October 22 | 1:00 pm | Georgetown |
| PLN | W 17–14 | 8,231 |
| October 29 | 12:30 pm | at Lehigh | PLN | L 37–58 | 6,009 | |
| November 5 | 1:00 pm | Colgate |
| PLN | W 24–20 | 4,285 |
| November 12 | 3:00 pm | vs. Holy Cross |
| PLN | W 54–14 | 21,375 |
| November 19 | 12:00 pm | at Bucknell | ASN | W 36–22 | 2,079 | |
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Game summaries
At Navy
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Rams | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| Midshipmen | 21 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 52 |
Elizabeth City State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Vikings | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Rams | 38 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 83 |
Penn
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Quakers | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Rams | 14 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
At Monmouth
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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| Rams | 13 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
| Hawks | 3 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 42 |
Lafayette
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Leopards | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
| Rams | 20 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 58 |
Yale
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 8 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 37 |
| Rams | 14 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 44 |
Georgetown
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hoyas | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Rams | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
At Lehigh
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Rams | 6 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 37 |
| Mountain Hawks | 16 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 58 |
Colgate
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Raiders | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 20 |
| Rams | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Vs. Holy Cross
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Rams | 21 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 54 |
| Crusaders | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
At Bucknell
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Rams | 7 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 36 |
| Bison | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 22 |
