American college football season
2017 Fordham Rams football Conference Patriot League Record 4–7 (3–3 Patriot) Head coach Andrew Breiner (2nd season) Defensive coordinator John Bowes (1st season) Home stadium Coffey Field Seasons
2017 Patriot League football standings Conf Overall Team W L W L Colgate + 5 – 1 7 – 4 Lehigh +^ 5 – 1 5 – 7 Holy Cross 3 – 3 4 – 7 Fordham 3 – 3 4 – 7 Lafayette 3 – 3 3 – 8 Bucknell 2 – 4 5 – 6 Georgetown 0 – 6 1 – 10 + – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant
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 September 1 6:00 p.m. at Army * No. 22 CBSSN L 6–6422,333 September 9 1:00 p.m. at Central Connecticut * NECFR W 38–314,414 September 16 1:00 p.m. No. 12 Eastern Washington * STADIUM L 21–563,029 September 23 1:00 p.m. at Bryant * NECFR L 40–457,532 September 30 6:00 p.m. Yale * STADIUM L 10–413,988 October 7 3:30 p.m. at Lafayette STADIUM L 10–144,659 October 14 1:00 p.m. at Colgate STADIUM L 12–382,622 October 21 2:00 p.m. at Georgetown STADIUM W 17–92,500 October 28 1:00 p.m. Lehigh STADIUM W 45–357,962 November 4 1:00 p.m. Holy Cross STADIUM L 20–425,467 November 18 1:00 p.m. Bucknell STADIUM W 20–92,961 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries
At Army 1 2 3 4 Total No. 22 Rams 0 6 0 0 6 Black Knights 21 13 17 13 64
At Central Connecticut 1 2 3 4 Total Rams 7 14 7 10 38 Blue Devils 17 7 7 0 31
Eastern Washington 1 2 3 4 Total No. 12 Eagles 7 14 21 14 56 Rams 7 0 7 7 21
At Bryant 1 2 3 4 Total Rams 7 13 14 6 40 Bulldogs 13 3 15 14 45
Yale 1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 21 7 13 0 41 Rams 0 3 0 7 10
At Lafayette 1 2 3 4 Total Rams 0 7 3 0 10 Leopards 0 0 0 14 14
At Colgate 1 2 3 4 Total Rams 0 0 6 6 12 Raiders 14 3 7 14 38
At Georgetown 1 2 3 4 Total Rams 3 5 6 3 17 Hoyas 0 6 3 0 9
Lehigh 1 2 3 4 Total Mountain Hawks 7 7 7 14 35 Rams 7 7 14 17 45
Holy Cross 1 2 3 4 Total Crusaders 7 7 14 14 42 Rams 0 14 0 6 20
Fordham vs. Holy Cross
Bucknell 1 2 3 4 Total Bison 0 0 3 6 9 Rams 0 7 0 13 20
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2018 NFL Draft
References ^ "Fordham Football Head Coach Andrew Breiner Resigns". ^ "2017 Football Schedule". Fordham University Athletics. Retrieved April 7, 2017 . ^ "Fordham Rams Schedule 2017". ESPN . Retrieved August 13, 2023 . ^ "2017 Football Schedule". Fordham University Athletics. Retrieved August 13, 2023 .
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