2016 Fordham Rams football team

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.

2016 Fordham Rams football
Conference	Patriot League
Record	8–3 (5–1 Patriot)
Head coach	Andrew Breiner (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Tyler Bowen (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Jon Wholley (3rd season)
Home stadium	Coffey Field
Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Patriot League football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
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
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	12:00 pm	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	L 16–52	28,238
September 10	1:00 pm	Elizabeth City State*	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	PLN	W 83–21	3,626
September 24	1:00 pm	Penn*	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	PLN	W 31–17	7,816
October 1	1:00 pm	at Monmouth*	Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ	ESPN3	L 41–42 OT	2,847
October 8	1:00 pm	Lafayette	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	PLN	W 58–34	3,864
October 15	1:00 pm	Yale*	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	PLN	W 44–37	4,671
October 22	1:00 pm	Georgetown	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	PLN	W 17–14	8,231
October 29	12:30 pm	at Lehigh	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	PLN	L 37–58	6,009
November 5	1:00 pm	Colgate	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	PLN	W 24–20	4,285
November 12	3:00 pm	vs. Holy Cross	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY (Ram–Crusader Cup)	PLN	W 54–14	21,375
November 19	12:00 pm	at Bucknell	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	ASN	W 36–22	2,079
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

At Navy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	10	0	3	3	16
Midshipmen	21	14	14	3	52

See also: 2016 Navy Midshipmen football team

Elizabeth City State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	14	7	0	21
Rams	38	10	14	21	83

Penn

	1	2	3	4	Total
Quakers	7	3	7	0	17
Rams	14	10	0	7	31

See also: 2016 Penn Quakers football team

At Monmouth

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Rams	13	14	0	7	7	41
Hawks	3	10	7	14	8	42

See also: 2016 Monmouth Hawks football team

Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	17	3	7	7	34
Rams	20	21	10	7	58

See also: 2016 Lafayette Leopards football team

Yale

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	8	7	8	14	37
Rams	14	13	14	3	44

See also: 2016 Yale Bulldogs football team

Georgetown

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoyas	7	7	0	0	14
Rams	14	0	0	3	17

See also: 2016 Georgetown Hoyas football team

At Lehigh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	6	3	7	21	37
Mountain Hawks	16	21	14	7	58

See also: 2016 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team

Colgate

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	7	7	6	0	20
Rams	3	7	7	7	24

See also: 2016 Colgate Raiders football team

Vs. Holy Cross

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	21	19	7	7	54
Crusaders	0	7	7	0	14

See also: 2016 Holy Cross Crusaders football team and Ram–Crusader Cup

Fordham vs. Holy Cross (at Yankee Stadium)

At Bucknell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	7	14	0	15	36
Bison	7	2	6	7	22

See also: 2016 Bucknell Bison football team

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	20	25	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—