2015 Fordham Rams football team

2015 Fordham Rams football
2015 Fordham Rams football
NCAA Division I First Round, L 20–50 at Chattanooga
Conference	Patriot League
Ranking
STATS	No. 19
FCS Coaches	No. 19
Record	9–3 (5–1 Patriot)
Head coach	Joe Moorhead (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Andrew Breiner (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Jon Wholley (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Tim Cary (2nd season)
Home stadium	Coffey Field
	Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

2015 Patriot League football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 17 Colgate $^	6	–	0	9	–	5
No. 19 Fordham ^	5	–	1	9	–	3
Lehigh	4	–	2	6	–	5
Holy Cross	3	–	3	6	–	5
Georgetown	2	–	4	4	–	7
Bucknell	1	–	5	4	–	7
Lafayette	0	–	6	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2015 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University as a member of the Patriot League during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Joe Moorhead in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Rams compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, placing second in the Patriot League. Fordham received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Rams lost in the first round to Chattanooga. The team played home games at Coffey Field in The Bronx.

On December 12, Moorehead resigned to become the offensive coordinator at Penn State.^[1] He finished his tenure at Fordham with a four-year record of 38–13.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	7:00 pm	at Army*	No. 20	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSSN	W 37–35	22,523
September 12	6:00 pm	No. 6 Villanova*	No. 16	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	PLL	L 7–14	6,586
September 19	1:00 pm	Columbia*	No. 18	Coffey Field Bronx, NY (Liberty Cup)		W 44–24	8,052
September 26	1:00 pm	Monmouth*	No. 16	Coffey Field Bronx, NY		W 54–31	3,471
October 3	1:00 pm	at Lafayette	No. 15	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA		W 35–7	3,774
October 10	1:00 pm	at Penn*	No. 13	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA		W 48–45	2,847
October 17	1:00 pm	Holy Cross	No. 10	Coffey Field Bronx, NY (Ram–Crusader Cup)		W 47–41 ^OT	6,825
October 24	1:00 pm	Lehigh	No. 10	Coffey Field Bronx, NY		W 59–42	4,867
October 31	1:00 pm	at Colgate	No. 11	Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	PLL	L 29–31	7,879
November 7	1:00 pm	Bucknell	No. 16	Coffey Field Bronx, NY		W 24–16	9,192
November 14	12:00 pm	at Georgetown	No. 16	Multi-Sport Field Washington, DC		W 38–31	2,219
November 28	1:00 pm	at No. 7 Chattanooga*	No. 14	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN3	L 20–50	4,888
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings 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
#20 Rams	14	13	2	8	37
Black Knights	14	7	8	6	35

Villanova

	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Wildcats	7	7	0	0	14
#16 Rams	0	7	0	0	7

Columbia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	10	14	0	24
#18 Rams	7	14	7	16	44

Monmouth

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	3	14	7	7	31
#16 Rams	14	21	13	6	54

At Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	Total
#15 Rams	14	7	14	0	35
Leopards	7	0	0	0	7

At Penn

	1	2	3	4	Total
#13 Rams	14	21	0	13	48
Quakers	0	17	13	15	45

Holy Cross

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Crusaders	17	0	21	3	0	41
#10 Rams	7	20	14	0	6	47

Lehigh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountain Hawks	7	14	0	21	42
#10 Rams	14	3	21	21	59

At Colgate

	1	2	3	4	Total
#11 Rams	3	6	0	20	29
Raiders	14	10	0	7	31

Bucknell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	7	3	0	6	16
#16 Rams	7	3	7	7	24

At Georgetown

	1	2	3	4	Total
#16 Rams	14	14	3	7	38
Hoyas	7	14	7	3	31

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

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	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

References

^ "Fordham's Joe Moorhead hired as Penn State OC".
^ "Fordham Rams Schedule 2015". ESPN. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
^ "2015 Football Schedule". Fordham University Athletics. Retrieved August 13, 2023.

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[1] "Fordham's Joe Moorhead hired as Penn State OC".

[2] "Fordham Rams Schedule 2015". ESPN. Retrieved August 13, 2023.

[3] "2015 Football Schedule". Fordham University Athletics. Retrieved August 13, 2023.

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Venues	Polo Grounds (1921, 1928–1950, 1953–1954) Downing Stadium (1951–1952) Coffey Field (1970–present)
Bowls & rivalries	1941 Cotton Bowl Classic 1942 Sugar Bowl Columbia: Liberty Cup Holy Cross: Ram–Crusader Cup
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