# 2013 Fordham Rams football team

The 2013 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University as a member of the Patriot League during the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Joe Moorhead, the Rams compiled an overall record of 12–2. Fordham was not eligible for the Patriot League championship because the program used scholarship players while the rest of the league's members did not. The team's official conference record was 0–0. Though ineligible for the conference title, Fordham finished the regular season at 11–1 and earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Rams defeated Sacred Heart in the first round before losing to Towson in the second round. Fordham finished the season ranked ninth in the Sports Network Poll, the highest final ranking for the program at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The team played home games at Coffey Field in The Bronx.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 29 | 7:00 pm | Rhode Island* | | Coffey FieldBronx, NY | PLN | W 51–26 | 4,256 |
| September 7 | 6:00 pm | No. 8 Villanova* | | Coffey FieldBronx, NY | PLN | W 27–24 | 5,178 |
| September 14 | 1:00 pm | at Temple* | | Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA | TWCS | W 30–29 | 20,047 |
| September 21 | 1:00 pm | Columbia* | No. 21 | Coffey FieldBronx, NY (Liberty Cup) | PLN | W 52–7 | 7,026 |
| September 28 | 12:00 pm | at Saint Francis (PA)* | No. 16 | DeGol FieldLoretto, PA | NECFR | W 38–20 | 1,831 |
| October 5 | 12:00 pm | No. 13 Lehigh | No. 12 | Coffey FieldBronx, NY | CBSSN | W 52–34 | 7,751 |
| October 12 | 1:00 pm | at Georgetown | No. 10 | Multi-Sport FieldWashington, DC | | W 34–12 | 1,831 |
| October 19 | 12:00 pm | at Yale* | No. 8 | Yale BowlNew Haven, CT | | W 52–31 | 13,691 |
| November 2 | 1:00 pm | Holy Cross | No. 8 | Coffey FieldBronx, NY (Ram–Crusader Cup) | PLN | W 32–30 | 7,846 |
| November 9 | 1:00 pm | Bucknell | No. 7 | Coffey FieldBronx, NY | PLN | W 23–21 | 6,826 |
| November 16 | 3:30 pm | at Lafayette | No. 5 | Fisher StadiumEaston, PA | | L 14–27 | 5,939 |
| November 23 | 1:00 pm | at Colgate | No. 12 | Andy Kerr StadiumHamilton, NY | PLN | W 56–19 | 2,493 |
| November 30 | 1:00 pm | Sacred Heart* | No. 9 | Coffey FieldBronx, NY (NCAA Division I First Round) | ESPN3 | W 37–27 | 4,787 |
| December 7 | 1:00 pm | at No. 5 Towson* | No. 9 | Johnny Unitas StadiumTowson, MD (NCAA Division I Second Round) | ESPN3 | L 28–48 | 4,671 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Ranking movements

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
| Sports Network | — | RV | RV | 21 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
| Coaches | — | RV | RV | 21 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8–T | 8 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 10 |