# 2015 Fordham Rams football team

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. 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 StadiumWest Point, NY | CBSSN | W 37–35 | 22,523 |
| September 12 | 6:00 pm | No. 6 Villanova* | No. 16 | Coffey FieldBronx, NY | PLL | L 7–14 | 6,586 |
| September 19 | 1:00 pm | Columbia* | No. 18 | Coffey FieldBronx, NY (Liberty Cup) | | W 44–24 | 8,052 |
| September 26 | 1:00 pm | Monmouth* | No. 16 | Coffey FieldBronx, NY | | W 54–31 | 3,471 |
| October 3 | 1:00 pm | at Lafayette | No. 15 | Fisher StadiumEaston, PA | | W 35–7 | 3,774 |
| October 10 | 1:00 pm | at Penn* | No. 13 | Franklin FieldPhiladelphia, PA | | W 48–45 | 2,847 |
| October 17 | 1:00 pm | Holy Cross | No. 10 | Coffey FieldBronx, NY (Ram–Crusader Cup) | | W 47–41 $^{OT}$ | 6,825 |
| October 24 | 1:00 pm | Lehigh | No. 10 | Coffey FieldBronx, NY | | W 59–42 | 4,867 |
| October 31 | 1:00 pm | at Colgate | No. 11 | Crown Field at Andy Kerr StadiumHamilton, NY | PLL | L 29–31 | 7,879 |
| November 7 | 1:00 pm | Bucknell | No. 16 | Coffey FieldBronx, NY | | W 24–16 | 9,192 |
| November 14 | 12:00 pm | at Georgetown | No. 16 | Multi-Sport FieldWashington, DC | | W 38–31 | 2,219 |
| November 28 | 1:00 pm | at No. 7 Chattanooga* | No. 14 | Finley StadiumChattanooga, TN (NCAA Division I First Round) | ESPN3 | L 20–50 | 4,888 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## 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 | 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 | 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 |