# 2018 Fordham Rams football team

The 2018 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University as a member of the Patriot League during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Joe Conlin, the Rams compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fourth in the Patriot League. Fordham played home games at Coffey Field in The Bronx.

## Preseason
### Preseason coaches poll

The Patriot League released their preseason coaches poll on July 26, 2018, with the Rams predicted to finish in third place.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Colgate | 71 (11) |
| 2 | Lehigh | 63 (3) |
| 3 | Fordham | 45 |
| 4 | Holy Cross | 40 |
| T–5 | Bucknell | 31 |
| T–5 | Lafayette | 31 |
| 7 | Georgetown | 13 |

### Preseason All-Patriot League team

The Rams placed five players on the preseason all-Patriot League team.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | at Charlotte* | Jerry Richardson StadiumCharlotte, NC | ESPN+ | L 10–34 | 9,240 |
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at Richmond* | Robins StadiumRichmond, VA | NBCS WA | L 7–52 | 8,057 |
| September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 24 Stony Brook* | Coffey FieldBronx, NY | Stadium | L 6–28 | 6,524 |
| September 22 | 1:00 p.m. | Central Connecticut* | Coffey FieldBronx, NY | Stadium | L 13–24 | 7,134 |
| October 6 | 1:00 p.m. | Georgetown | Coffey FieldBronx, NY | Stadium | L 11–23 | 2,010 |
| October 13 | 12:30 p.m. | at Lehigh | Goodman StadiumBethlehem, PA | Stadium | W 43–14 | 4,115 |
| October 20 | 1:00 p.m. | Bryant* | Coffey FieldBronx, NY | Stadium | L 41–42 | 1,906 |
| October 27 | 1:00 p.m. | Lafayette | Coffey FieldBronx, NY | Stadium | L 13–21 | 3,616 |
| November 3 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 12 Colgate | Coffey FieldBronx, NY | Stadium | L 0–41 | 2,591 |
| November 10 | 12:00 p.m. | at Holy Cross | Fitton FieldWorcester, MA (Ram–Crusader Cup) | Stadium | L 13–17 | 2,988 |
| November 17 | 12:00 p.m. | at Bucknell | Christy Mathewson–Memorial StadiumLewisburg, PA | Stadium | W 17–14 | 1,126 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At Charlotte

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 49ers | 3 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 34 |

### At Richmond

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Spiders | 7 | 10 | 28 | 7 | 52 |

### Stony Brook

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 24 Seawolves | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Rams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |

### Central Connecticut

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Rams | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |

### Georgetown

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hoyas | 8 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 23 |
| Rams | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 11 |

### At Lehigh

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 0 | 22 | 7 | 14 | 43 |
| Mountain Hawks | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 14 |

### Bryant

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 21 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 42 |
| Rams | 3 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 41 |

### Lafayette

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Leopards | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Rams | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |

### Colgate

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 12 Raiders | 14 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 41 |
| Rams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### At Holy Cross

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Crusaders | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 17 |

### At Bucknell

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Bison | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |