# 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.

## Schedule

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

## Game summaries
### At Navy

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

### 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 |

### At Monmouth

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

### Lafayette

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

### Yale

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

### Georgetown

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

### At Lehigh

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

### Colgate

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

### Vs. Holy Cross

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

### At Bucknell

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

## Ranking movements

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | 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 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | |
| Coaches | 20 | 25 | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | | | | | | |