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.

2015 Fordham Rams football
ConferencePatriot League
Ranking
STATSNo. 19
FCS CoachesNo. 19
Record9–3 (5–1 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAndrew Breiner (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJon Wholley (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorTim Cary (2nd season)
Home stadiumCoffey Field
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
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

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.

Fordham vs. Lehigh

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 47:00 pmat Army*No. 20CBSSNW 37–3522,523
September 126:00 pmNo. 6 Villanova*No. 16PLLL 7–146,586
September 191:00 pmColumbia* No. 18
W 44–248,052
September 261:00 pmMonmouth*No. 16
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 54–313,471
October 31:00 pmat LafayetteNo. 15W 35–73,774
October 101:00 pmat Penn*No. 13W 48–452,847
October 171:00 pmHoly CrossNo. 10
W 47–41 OT6,825
October 241:00 pmLehighNo. 10
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 59–424,867
October 311:00 pmat ColgateNo. 11PLLL 29–317,879
November 71:00 pmBucknellNo. 16
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 24–169,192
November 1412:00 pmat GeorgetownNo. 16W 38–312,219
November 281:00 pmat No. 7 Chattanooga*No. 14ESPN3L 20–504,888
  • *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

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At Army

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1 2 3 4 Total
#20 Rams 14 13 2 8 37
Black Knights 14 7 8 6 35

Villanova

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

Columbia

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

Monmouth

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

At Lafayette

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

At Penn

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

Holy Cross

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1 2 3 4OT Total
Crusaders 17 0 21 30 41
#10 Rams 7 20 14 06 47

Lehigh

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

At Colgate

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

Bucknell

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

At Georgetown

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

FCS playoffs

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First round – at Chattanooga

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1 2 3 4 Total
#13 Rams 0 0 14 6 20
#7 Mocs 21 10 10 9 50

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS2016181615131010111616131319
Coaches2116191613121011111717141419

References

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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.