2017 Fordham Rams football team

The 2017 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University as a member of the Patriot League during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Andrew Breiner, the Rams compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the Patriot League. Fordham played home games at Coffey Field in The Bronx.

2017 Fordham Rams football
ConferencePatriot League
Record4–7 (3–3 Patriot)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJohn Bowes (1st season)
Home stadiumCoffey Field
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Colgate +   5 1     7 4  
Lehigh +^   5 1     5 7  
Holy Cross   3 3     4 7  
Fordham   3 3     4 7  
Lafayette   3 3     3 8  
Bucknell   2 4     5 6  
Georgetown   0 6     1 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant

On December 5, Breiner resigned to become the quarterbacks coach at Mississippi State.[1] He finished his tenure at Fordham with a two-year record of 12–10.

Schedule

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The 2017 schedule consists of five home and six away games. The Rams will host Patriot League foes Lehigh, Holy Cross, and Bucknell, and will travel to Lafayette, Colgate, and Georgetown.

In 2017, Fordham's non-conference opponents will be Independent Army, Central Connecticut and Bryant of the Northeast Conference, Eastern Washington of the Big Sky Conference, and Yale of the Ivy League.[2]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.at Army*No. 22CBSSNL 6–6422,333
September 91:00 p.m.at Central Connecticut*NECFRW 38–314,414
September 161:00 p.m.No. 12 Eastern Washington*STADIUML 21–563,029
September 231:00 p.m.at Bryant*NECFRL 40–457,532
September 306:00 p.m.Yale*
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
STADIUML 10–413,988
October 73:30 p.m.at LafayetteSTADIUML 10–144,659
October 141:00 p.m.at ColgateSTADIUML 12–382,622
October 212:00 p.m.at GeorgetownSTADIUMW 17–92,500
October 281:00 p.m.Lehigh
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
STADIUMW 45–357,962
November 41:00 p.m.Holy Cross 
STADIUML 20–425,467
November 181:00 p.m.Bucknell
  • Coffey Field
  • Bronx, NY
STADIUMW 20–92,961
  • *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
No. 22 Rams 0 6 0 0 6
Black Knights 21 13 17 13 64

At Central Connecticut

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 7 14 7 10 38
Blue Devils 17 7 7 0 31

Eastern Washington

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 12 Eagles 7 14 21 14 56
Rams 7 0 7 7 21

At Bryant

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 7 13 14 6 40
Bulldogs 13 3 15 14 45

Yale

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 21 7 13 0 41
Rams 0 3 0 7 10

At Lafayette

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 7 3 0 10
Leopards 0 0 0 14 14

At Colgate

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 0 6 6 12
Raiders 14 3 7 14 38

At Georgetown

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 3 5 6 3 17
Hoyas 0 6 3 0 9

Lehigh

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mountain Hawks 7 7 7 14 35
Rams 7 7 14 17 45

Holy Cross

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1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 7 7 14 14 42
Rams 0 14 0 6 20
 
Fordham vs. Holy Cross

Bucknell

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 0 0 3 6 9
Rams 0 7 0 13 20

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS22RVRVRV
CoachesRVRV

2018 NFL Draft

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Player Team Round Pick # Position
Chase Edmonds Arizona Cardinals 4th 134 RB

References

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  1. ^ "Fordham Football Head Coach Andrew Breiner Resigns".
  2. ^ "2017 Football Schedule". Fordham University Athletics. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  3. ^ "Fordham Rams Schedule 2017". ESPN. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  4. ^ "2017 Football Schedule". Fordham University Athletics. Retrieved August 13, 2023.