2013 Fordham Rams football team

The 2013 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University as a member of the Patriot League during the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Joe Moorhead, the Rams compiled an overall record of 12–2. Fordham was not eligible for the Patriot League championship because the program used scholarship players while the rest of the league's members did not. The team's official conference record was 0–0.^[1] Though ineligible for the conference title, Fordham finished the regular season at 11–1 and earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Rams defeated Sacred Heart in the first round before losing to Towson in the second round. Fordham finished the season ranked ninth in the Sports Network Poll, the highest final ranking for the program at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The team played home games at Coffey Field in The Bronx.

2013 Fordham Rams football
Patriot League champion
NCAA Division I Second Round, L 28–48 at Towson
Conference	Patriot League
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 9
FCS Coaches	No. 10
Record	12–2 (0–0 Patriot)
Head coach	Joe Moorhead (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Andrew Breiner (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	David Blackwell (2nd season)
Home stadium	Coffey Field
Seasons ← 2012 2014 →

2013 Patriot League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Lafayette $^		4	–	1					5	–	7
Lehigh		3	–	2					8	–	3
Bucknell		3	–	2					6	–	5
Colgate		3	–	2					4	–	8
Holy Cross		1	–	4					3	–	9
Georgetown		1	–	4					2	–	9
No. 9 Fordham ^		0	–	0					12	–	2
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Fordham was ineligible for conference title because they previously offered football scholarships while other Patriot League members did not. Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Fordham vs. Sacred Heart

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 pm	Rhode Island*		Coffey Field Bronx, NY	PLN	W 51–26	4,256
September 7	6:00 pm	No. 8 Villanova*		Coffey Field Bronx, NY	PLN	W 27–24	5,178
September 14	1:00 pm	at Temple*		Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	TWCS	W 30–29	20,047
September 21	1:00 pm	Columbia*	No. 21	Coffey Field Bronx, NY (Liberty Cup)	PLN	W 52–7	7,026
September 28	12:00 pm	at Saint Francis (PA)*	No. 16	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NECFR	W 38–20	1,831
October 5	12:00 pm	No. 13 Lehigh	No. 12	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	CBSSN	W 52–34	7,751
October 12	1:00 pm	at Georgetown	No. 10	Multi-Sport Field Washington, DC		W 34–12	1,831
October 19	12:00 pm	at Yale*	No. 8	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT		W 52–31	13,691
November 2	1:00 pm	Holy Cross	No. 8	Coffey Field Bronx, NY (Ram–Crusader Cup)	PLN	W 32–30	7,846
November 9	1:00 pm	Bucknell	No. 7	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	PLN	W 23–21	6,826
November 16	3:30 pm	at Lafayette	No. 5	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA		L 14–27	5,939
November 23	1:00 pm	at Colgate	No. 12	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	PLN	W 56–19	2,493
November 30	1:00 pm	Sacred Heart*	No. 9	Coffey Field Bronx, NY (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN3	W 37–27	4,787
December 7	1:00 pm	at No. 5 Towson*	No. 9	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN3	L 28–48	4,671
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Sports Network	—	RV	RV	21	16	12	10	8	8	8	7	5	12	9	9
Coaches	—	RV	RV	21	16	13	9	8	8–T	8	6	5	11	10	10

References

1. "2013 Patriot League Football Preview: Fordham Rams". Patriot League. August 14, 2013. Archived from the original on December 12, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
2. "Fordham Rams Schedule 2013". ESPN. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
3. "2013 Football Schedule". Fordham University Athletics. Retrieved August 13, 2023.