Fordham Rams · Next-Season Outcome Band
Fanbase Health Index · Fordham Rams · medium confidence
FCS Program Prestige · Fordham Rams1936
Seven Blocks of Granite
The 1936 Fordham line featuring Vince Lombardi, the most famous line in college football history
Fordham Rams1-11Hope-Doping·Offseason
The Bronx football program that carries Vince Lombardi's 'Seven Blocks of Granite' as both crown jewel and curse.
Title DroughtSince 1960 · 65 yrs
Fans here believe no chip — Fordham owns the guilt. The program hasn't recaptured the era when the Rams and Rose Hill (the campus) were known nationally. The question isn't what happened to us; it's w…
offseason · quiet
Approaching
23 days
until kickoff · vs Colgate · Sat Aug 29 · 22:00 UTC
The experience
The Bronx football program that carries Vince Lombardi's 'Seven Blocks of Granite' as both crown jewel and curse.
Rams country waits.
Fordham Rams · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Floor 0-12
Base 1-11
Ceiling 4-8
floor0-12Sub-.500 season. Playoff bid out of reach.
base1-11Mid-table finish. Conference title a stretch.
ceiling4-8Conference title race. Playoff bid in play.
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Recent Form · last 10 games
Hibernating
Zero of five. Reset territory.
Streak L7Last 5 · 0-5Last 10 · 1-9
The forecast
Opens Aug 29
vs Colgate · at home
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
The Pulse on Fordham Rams
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Rams country waits.
What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
Camp
Fall camp open — install + scrimmage cycle
ongoing
Kickoff
Season opener in 16 days
kickoff
"Go Rams."
— Fordham Rams fanbase · recurring line
5 mentions · awaiting signal
Fanbase Health Index · Fordham Rams · medium confidence
Stable (39)
DecliningStableGrowingSurging
On-Field — 1-11 (8% win rate)35
Volume — 5 effective signal-N44
Player stats — 2025 season
No player stats logged for this program yet — stats appear once the season is underway.
Fordham Rams · 2025 schedule & results1-11Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 51% · 0 AP top-25 opponents on the schedule.
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 30 | #231 | #60 | +34.5 | @Boston College | L 10–66 143 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 6 | #183 | #211 | +14.5 | Monmouth | L 28–49 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #221 | #192 | +4 | @Stony Brook | L 18–41 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #237 | #241 | +7 | @Colgate | L 21–44 | 0-4 | 0-1 |
| 5 | Sep 27 | #258 | #186 | +14.5 | Holy Cross | W 26–21 | 1-4 | 1-1 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #258 | #188 | +15.5 | @Lafayette | L 10–24 | 1-5 | 1-2 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #250 | #203 | +12.5 | Dartmouth | L 13–30 | 1-6 | 1-2 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #256 | #132 | +24.5 | Lehigh | L 6–27 | 1-7 | 1-3 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #254 | #195 | +13.5 | @Richmond | L 14–17 | 1-8 | 1-4 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #251 | #234 | -3.5 | Bucknell | L 19–37 | 1-9 | 1-5 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #257 | #234 | +5.5 | @Georgetown | L 0–14 | 1-10 | 1-6 |
| 13 | Nov 22 | #255 | #222 | +5.5 | @Merrimack | L 26–27 | 1-11 | 1-6 |
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)▼
| Date | Opp | Result | Yds | TO | TOP | EPA/play | Success% | Explosive% | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22 | @Merrimack | L 26–27 | — | — | — | +0.148 | 43.7% | 116.6% | One-score loss |
| Nov 15 | @Georgetown | L 0–14 | — | — | — | -0.008 | 29.2% | 112.3% | Best defensive stand |
| Nov 8 | Bucknell | L 19–37 | — | — | — | +0.181 | 36.8% | 122.9% | |
| Nov 1 | @Richmond | L 14–17 | — | — | — | -0.159 | 30.9% | 97.9% | One-score loss |
| Oct 25 | Lehigh | L 6–27 | — | — | — | -0.048 | 33.3% | 129.5% | |
| Oct 18 | Dartmouth | L 13–30 | — | — | — | +0.001 | 40.3% | 89.3% | |
| Oct 4 | @Lafayette | L 10–24 | — | — | — | +0.043 | 39.7% | 131.6% | |
| Sep 27 | Holy Cross | W 26–21 | — | — | — | +0.364 | 40.7% | 150.9% | Season-high EPA/play |
| Sep 20 | @Colgate | L 21–44 | — | — | — | -0.003 | 45.7% | 85.6% | Best success rate |
| Sep 13 | @Stony Brook | L 18–41 | — | — | — | -0.085 | 33.8% | 111.9% | |
| Sep 6 | Monmouth | L 28–49 | — | — | — | -0.045 | 33.8% | 117.6% | |
| Aug 30 | @Boston College | L 10–66 | 168 | 1 | 25:55 | -0.191 | 28.4% | 114.8% | Season-low EPA/play |
| Season average (12 games) | 168 | 1.0 | +0.016 | 36.4% | 115.1% | ||||
Schedule mirage
How much of Fordham Rams's number is the schedule?
Raw EPA/play through week 21 is 0.02; 19th percentile once opponent strength is stripped out, it's -0.00. The widest gap came in week 1: -0.19 raw vs. -0.01 adjusted.
Home-Field Advantage · Fordham Rams · 2018-present
Strong
45% home win rate vs 28% on the road. margin runs +11.4 better at home. Jack Coffey Field seats 7,000, averaging 49% full (3,398 attendance, 6 games reported).
Home16-19Away13-32
Venue texture
65°F average kickoff temp; 16% of games had measurable precipitation; 8 mph average wind.
Based on 25 home games with weather data.
FCS Program Prestige · Fordham Rams
Power Program
All-Time Record
253-232-19
since 1888 · 69 seasons · .501 win rate
HOME
122-60-2
AWAY
78-141-17
NEUTRAL
53-31
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Patriot Standing · 2025
9th in the Patriot
Fordham Rams is 9th of 10 in the Patriot at 1-6. The path to the title is steep — the focus is on playoff positioning and rivalry wins.
| # | Program | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lehigh | 7-1 |
| 2 | Lafayette | 6-1 |
| 3 | Richmond | 4-4 |
| 4 | Villanova | 3-0 |
| 5 | Georgetown | 3-4 |
| 6 | Holy Cross | 3-4 |
| 7 | Colgate | 3-5 |
| 8 | Bucknell | 2-5 |
| 9 | Fordham | 1-6 |
| 10 | William & Mary | 0-2 |
Program memory
What this program never forgets
Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.
1940 Orange Bowl
Fordham reached the Orange Bowl, losing 14-7 to Mississippi State
FCS → NFL Pipeline
2022–2022
FCS → NFL PipelineDeveloping
1 picks last 5 cycles. The pipeline is real but still building volume.
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Offensive Tackle · 2022 · San Francisco
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