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2013 Fordham

12–⁠1 (5–⁠1 Patriot League). The season’s Wikipedia article records 12–⁠2, over 14 games to the 13 on file here.

Schedule and results

Fordham in 2013, game by game: won vs. Rhode Island 51–26; won vs. Villanova 27–24; won at Temple 30–29; won vs. Columbia 52–7; won at Saint Francis 38–20; won vs. Lehigh 52–34; won at Georgetown 34–12; won at Yale 52–31; won vs. Holy Cross 32–30; won vs. Bucknell 23–21; lost at Lafayette 14–27; won at Colgate 56–19; won vs. Sacred Heart 37–27+45−13Won 51–26 vs. Rhode Island+25Rhode IslandWon 27–24 vs. Villanova+3VillanovaWon 30–29 at Temple+1TempleWon 52–7 vs. Columbia+45ColumbiaWon 38–20 at Saint Francis+18Saint FrancisWon 52–34 vs. Lehigh+18LehighWon 34–12 at Georgetown+22GeorgetownWon 52–31 at Yale+21YaleWon 32–30 vs. Holy Cross+2Holy CrossWon 23–21 vs. Bucknell+2BucknellLost 14–27 at Lafayette-13LafayetteWon 56–19 at Colgate+37ColgateWon 37–27 vs. Sacred Heart+10Sacred Heart
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsRhode IslandW 51–⁠2669%
Sep 7vsVillanovaW 27–⁠2443%
Sep 14atTempleW 30–⁠2929%
Sep 21vsColumbiaW 52–⁠769%
Sep 28atSaint FrancisW 38–⁠2056%
Oct 5vsLehighW 52–⁠3440%
Oct 12atGeorgetownW 34–⁠1275%
Oct 19atYaleW 52–⁠3162%
Nov 2vsHoly CrossW 32–⁠3079%
Nov 9vsBucknellW 23–⁠2175%
Nov 16atLafayetteL 14–⁠2772%
Nov 23atColgateW 56–⁠1965%
Nov 30vsSacred HeartNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundW 37–⁠2767%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Sacred Heart 37–⁠27 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Patriot League.

In program history: The 26th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season articles list one game of Fordham’s 2013 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.

DateOpponentResultSource
Dec 7atTowsonL 28–⁠48Towson’s article, Fordham’s article
Record
12–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠1 shared first in Patriot League
AP final
Unranked
Points
498–⁠307
Coach
—
Elo
1466 +174 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−14.3 No. 23 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 195
Offensive coordinator
Andrew Breiner
Defensive coordinator
David Blackwell

Leaders

Passing yardsMike Nebrich QB320 yds
Passing touchdownsMike Nebrich QB2 TD
Rushing yardsCarlton Koonce WR168 yds
Rushing touchdownsCarlton Koonce WR1 TD
Receiving yardsSam Ajala WR134 yds
Receiving touchdownsBrian Wetzel WR1 TD

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Kyvaune Brammer WR★★No. 2178

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers12.00.785

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2013 Patriot League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Fordham5–⁠112–⁠1
Lafayette5–⁠15–⁠7
Lehigh3–⁠38–⁠3
Bucknell3–⁠36–⁠5
Colgate3–⁠34–⁠8
Holy Cross1–⁠53–⁠9
Georgetown1–⁠52–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.