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2014 Fordham

11–⁠3 (6–⁠0 Patriot League).

Schedule and results

Fordham in 2014, game by game: won vs. Saint Francis 52–23; lost at Villanova 6–50; won vs. Rhode Island 54–7; won at Columbia 49–7; won at Holy Cross 45–16; won vs. Lafayette 42–18; won vs. Pennsylvania 60–22; won at Lehigh 48–27; won vs. Colgate 37–13; won at Bucknell 30–27; won vs. Georgetown 52–7; lost at Army 31–42; won vs. Sacred Heart 44–22; lost at New Hampshire 19–44+47−44Won 52–23 vs. Saint Francis+29Saint FrancisLost 6–50 at Villanova-44VillanovaWon 54–7 vs. Rhode Island+47Rhode IslandWon 49–7 at Columbia+42ColumbiaWon 45–16 at Holy Cross+29Holy CrossWon 42–18 vs. Lafayette+24LafayetteWon 60–22 vs. Pennsylvania+38PennsylvaniaWon 48–27 at Lehigh+21LehighWon 37–13 vs. Colgate+24ColgateWon 30–27 at Bucknell+3BucknellWon 52–7 vs. Georgetown+45GeorgetownLost 31–42 at Army-11ArmyWon 44–22 vs. Sacred Heart+22Sacred HeartLost 19–44 at New Hampshire-25New Hampshire
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsSaint FrancisW 52–⁠2367%
Sep 6atVillanovaL 6–⁠5049%
Sep 13vsRhode IslandW 54–⁠778%
Sep 20atColumbiaW 49–⁠779%
Sep 27atHoly CrossW 45–⁠1668%
Oct 3vsLafayetteW 42–⁠1868%
Oct 11vsPennsylvaniaW 60–⁠2279%
Oct 25atLehighW 48–⁠2772%
Nov 1vsColgateW 37–⁠1379%
Nov 7atBucknellW 30–⁠2757%
Nov 15vsGeorgetownW 52–⁠789%
Nov 22atArmyL 31–⁠4270%
Nov 29vsSacred HeartNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundW 44–⁠2261%
Dec 6atNew HampshireL 19–⁠4438%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to New Hampshire 44–⁠19; unranked in the final AP poll; Patriot League champions.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).

Patriot League champions6–⁠0 in the conference

Record
11–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠0 first in Patriot League
AP final
Unranked
Points
569–⁠325
Coach
—
Elo
1488 +78 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−14.8 No. 21 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 171
Offensive coordinator
Andrew Breiner
Defensive coordinators
Jon Wholley and Tim Cary

Leaders

Passing yardsMike Nebrich QB352 yds
Passing touchdownsMike Nebrich QB3 TD
Rushing yardsChase Edmonds RB69 yds
Receiving yardsBrian Wetzel WR193 yds
Receiving touchdownsAdam Malkiewicz WR1 TD

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Chase Edmonds RB★★★No. 1674
Marcus Hicks CB★★No. 2293

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.810
Defensive backs12.00.780
Whole class22.50.795

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.

2014 Patriot League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Fordham6–⁠011–⁠3
Bucknell4–⁠28–⁠3
Lafayette3–⁠35–⁠6
Colgate3–⁠35–⁠7
Holy Cross2–⁠44–⁠8
Lehigh2–⁠43–⁠8
Georgetown1–⁠53–⁠8

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