2021 Fordham
6–5 (4–2 Patriot League). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Wagner 56–7Oct 9
By 49 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Nebraska 7–52Sep 4
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Nebraska | L 7–52 | 21% |
| Sep 11 | vs Monmouth | L 23–26 | 41% |
| Sep 18 | at Florida Atlantic | L 14–45 | 13% |
| Sep 25 | at Stony Brook | W 31–14 | 37% |
| Oct 2 | at Lafayette | W 42–41 | 51% |
| Oct 9 | vs Wagner | W 56–7 | 78% |
| Oct 16 | vs Bucknell | W 66–21 | 76% |
| Oct 23 | vs Lehigh | W 35–28 | 83% |
| Nov 6 | at Georgetown | W 41–20 | 62% |
| Nov 13 | vs Holy Cross | L 24–52 | 51% |
| Nov 20 | at Colgate | L 31–45 | 58% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Colgate 45–31; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Patriot League.
In program history: The 57th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).
- Record
- 6–5
- Conference
- 4–2 3rd in Patriot League
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 370–351
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1290 +7 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −29.1 No. 75 of 128 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 187
- Offensive coordinator
- Kevin Decker
- Defensive coordinator
- Jameson Zacharias
Top recruits in the 2021 class
| Jaden Allen TE | ★★ | No. 2577 |
| Julius Loughridge RB | ||
| David Evbomenya OT | ||
| Nate Summerville WR |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2021 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receivers | 1 | 2.0 | 0.790 |
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.
Drafted in 2022
The 2022 draft| Rd 6 | Nick Zakelj OT | San Francisco 49ers |
Transfers in 0
The 2021 portalNo transfers in.
Transfers out 1
 Andrew Mevis K | ★★★ | to  Iowa State |
2021 Patriot League standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Cross | 6–0 | 10–3 | |
| Colgate | 5–1 | 5–6 | |
| Fordham | 4–2 | 6–5 | |
| Lehigh | 3–3 | 3–8 | |
| Lafayette | 2–4 | 3–8 | |
| Georgetown | 1–5 | 2–8 | |
| Bucknell | 0–6 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.