Head Coach Joe Conlin
Joe Conlin, who served as associate head coach/offensive coordinator at Yale for four years, was named head football coach at Fordham University on December 22, 2017.
In the 2021 season, the Rams went 6-5 overall, 4-2 in the Patriot League, and continued their offensive success. Fordham led the League and ranked eleventh in the NCAA FCS in passing offense (296.7 yards/game) and lead the League and ranked 12th in the NCAA FCS in total offense (447.5 yards/game). The Rams also were second in the PL and 18th in the NCAA FCS in scoring offense (33.6 points/game) while leading the League and ranking 22nd in the NCAA in fewest sacks allowed (1.36/game) and leading the League and ranking ninth in the NCAA in TFLs allowed/game (3.91/game).
Leading the 2021 Fordham offense was lineman Nick Zakelj, who received consensus All-America honors and was drafted in the fifth round by the San Francisco 49ers, and quarterback Tim DeMorat, who was named the Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year for the second straight season.
For the spring 2020-2021 season, the Fordham offense was tops in the Patriot League and 17th in the NCAA FCS in scoring, averaging 31.7 points/game. The 2020-2021 Fordham offense also led the League and was 14th in the NCAA FCS in total offense (433.3 yards/game) and led the League and was sixth in the NCAA FCS in passing offense (349.7 yards/game). Junior quarterback Tim DeMorat earned Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year honors, and he was joined by five other Rams in earning First Team All-League accolades.
Defensively in 2020-2021, the Rams were paced by Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year junior linebacker Ryan Greenhagen, one of three first team All-League selections for Fordham. The Rams led the Patriot League in fumbles recovered, passes intercepted, passing yards allowed, and red zone defense.
In 2019, Conlin's offense led the Patriot League in passing yards/game (357.2 yards/game) and scoring (25.0). He saw sophomore quarterback Tim DeMorat, who led the conference in passing yards, passing yards/game, and passing touchdowns, earn First Team All-Patriot League honors while junior running back Zach Davis, who led the league in rushing, and junior offensive lineman Nick Zakelj also earned first team honors.