The 1998 Fordham Rams football team was an

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team that represented

Fordham University Fordham University () is a Private university, private Jesuit universities, Jesuit research university in New York City. Established in 1841 and named after the Fordham, Bronx, Fordham neighborhood of the The Bronx, Bronx in which its origina ...

during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Fordham finished fifth in the

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. In their first and only year under head coach

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, the Rams compiled a 4–7 record. Cliff Moseley and Steve O'Hare were the team captains. The Rams were outscored 336 to 252. Their 2–4 conference record placed fifth in the seven-team Patriot League standings. Fordham played its home games at Jack Coffey Field on the university campus in

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, in

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Fordham Rams football The Fordham Rams football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Fordham University, located in the borough of The Bronx in New York City. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and ar ...