| Year: | 2017 |
| Team: | Fordham Rams |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Patriot League |
| Short Conf: | Patriot |
| Record: | 4–7 |
| Conf Record: | 3–3 |
| Head Coach: | Andrew Breiner |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Def Coach: | John Bowes |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
The 2017 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University as a member of the Patriot League during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Andrew Breiner, the Rams compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the Patriot League. Fordham played home games at Coffey Field in The Bronx.
On December 5, Breiner resigned to become the quarterbacks coach at Mississippi State.[1] He finished his tenure at Fordham with a two-year record of 12–10.
The 2017 schedule consists of five home and six away games. The Rams will host Patriot League foes Lehigh, Holy Cross, and Bucknell, and will travel to Lafayette, Colgate, and Georgetown.
In 2017, Fordham's non-conference opponents will be Independent Army, Central Connecticut and Bryant of the Northeast Conference, Eastern Washington of the Big Sky Conference, and Yale of the Ivy League.[2]
See also: 2017 Army Black Knights football team.
See also: 2017 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team.
See also: 2017 Eastern Washington Eagles football team.
See also: 2017 Bryant Bulldogs football team.
See also: 2017 Yale Bulldogs football team.
See also: 2017 Lafayette Leopards football team.
See also: 2017 Colgate Raiders football team.
See also: 2017 Georgetown Hoyas football team.
See also: 2017 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team.
See also: 2017 Holy Cross Crusaders football team and Ram–Crusader Cup.
See also: 2017 Bucknell Bison football team.
See main article: 2018 NFL draft.