The 1998 Fordham Rams football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Fordham finished fifth in the Patriot League.

In their first and only year under head coach Ken O'Keefe, the Rams compiled a 4–7 record. Cliff Moseley and Steve O'Hare were the team captains.^[1]

The Rams were outscored 336 to 252. Their 2–4 conference record placed fifth in the seven-team Patriot League standings.^[2]

Fordham played its home games at Jack Coffey Field on the university campus in The Bronx, in New York City.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	at Lehigh	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 6–31	7,538	[3]
September 19	at Bucknell	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 20–17	4,420	[4]
September 26	at Towson	Minnegan Stadium Towson, MD	L 34–35 OT	2,274	[5]
October 3	Princeton*	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	W 20–17 OT	5,900	[6]
October 10	Penn*	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	L 31–34	3,424	[7]
October 17	at Brown*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 27–38	4,439	[8]
October 24	Colgate	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	L 20–42	6,186	[9]
October 31	Villanova*	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	L 12–45	2,312	[10]
November 7	Lafayette	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	L 20–27	1,711	[11]
November 14	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA (rivalry)	W 13–10	5,189	[12]
November 21	Georgetown*	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	W 49–40	2,782	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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