BRONX, N.Y. -  The Fordham University Rams continue the 2026 season, Fordham's 126th varsity season, and return to Patriot League play by traveling to Williamsburg, Va., to take on one of the newest Patriot League members, the College of William & Mary Pride at Walter J. Zable Stadium at Cary Field on Saturday, September 19, at 6:00 p.m.
 
The game will be broadcast live on ESPN+ with Jay Colley (p-b-p) and Gareth Hissong (analyst) announcing and broadcast live on WFUV (90.7 FM) and the WFUV YouTube channel with Tucker Austin (p-b-p) and Max Langer (analyst) handling the announcing chores.
 
Fordham enters the game with an 0-3 record, 0-1 in the Patriot League, after a 45-7 loss at Coastal Carolina last Saturday while William & Mary is 2-1 on the season, 1-1 in the Patriot League, following a 44-20 league loss at Lehigh last Saturday.
 
A few notes on the game:
• Saturday's game will be the first meeting between Fordham and William & Mary on the gridiron.
 
• The Tribe competed in the CAA from 2007-2025, winning CAA titles in 2010, 2015, and 2022.
 
• It will be just the fourth football game played by Fordham in the Old Dominion State (Fordham is 1-0 against Washington and Lee and 0-2 versus Richmond in Virginia).
 
• Senior linebacker Andrew Osmun and senior long snapper Michael Doctor were named preseason All-Patriot League.
 
• Fordham will be represented by five captains in 2026: senior wide receiver Ricky Gonzalez II, senior center Dylan Haines, senior linebacker Andrew Osmun, grad student defensive lineman Colby Spencer, senior quarterback Gunnar Smith.