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. 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 The Bronx, in New York City.