2016 Rhode Island Rams football team

2016 Rhode Island Rams football
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
2016 record 2–9 (1–7 CAA)
Head coach Jim Fleming (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator Bill Bleil (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator Pete Rekstis (3rd year)
Home stadium Meade Stadium
(Capacity: 6,555)
2016 CAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#5 James Madison $^   8 – 0         11 – 1  
#9 Villanova ^   6 – 2         9 – 4  
#22 New Hampshire ^   6 – 2         8 – 5  
#12 Richmond ^   5 – 3         10 – 3  
Maine   5 – 3         6 – 5  
Albany   4 – 4         7 – 4  
Stony Brook   4 – 4         5 – 6  
William & Mary   3 – 5         5 – 6  
Towson   3 – 5         4 – 7  
Delaware   2 – 6         4 – 7  
Elon   1 – 7         2 – 9  
Rhode Island   1 – 7         2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 Rhode Island Rams football team represented the University of Rhode Island in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third year head coach Jim Fleming and played their home games at Meade Stadium. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 2–9, 1–7 in CAA play to finish in a tie for 11th place.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 7:00 PM at Kansas* Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS ESPN3 L 6–55   26,864
September 10 1:00 PM Albany Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI A10 Network L 7–35   4,511
September 16 7:00 PM at Harvard* Harvard Stadium • Allston, MA ASN L 21–51   12,167
September 24 1:00 PM New Hampshire Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI A10 Network L 17–39   3,626
October 1 12:00 PM Brown* Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI (Governor's Cup) A10 Network W 28–13   5,102
October 8 12:00 PM at No. 14 Villanova Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA ASN L 0–35   4,105
October 15 4:00 PM at Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY CSL L 3–14   12,221
October 22 12:00 PM Mainedagger Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI A10 Network L 21–28   4,007
October 29 3:30 PM at No. 8 James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA MadiZone L 7–84   23,841
November 12 1:30 PM at Elon Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC PAA W 44–14   6,236
November 19 12:00 PM Towson Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI A10 Network L 31–32   2,543
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game notes

at Kansas

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 6 0 0 6
Jayhawks 13 14 14 14 55
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Albany

1 2 3 4 Total
Great Danes 7 7 7 14 35
Rams 0 7 0 0 7
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–2 2015 L 7–35

at Harvard

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 7 0 14 21
Crimson 21 3 13 14 51
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 2015 L 10–41

New Hampshire

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 7 8 7 17 39
Rams 7 0 3 7 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
28–57–5 2015 L 17–20

Brown

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 6 7 0 0 13
Rams 7 0 7 14 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
26–72–2 2015 L 31–41

at Villanova

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 0 0 0 0
#14 Wildcats 21 7 7 0 35
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–23 2015 L 3–24

at Stony Brook

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 3 0 0 0 3
Seawolves 0 0 0 14 14
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–3 2015 L 7–19

Maine

1 2 3 4 Total
Black Bears 7 7 7 7 28
Rams 0 7 7 7 21
Overall record Last meeting Result
34–57–3 2015 L 17–27

at James Madison

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 7 0 0 7
#8 Dukes 28 21 21 14 84
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–8 2012 L 7–32

at Elon

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 3 10 10 21 44
Phoenix 7 0 0 7 14
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Towson

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 7 13 3 9 32
Rams 7 3 7 14 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–8 2015 L 21–38

References

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