2016 Rhode Island Rams football team

2016 Rhode Island Rams football
2016 Rhode Island Rams football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	2–9 (1–7 CAA)
Head coach	Jim Fleming (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Will Fleming (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Pete Rekstis (3rd season)
Home stadium	Meade Stadium; (capacity: 6,555)

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.

2016 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 James Madison $^	8	–	0	14	–	1
No. 11 Villanova ^	6	–	2	9	–	4
No. 17 New Hampshire ^	6	–	2	8	–	5
No. 8 Richmond ^	5	–	3	10	–	4
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 Poll

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 Boston, 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	Maine	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 Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	6	0	0	6
Jayhawks	13	14	14	14	55

	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes	7	7	7	14	35
Rams	0	7	0	0	7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	7	0	14	21
Crimson	21	3	13	14	51

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	8	7	17	39
Rams	7	0	3	7	17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	6	7	0	0	13
Rams	7	0	7	14	28

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	0	0	0	0
#14 Wildcats	21	7	7	0	35

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	3	0	0	0	3
Seawolves	0	0	0	14	14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	7	7	7	7	28
Rams	0	7	7	7	21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	7	0	0	7
#8 Dukes	28	21	21	14	84

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	3	10	10	21	44
Phoenix	7	0	0	7	14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	13	3	9	32
Rams	7	3	7	14	31

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