2019 Rhode Island Rams football team

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2019 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record2–10 (0–8 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWill Fleming (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorPete Rekstis (6th season)
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 James Madison $^   8 – 0     14 – 2  
No. 18 Albany ^   6 – 2     9 – 5  
No. 15 Villanova ^   5 – 3     9 – 4  
New Hampshire   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Towson   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Maine   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Elon   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Richmond   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Delaware   3 – 5     5 – 7  
William & Mary   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Stony Brook   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Rhode Island   0 – 8     2 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 Rhode Island Rams football team represented the University of Rhode Island in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth-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 2–10, 0–8 in CAA play to finish in last place.

Preseason[edit]

CAA poll[edit]

In the CAA preseason poll released on July 23, 2019, the Rams were predicted to finish in eighth place.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 James Madison 238 (20)
2 Towson 217 (3)
3 Maine 201 (1)
4 Elon 164
5 Delaware 162
6 Stony Brook 151
7 New Hampshire 109
8 Rhode Island 104
9 Villanova 84
10 Richmond 62
11 William & Mary 58
12 Albany 34

Preseason All–CAA team[edit]

The Rams had two players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 312:00 p.m.at Ohio*
ESPN+L 20–4116,665[2]
September 77:00 p.m.No. 21 Delaware
FloSports/YurviewL 36–44 3OT8,511[3]
September 216:00 p.m.at New Hampshire
FloSportsL 24–277,519[4]
September 287:00 p.m.Stony Brook
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
FloSports/YurviewL 27–316,104[5]
October 512:30 p.m.at Brown*
ESPN+W 31–285,077[6]
October 124:00 p.m.at Virginia Tech*
ACCNL 17–3451,716[7]
October 193:30 p.m.at Albany
FloSportsL 28–357,763[8]
October 261:00 p.m.Elon
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
FloSports/YurviewL 13–388,911
November 21:00 p.m.Merrimack*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
FloSports/YurviewW 45–143,091
November 91:00 p.m.at William & Mary
FloSports/YurviewL 19–557,063[9]
November 1612:00 p.m.at Maine
FloSportsL 30–344,908[10]
November 2312:00 p.m. No. 2 James Madison
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
FloSports/YurviewL 21–552,815[11]

Game summaries[edit]

At Ohio[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 6 7 7 20
Bobcats 7 10 17 7 41
See also: 2019 Ohio Bobcats football team

Delaware[edit]

1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT Total
No. 21 Blue Hens 0 0 14 8778 44
Rams 3 10 0 9770 36
See also: 2019 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

At New Hampshire[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 7 3 14 24
Wildcats 7 7 7 6 27
See also: 2019 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

Stony Brook[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Seawolves 7 0 7 17 31
Rams 0 0 7 20 27
See also: 2019 Stony Brook Seawolves football team

At Brown[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 7 10 7 7 31
Bears 7 7 0 14 28
See also: 2019 Brown Bears football team and Governor's Cup (Rhode Island)

At Virginia Tech[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 6 11 0 17
Hokies 10 7 7 10 34
See also: 2019 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

At Albany[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 7 7 7 7 28
Great Danes 0 6 22 7 35
See also: 2019 Albany Great Danes football team

Elon[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Phoenix 7 0 17 14 38
Rams 3 3 7 0 13
See also: 2019 Elon Phoenix football team

Merrimack[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Warriors 0 7 0 7 14
Rams 7 7 7 21 42
See also: 2019 Merrimack Warriors football team

At William & Mary[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 6 6 7 19
Tribe 21 14 7 13 55
See also: 2019 William & Mary Tribe football team

At Maine[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 7 3 14 6 30
Black Bears 0 3 10 21 34
See also: 2019 Maine Black Bears football team

James Madison[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 2 Dukes 10 21 7 17 55
Rams 0 0 14 7 21
See also: 2019 James Madison Dukes football team

Players drafted into the NFL[edit]

See also: 2020 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
5 171 Isaiah Coulter WR Houston Texans

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Washburn, Rob (July 23, 2019). "James Madison Picked to Capture CAA Football Championship in 2019". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "Rhode Island vs. Ohio - Game Summary - August 31, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  3. ^ "Delaware vs. Rhode Island - Game Summary - September 7, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  4. ^ "Rhode Island vs. New Hampshire - Game Summary - September 21, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  5. ^ "Stony Brook vs. Rhode Island - Game Summary - September 28, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  6. ^ "Rhode Island vs. Brown - Game Summary - October 5, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  7. ^ "Rhode Island vs. Virginia Tech - Game Summary - October 12, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  8. ^ "Rhode Island vs. Albany - Game Summary - October 19, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  9. ^ "Rhode Island vs. William & Mary - Game Summary - November 9, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  10. ^ "Rhode Island vs. Maine - Game Summary - November 16, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  11. ^ "James Madison vs. Rhode Island - Game Summary - November 23, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  12. ^ "2019 Rhode Island Football Schedule". Rhode Island Athletics. Archived from the original on June 5, 2019. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  13. ^ "2019 Rhode Island Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
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