2002 Rhode Island Rams football team

2002 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 6 Maine $^	7	–	2	11	–	3
No. 11 Northeastern $^	7	–	2	10	–	3
No. 4 Villanova ^	6	–	3	11	–	4
UMass	6	–	3	8	–	4
William & Mary	5	–	4	6	–	5
Richmond	4	–	5	4	–	7
Delaware	4	–	5	6	–	6
Hofstra	4	–	5	6	–	6
James Madison	4	–	6	5	–	7
New Hampshire	2	–	7	3	–	8
Rhode Island	1	–	8	3	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2002 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third season under head coach Tim Stowers, the Rams compiled a 3–9 record (1–8 against conference opponents) and finished last out of eleven teams in the conference.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	Bryant*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 28–0	3,346
September 7	at No. 20 Hofstra	James M. Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY	L 19–37	3,333
September 14	at Syracuse*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	L 17–63	43,089
September 28	at No. 3 Maine	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	L 14–31	7,034
October 5	Brown*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (rivalry)	W 38–28	3,990	^[2]
October 12	at No. 20 Northeastern	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	L 13–38	1,004
October 19	Delaware	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 17–14 ^2OT	5,791
October 26	Richmond	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 0–26	1,451
November 2	James Madison	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 11–15	3,966	^[3]
November 9	at No. 20 William & Mary	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	L 6–44	5,502
November 16	at No. 14 Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 3–45	5,019
November 23	UMass	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 21–48	2,501
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

^ "2007 Rhode Island Rams Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2007. p. 116.
^ "Rams Survive Gessner". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 6, 2002. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "James Madison silences Rams". The Boston Globe. November 3, 2002. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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