2016 Rhode Island Rams football team
Appearance
2016 Rhode Island Rams football | |
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Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
Record | 2–9 (1–7 CAA) |
Head coach |
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Defensive coordinator | Pete Rekstis (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Meade Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 7:00 pm | at Kansas* | ESPN3 | L 6–55 | 26,864 | |
September 10 | 1:00 pm | Albany | A10 Network | L 7–35 | 4,511 | |
September 16 | 7:00 pm | at Harvard* | ASN | L 21–51 | 12,167 | |
September 24 | 1:00 pm | New Hampshire |
| A10 Network | L 17–39 | 3,626 |
October 1 | 12:00 pm | Brown* |
| A10 Network | W 28–13 | 5,102 |
October 8 | 12:00 pm | at No. 14 Villanova | ASN | L 0–35 | 4,105 | |
October 15 | 4:00 pm | at Stony Brook | CSL | L 3–14 | 12,221 | |
October 22 | 12:00 pm | Maine |
| A10 Network | L 21–28 | 4,007 |
October 29 | 3:30 pm | at No. 8 James Madison | MadiZone | L 7–84 | 23,841 | |
November 12 | 1:30 pm | at Elon | PAA | W 44–14 | 6,236 | |
November 19 | 12:00 pm | Towson |
| A10 Network | L 31–32 | 2,543 |
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Game summaries
[edit]At Kansas
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rams | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Jayhawks | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 55 |
Albany
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Great Danes | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
Rams | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
At Harvard
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rams | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
Crimson | 21 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 51 |
New Hampshire
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 7 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 39 |
Rams | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
Brown
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bears | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Rams | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
At Villanova
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
#14 Wildcats | 21 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
At Stony Brook
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Seawolves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
Maine
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Black Bears | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Rams | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
At James Madison
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rams | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
#8 Dukes | 28 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 84 |
At Elon
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rams | 3 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 44 |
Phoenix | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Towson
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tigers | 7 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 32 |
Rams | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
Coaching staff
[edit]Rhode Island Rams | ||||
Name | Position | Consecutive season at Rhode Island in current position | Previous position | |
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Jim Fleming | Head coach | 3rd | UCF defensive coordinator (2012–2013) | |
Ari Confesor | Wide receivers coach | 3rd | Rhode Island linebackers coach (2013) | |
Joe Coniglio | Defensive line coach | 3rd | Northern Michigan defensive line coach (2012–2013) | |
Mark Criner | Linebackers coach | 1st | Lamar linebackers coach (2014–2015) | |
Will Fleming | Quarterbacks coach | 1st | Rhode Island tight ends coach (2014–2015) | |
Troy Gilmer | Defensive assistant | 3rd | Akron graduate assistant (2013) | |
Keegan Kennedy | Offensive line coach | 1st | UCF special teams coordinator and tight ends coach (2015) | |
Jim Miceli | Running backs coach | 1st | Rhode Island quarterbacks coach (2014–2015) | |
Pete Rekstis | Defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | 3rd | Florida Atlantic defensive backs coach (2012–2013) | |
Diamond Weaver | Cornerbacks coach | 1st | Rhode Island wide receivers coach (2014–2015) |