2019 Rhode Island Rams football team

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.

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

Preseason

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CAA poll

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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

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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 312:00 p.m.at Ohio*ESPN+L 20–4116,665[2]
September 77:00 p.m.No. 21 DelawareFloSports/YurviewL 36–44 3OT8,511[3]
September 216:00 p.m.at New HampshireFloSportsL 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 AlbanyFloSportsL 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 & MaryFloSports/YurviewL 19–557,063[9]
November 1612:00 p.m.at MaineFloSportsL 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

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At Ohio

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 6 7 7 20
Bobcats 7 10 17 7 41

Delaware

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1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT Total
No. 21 Blue Hens 0 0 14 8778 44
Rams 3 10 0 9770 36

At New Hampshire

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 7 3 14 24
Wildcats 7 7 7 6 27

Stony Brook

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1 2 3 4 Total
Seawolves 7 0 7 17 31
Rams 0 0 7 20 27

At Brown

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 7 10 7 7 31
Bears 7 7 0 14 28

At Virginia Tech

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 6 11 0 17
Hokies 10 7 7 10 34

At Albany

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 7 7 7 7 28
Great Danes 0 6 22 7 35

Elon

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1 2 3 4 Total
Phoenix 7 0 17 14 38
Rams 3 3 7 0 13

Merrimack

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1 2 3 4 Total
Warriors 0 7 0 7 14
Rams 7 7 7 21 42

At William & Mary

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 6 6 7 19
Tribe 21 14 7 13 55

At Maine

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 7 3 14 6 30
Black Bears 0 3 10 21 34

James Madison

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 2 Dukes 10 21 7 17 55
Rams 0 0 14 7 21

Players drafted into the NFL

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Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
5 171 Isaiah Coulter WR Houston Texans

References

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  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.