2016 Rhode Island Rams football team

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2016 Rhode Island Rams football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2016 record	2–9 (1–7 CAA)
Head coach	Jim Fleming (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Bill Bleil (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Pete Rekstis (3rd season)
Home stadium	Meade Stadium (Capacity: 6,555)
Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
v t	Conf							Overall
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

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[]

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

Game summaries[]

at Kansas[]

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

Albany[]

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

at Harvard[]

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

New Hampshire[]

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

Brown[]

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

at Villanova[]

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

at Stony Brook[]

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

Maine[]

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

at James Madison[]

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

at Elon[]

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

Towson[]

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

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