American college football season
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.
Previous season[]
The Rams finished the 2018 season 6–5, 4–4 in CAA play to finish in seventh place.
Preseason[]
CAA poll[]
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[]
The Rams had two players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.[1]
Offense
Aaron Parker – WR
Kyle Murphy – OL
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Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 31 | 2:00 p.m. | at Ohio* | | ESPN+ | L 20–41 | 16,665 | [2] |
September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 21 Delaware | | FloSports/Yurview | L 36–44 3OT | 8,511 | [3] |
September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | at New Hampshire | | FloSports | L 24–27 | 7,519 | [4] |
September 28 | 7:00 p.m. | Stony Brook | - Meade Stadium
- Kingston, RI
| FloSports/Yurview | L 27–31 | 6,104 | [5] |
October 5 | 12:30 p.m. | at Brown* | | ESPN+ | W 31–28 | 5,077 | [6] |
October 12 | 4:00 p.m. | at Virginia Tech* | | ACCN | L 17–34 | 51,716 | [7] |
October 19 | 3:30 p.m. | at Albany | | FloSports | L 28–35 | 7,763 | [8] |
October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | Elon | - Meade Stadium
- Kingston, RI
| FloSports/Yurview | L 13–38 | 8,911 | |
November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | Merrimack* | - Meade Stadium
- Kingston, RI
| FloSports/Yurview | W 45–14 | 3,091 | |
November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at William & Mary | | FloSports/Yurview | L 19–55 | 7,063 | [9] |
November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | at Maine | | FloSports | L 30–34 | 4,908 | [10] |
November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 2 James Madison | - Meade Stadium
- Kingston, RI
| FloSports/Yurview | L 21–55 | 2,815 | [11] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
|
Game summaries[]
at Ohio[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Rams
|
0
|
6
|
7
|
7 |
20 |
Bobcats
|
7
|
10
|
17
|
7 |
41 |
Delaware[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT |
Total |
No. 21 Blue Hens
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
8 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
44 |
Rams
|
3
|
10
|
0
|
9 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
36 |
at New Hampshire[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Rams
|
0
|
7
|
3
|
14 |
24 |
Wildcats
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
6 |
27 |
Stony Brook[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Seawolves
|
7
|
0
|
7
|
17 |
31 |
Rams
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
20 |
27 |
at Brown[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Rams
|
7
|
10
|
7
|
7 |
31 |
Bears
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
14 |
28 |
at Virginia Tech[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Rams
|
0
|
6
|
11
|
0 |
17 |
Hokies
|
10
|
7
|
7
|
10 |
34 |
at Albany[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Rams
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
28 |
Great Danes
|
0
|
6
|
22
|
7 |
35 |
Elon[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Phoenix
|
7
|
0
|
17
|
14 |
38 |
Rams
|
3
|
3
|
7
|
0 |
13 |
Merrimack[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Warriors
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
14 |
Rams
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
21 |
42 |
at William & Mary[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Rams
|
0
|
6
|
6
|
7 |
19 |
Tribe
|
21
|
14
|
7
|
13 |
55 |
at Maine[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Rams
|
7
|
3
|
14
|
6 |
30 |
Black Bears
|
0
|
3
|
10
|
21 |
34 |
James Madison[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 2 Dukes
|
10
|
21
|
7
|
17 |
55 |
Rams
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
7 |
21 |
Players drafted into the NFL[]
References[]
- ^ a b Washburn, Rob (July 23, 2019). "James Madison Picked to Capture CAA Football Championship in 2019". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "Rhode Island vs. Ohio - Game Summary - August 31, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "Delaware vs. Rhode Island - Game Summary - September 7, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ "Rhode Island vs. New Hampshire - Game Summary - September 21, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "Stony Brook vs. Rhode Island - Game Summary - September 28, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "Rhode Island vs. Brown - Game Summary - October 5, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "Rhode Island vs. Virginia Tech - Game Summary - October 12, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "Rhode Island vs. Albany - Game Summary - October 19, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "Rhode Island vs. William & Mary - Game Summary - November 9, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "Rhode Island vs. Maine - Game Summary - November 16, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "James Madison vs. Rhode Island - Game Summary - November 23, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Rhode Island Football Schedule". Rhode Island Athletics. Archived from the original on 2019-06-05. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ "2019 Rhode Island Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
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