2021 Rhode Island Rams football team

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2021 Rhode Island Rams football
Rhode Island Rams logo.svg
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
DivisionNorth
2021 record7–4 (4–4 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPatrick Murphy (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJack Cooper (2nd season)
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
(capacity: 6,555)
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 James Madison +^   7 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 8 Villanova +^   7 – 1     10 – 3  
Elon   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Rhode Island   4 – 4     7 – 4  
Maine   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Richmond   4 – 4     6 – 5  
William & Mary   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Stony Brook   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Delaware   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Towson   3 – 5     4 – 7  
New Hampshire   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Albany   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 Rhode Island Rams football team represented the University of Rhode Island as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Rams, led by seventh-year head coach Jim Fleming, played their home games at Meade Stadium.

On October 11, the Rams were named 12th in national FCS polls, the highest they have been ranked in 20 years.[1] Andre Bibeault was named the Special Teams Player of the Week by the CAA.[1]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 4 6:00 p.m. Bryant*
FloFootball W 45–21 5,735
September 11 7:00 p.m. at Albany
FloFootball W 16–14 8,144
September 18 12:30 p.m. at Brown*
ESPN+ W 45–24 5,243
October 2 12:00 p.m. Stony Brook No. 21
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
FloFootball W 27–20 OT 5,778
October 9 1:00 p.m. No. 9 Delaware No. 18
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
FloFootballW 22–15 4,917
October 16 4:00 p.m. at Towson No. 12
FloFootball L 7–28 3,375
October 23 3:30 p.m. at No. 5 Villanova No. 18
FloFootball L 0–44 7,341
October 30 1:00 p.m. Maine No. 24
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
FloFootball L 24–45 3,368
November 6 3:30 p.m. at UMass*
FloFootball/NESNW 35–22 7,284
November 13 1:00 p.m. New Hampshire
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
FloFootball W 28–3 4,661
November 20 2:00 p.m. at Elon No. 25
FloFootball L 28–43 5,672
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
Rams defeated the Brown Bears, 45-24.

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References[]

  1. ^ a b Koch, Bill (11 October 2021). "URI jumps to 12th in national rankings, Bibeault earns special teams honors". The Providence Journal. Archived from the original on 12 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 Rhode Island Rams Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
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