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
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2019 record	2–10 (0–8 CAA)
Head coach	Jim Fleming (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Will Fleming (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Pete Rekstis (6th season)
Home stadium	Meade Stadium (Capacity: 6,555)

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

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	2:00 p.m.	at Ohio*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN+	L 20–41	16,665	[2]
September 7	7:00 p.m.	No. 21 Delaware	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	FloSports/Yurview	L 36–44 ^3OT	8,511	[3]
September 21	6:00 p.m.	at New Hampshire	Wildcat Stadium Hanover, NH	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*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	ESPN+	W 31–28	5,077	[6]
October 12	4:00 p.m.	at Virginia Tech*	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ACCN	L 17–34	51,716	[7]
October 19	3:30 p.m.	at Albany	Bob Ford Field Albany, NY	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	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	FloSports/Yurview	L 19–55	7,063	[9]
November 16	12:00 p.m.	at Maine	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	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

• Source:[12][13]

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

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

References

1. 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.
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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.
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12. "2019 Rhode Island Football Schedule". Rhode Island Athletics.
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