2016 Rhode Island Rams football team

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.

2016 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record2–9 (1–7 CAA)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorPete Rekstis (3rd season)
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:00 pmat Kansas*ESPN3L 6–5526,864
September 101:00 pmAlbanyA10 NetworkL 7–354,511
September 167:00 pmat Harvard*ASNL 21–5112,167
September 241:00 pmNew Hampshire
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
A10 NetworkL 17–393,626
October 112:00 pmBrown*
A10 NetworkW 28–135,102
October 812:00 pmat No. 14 VillanovaASNL 0–354,105
October 154:00 pmat Stony BrookCSLL 3–1412,221
October 2212:00 pmMaine 
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
A10 NetworkL 21–284,007
October 293:30 pmat No. 8 James MadisonMadiZoneL 7–8423,841
November 121:30 pmat ElonPAAW 44–146,236
November 1912:00 pmTowson
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
A10 NetworkL 31–322,543
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

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At Kansas

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

Albany

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

At Harvard

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

New Hampshire

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

Brown

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

At Villanova

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

At Stony Brook

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

Maine

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

At James Madison

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

At Elon

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

Towson

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

Coaching staff

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Rhode Island Rams
Name Position Consecutive season at Rhode Island in current position Previous position
Jim Fleming Head coach 3rd UCF defensive coordinator (2012–2013)
Ari Confesor Wide receivers coach 3rd Rhode Island linebackers coach (2013)
Joe Coniglio Defensive line coach 3rd Northern Michigan defensive line coach (2012–2013)
Mark Criner Linebackers coach 1st Lamar linebackers coach (2014–2015)
Will Fleming Quarterbacks coach 1st Rhode Island tight ends coach (2014–2015)
Troy Gilmer Defensive assistant 3rd Akron graduate assistant (2013)
Keegan Kennedy Offensive line coach 1st UCF special teams coordinator and tight ends coach (2015)
Jim Miceli Running backs coach 1st Rhode Island quarterbacks coach (2014–2015)
Pete Rekstis Defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach 3rd Florida Atlantic defensive backs coach (2012–2013)
Diamond Weaver Cornerbacks coach 1st Rhode Island wide receivers coach (2014–2015)


References

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