American college football season
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[edit]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 7:00 pm | at Kansas* | | ESPN3 | L 6–55 | 26,864 |
September 10 | 1:00 pm | Albany | | A10 Network | L 7–35 | 4,511 |
| 7:00 pm | at Harvard* | | 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* | | A10 Network | W 28–13 | 5,102 |
October 8 | 12:00 pm | at No. 14 Villanova | | ASN | L 0–35 | 4,105 |
October 15 | 4:00 pm | at Stony Brook | | 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 | | MadiZone | L 7–84 | 23,841 |
November 12 | 1:30 pm | at Elon | | 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
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Game summaries[edit]
At Kansas[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Rams | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Jayhawks | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 55 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Great Danes | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
Rams | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
At Harvard[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Rams | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
Crimson | 21 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 51 |
New Hampshire[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Wildcats | 7 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 39 |
Rams | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bears | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Rams | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
At Villanova[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Rams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
#14 Wildcats | 21 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
At Stony Brook[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Rams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Seawolves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Black Bears | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Rams | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
At James Madison[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Rams | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
#8 Dukes | 28 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 84 |
At Elon[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Rams | 3 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 44 |
Phoenix | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Tigers | 7 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 32 |
Rams | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
Coaching staff[edit]
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