Rhode Island
2-2Coastal Athletic · Meade Stadium · 8,000 · 4,306 avg in 2026
LastL 24–56 at Stony Brook · Sat Sep 19 · Marquis Buchanan 124 rec yds, 1 TD
Nextat North Carolina A&T · Sat Sep 26 · 4 pm ET · Aggie Stadium · series 1-0 · Game preview
Updated Tue Sep 22 · through week 3
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 28 | #106 | #210 | -21✓ | @Merrimack | W 34–7 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 1 | Sep 5 | #106 | #90 | +14.5✗ | @Temple | L 14–38 61 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #107 | #184 | -8.5✓ | Elon | W 31–10 | 2-1 | 1-0 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #105 | #174 | -9.5✗ | @Stony Brook | L 24–56 | 2-2 | 1-1 |
| 4 | Sep 26 | #119 | #261 | @North Carolina A&T | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | #119 | #241 | Brown | ||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | @Yale | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | UAlbany | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | Maine | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | @New Hampshire | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | Towson | ||||||
| 12 | Nov 21 | @Bryant |
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)▼
| Date | Opp | Result | Yds | TO | TOP | EPA/play | Success% | Explosive% | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | @Stony Brook | L 24–56 | — | — | — | +0.008 | 35.1% | 158.3% | Most explosive |
| Sep 12 | Elon | W 31–10 | — | — | — | +0.016 | 30.9% | 122.6% | Best defensive stand |
| Sep 5 | @Temple | L 14–38 | — | — | — | -0.023 | 38.7% | 117.7% | Season-low EPA/play |
| Aug 28 | @Merrimack | W 34–7 | — | — | — | +0.083 | 39.7% | 98.7% | Season-high EPA/play |
| Season average (4 games) | — | — | +0.021 | 36.1% | 124.3% | ||||
Rhode Island is the program that went 17 years without a winning season, then won back-to-back CAA championships in 2024 and 2025 under Jim Fleming — the Rams are proof that patience and the right coach can turn four decades of dormancy into a dynasty.
The fanbase says Rhode Island went 17 years without a winning season and no one cared when they were losing, and now that they're back-to-back CAA champions, national FCS media is still slow to…
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What fans said
W 31–10 vs Elon
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What it is like to watch them2026 · 2-2
✓ measured from 4 games · ranks are among Coastal Athletic teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Rhode Island has won two of its last five.
Cooling. 7-3 over the last 10, and lost the last one.
I think Ajani’s strength has been him pulling the ball down and running and some of those designed runs
Next Sep 26
vs North Carolina A&T · away
Outcome band · Rhode Island · 2026
Outcome band · Rhode Island · 2026Rhode Island's most likely season is 2-10 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 5-7.
No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.
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Rhode Island is the program that went 17 years without a winning season, then won back-to-back CAA championships in 2024 and 2025 under Jim Fleming — the Rams are proof that patience and the right coach can turn four decades of dormancy into a dynasty.
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