2017 Rhode Island Rams football team

The 2017 Rhode Island Rams football team represented the University of Rhode Island in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-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 3–8, 2–6 in CAA play to finish in a tie for tenth place.

2017 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
2017 record3–8 (2–6 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWill Fleming (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorPete Rekstis (4th season)
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
(Capacity: 6,555)
2017 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 2 James Madison $^  8 0     14 1  
No. 11 Stony Brook ^  7 1     10 3  
No. 20 Elon ^  6 2     8 4  
No. 12 New Hampshire ^  5 3     9 5  
Delaware  5 3     7 4  
Richmond  4 4     6 5  
Towson  3 5     5 6  
Villanova  3 5     5 6  
Maine  3 5     4 6  
Albany  2 6     4 7  
Rhode Island  2 6     3 8  
William & Mary  0 8     2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.m.at Central Michigan*ESPN3L 27–30 3OT16,311
September 91:00 p.m.Stony BrookCSL[1]L 18–355,102
September 161:00 p.m.Harvard*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
CSLW 17–103,812
September 233:30 p.m.at No. 15 New HampshireESPN3L 14–2822,135
September 3012:30 p.m.at Brown*ILNL 21–243,191
October 143:30 p.m.at MaineFCSL 27–519,205
October 21NoonNo. 14 Elon
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
CSLL 34–357,221
October 281:00 p.m.at AlbanyESPN3W 31–143,383
November 4NoonNo. 1 James Madison
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
CSLL 3–383,227
November 11NoonVillanova
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
CSLW 20–62,877
November 182:00 p.m.at TowsonTSNL 10–293,134

Game summaries

at Central Michigan

1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT Total
Rams 0 0 7 14303 27
Chippewas 0 13 0 8306 30

Stony Brook

1 2 3 4 Total
Seawolves 14 0 7 14 35
Rams 0 0 10 8 18

Harvard

1 2 3 4 Total
Crimson 3 7 0 0 10
Rams 0 17 0 0 17

at New Hampshire

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 0 7 7 14
No. 15 Wildcats 8 7 0 13 28

at Brown

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 7 7 0 7 21
Bears 3 0 21 0 24

at Maine

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 14 7 0 6 27
Black Bears 7 16 28 0 51

Elon

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 14 Phoenix 14 7 7 7 35
Rams 7 20 7 0 34

at Albany

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 6 15 3 7 31
Great Danes 0 0 7 7 14

James Madison

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 1 Dukes 0 7 17 14 38
Rams 0 3 0 0 3

Villanova

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 3 0 3 0 6
Rams 3 7 10 0 20

at Towson

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 7 3 0 0 10
Tigers 2 13 7 7 29

References

  1. Washburn, Rob (August 18, 2017). "CAA PARTNERS WITH CBS SPORTS DIGITAL". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
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