2020 Rhode Island Rams football team

The 2020 Rhode Island Rams football team will represent the University of Rhode Island in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They will be led by seventh-year head coach Jim Fleming and will play their home games at Meade Stadium. They will compete as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association.

2020 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
DivisionNorth
2020 record0–0 (0–0 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPatrick Murphy (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJack Cooper (1st season)
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
(Capacity: 6,555)
2020 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
North Division
Albany         
Delaware         
Maine         
New Hampshire         
Rhode Island         
Stony Brook         
Villanova         
South Division
Elon         
James Madison         
Richmond         
William & Mary         
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Colonial Athletic suspended the 2020 football season.
    Towson opted out of the spring football season.
As of February 10, 2021; Rankings from STATS Poll

On July 17, 2020, the Colonial Athletic Association announced that it would not play fall sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the conference is allowing the option for teams to play as independents for the 2020 season if they still wish to play in the fall.[1]

Previous season

The Rams finished the 2019 season 2–10, 0–8 in CAA play to finish in last place.

Schedule

Rhode Island had a game scheduled against Brown on October 3, which was later canceled before the start of the 2020 season.[2] The CAA released its spring conference schedule on October 27, 2020.[3]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
February 27, 2021 at Bryant*
March 13, 2021 at Villanova
March 20, 2021 1:00 p.m. at Albany
March 27, 2021 Noon Delaware
April 3, 2021 New Hampshire
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
April 10, 2021 Maine
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
April 17, 2021 Noon at Stony Brook

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    References

    1. Singelais, Mark (16 July 2020). "Reports: CAA football won't play this fall". Times Union. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
    2. West, Jenna. "Ivy League to Postpone Fall Athletics, No Date Set for Return". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
    3. Kelley, Kevin (27 October 2020). "CAA releases Spring 2021 football schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
    4. "2020 Rhode Island Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
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