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2008 Rhode Island Rams football team

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2008Rhode Island Rams football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Division	North Division
Record	3–9 (1–7 CAA)
Head coach	Darren Rizzi (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Chris Pincince (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Joe Trainer (1st season)
Home stadium	Meade Stadium
Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

2008 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
North Division
No. 8 New Hampshire x^	6	–	2	10	–	3
No. 18 Maine ^	5	–	3	8	–	5
UMass	4	–	4	7	–	5
Hofstra	2	–	6	4	–	8
Rhode Island	1	–	7	3	–	9
Northeastern	1	–	7	2	–	10
South Division
No. 3 James Madison x$^	8	–	0	12	–	2
No. 6 Villanova ^	7	–	1	10	–	3
No. 1 Richmond ^	6	–	2	13	–	3
No. 20 William & Mary	5	–	3	7	–	4
Delaware	2	–	6	4	–	8
Towson	1	–	7	3	–	9

$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings fromThe Sports Network poll

The2008 Rhode Island Rams football team was anAmerican football team that represented theUniversity of Rhode Island in theColonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. In their first and only season under head coachDarren Rizzi, the Rams compiled a 3–9 record (1–7 against conference opponents) and tied for last place in the North Division of the CAA's North Division.^[1]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	1:00 p.m.	Monmouth	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI		W 27–24	3,220	^[2]
September 7		atFordham	Coffey Field Bronx, NY		L 0–16		^[3]
September 13	12:00 p.m.	No. 10New Hampshire	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	CN8	L 43–51	4,113	^[4]
September 20	1:00 p.m.	atHofstra	James M. Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY		L 20–23	6,107	^[5]
September 27	1:00 p.m.	atBoston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN360	L 0–42	32,628	^[6]
October 4		Brown	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (rivalry)		W 37–13	6,014	^[7]
October 11	3:00 p.m.	atTowson	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD		L 32–37	7,369	^[8]
October 18		No. 7Villanova	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI		L 7–44		^[9]
October 25	1:00 p.m.	at No. 23William & Mary	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA		L 24–34	9,383
November 1	12:00 p.m.	No. 15UMass	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI		L 0–49	7,201
November 15		No. 21Maine	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI		L 7–37
November 22		atNortheastern	Brookline, MA		W 29–14
Rankings fromThe Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are inEastern time

Name	Position	Consecutive season at Rhode Island in current position	Previous position
Rhode Island Rams
Darren Rizzi	Head coach	1st	Rutgers special teams coordinator (2002–2007)
Joe Trainer	Associate head coach anddefensive coordinator	1st	Millersville head coach (2005–2007)
Chris Pincince	Offensive coordinator	1st	Holy Cross offensive coordinator (2006–2007)
Ryan Crawford	Defensive backs coach	1st	Bucknell defensive backs coach (2005–2007)
Mark Fabish	Quarterbacks coach andwide receivers coach	1st	Monmouth offensive coordinator (2002–2007)
Bob Griffin	Tight ends coach	1st	Holy Cross co-offensive coordinator (2004–2005)
Roy Istvan	Offensive line coach	1st	Milford Academy (NY) offensive coordinator (2006–2007)
Rob Neviaser	Defensive line coach	1st	Delaware defensive line coach (2002–2005)
Eddie Allen	Special teams coordinator andrunning backs coach	1st	Rutgers graduate assistant (2005–2007)
Tem Lukabu	Outside linebackers coach	1st	Rutgers director of player development (2006–2007)

^"2008 Football". University of Rhode Island. RetrievedSeptember 22, 2021.
^Stephen Edelson (August 31, 2008)."No consolation: Controversial ending to Monmouth loss".Asbury Park Press. pp. H1, H4 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Skelton's passes lead way for Fordham".The Journal News. September 8, 2008. p. 9C – viaNewspapers.com.
^"New Hampshire 51, Rhode Island 43".The News Journal. September 14, 2008. p. D6 – viaNewspapers.com.
^Steven Marcus (September 21, 2008)."Walk-on kicker hits winner with :03 left".Newsday – viaNewspapers.com.
^Mark Blaudschun (September 28, 2008)."Led by Harris, BC batters Rams".The Boston Globe. p. C13 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"URI Routs Brown".The Call. Woonsocket, R.I. October 5, 2008. p. B3 – viaNewsBank.
^Kent Baker (October 12, 2008)."Towson wins in wild one".The Baltimore Sun. p. D8 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Villanova cruises past Rhode Island".The News Journal. October 19, 2008. RetrievedApril 23, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.

v t e Rhode Island Rams football
Venues	Meade Stadium (1928–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Brown UConn
Culture & lore	Rhody the Ram
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