| Rhode Island Rams football | |||
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| First season | 1895; 131 years ago | ||
| Athletic director | Thorr Bjorn | ||
| Head coach | Jim Fleming 12th season, 59–73 (.447) | ||
| Stadium | Meade Stadium (capacity: 6,555) | ||
| Location | Kingston, Rhode Island | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FCS | ||
| Conference | CAA Football | ||
| All-time record | 446–646–43 (.412) | ||
| Conference championships | |||
| Yankee: 1952, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1981, 1984, 1985 CAA: 2024, 2025 | |||
| Rivalries | Brown (rivalry) UConn (rivalry) | ||
| Colors | Keaney blue, navy blue, and white[1] | ||
| Website | GoRhody.com | ||
TheRhode Island Rams football program is the intercollegiateAmerican football team for theUniversity of Rhode Island located in the U.S. state ofRhode Island. The team competes in theNCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of theCoastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA Football).[2] Rhode Island's first football team was fielded in 1895. The team plays its home games at the 6,555 seatMeade Stadium inKingston, Rhode Island.
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Rhode Island has played as both an independent and conference-affiliated team.[3][page needed][better source needed]
The Rams have appeared in the Division I-AA/FCS Playoffs five times with a combined playoff record of 4–5.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Quarterfinals | Idaho State | L 0–51 |
| 1984 | Quarterfinals Semifinals | Richmond Montana State | W 23–17 L 20–32 |
| 1985 | First Round Quarterfinals | Akron Furman | W 35–27 L 15–59 |
| 2024 | First Round Second Round | Central Connecticut Mercer | W 21–17 L 10–17 |
| 2025 | First Round Second Round | Central Connecticut UC Davis | W 27–19 L 26–47 |
The Rams have won eight conference championships, seven in theYankee Conference and two in theCoastal Athletic Association, with their lone outright title coming in 2025.
The Yankee Conference titles were highlighted by two separate runs of numerous championships (four in five years during the 1950s and three in four years during the 1980s) and respective droughts between those run: a 24-year drought between titles in 1957 and 1981 and a 39-year drought between Rhode Island's final Yankee title in 1985 and their first CAA title in 2024.
| Year | Conference | Coach | Overall record | Conference record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952† | Yankee Conference (7) | Hal Kopp (3) | 7–1 | 3–1 |
| 1953† | 6–2 | 3–1 | ||
| 1955 | 6–1–2 | 4–0 | ||
| 1957† | Herb Maack (1) | 5–2–1 | 3–0–1 | |
| 1981† | Bob Griffin (3) | 6–6 | 4–1 | |
| 1984† | 10–3 | 4–1 | ||
| 1985 | 10–3 | 5–0 | ||
| 2024† | Coastal Athletic Association (2) | Jim Fleming (2) | 10–2 | 7–1 |
| 2025 | 8–0 |
The Rams have won one division title, in 1995: the Yankee Conference's New England Division.
| Year | Division championship | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Yankee New England Division | Delaware | L 19–24 |
| Rhode Island Rams retired numbers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Player | Pos. | Tenure | No. ret. | Ref. |
| 12 | Tom Ehrhardt | 1983–1985 | QB | 1996 | [4] |
As of April 28, 2025, there are three former Rhode Island Rams player listed on team roster in theNational Football League (NFL).[5]
Announced schedules as of January 7, 2026.[6]
| 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | 2031 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| atMerrimack | atBoston College | Brown | atBrown | atWest Virginia | atBrown |
| atTemple | atBrown | atNorthern Illinois | Yale | Brown | |
| Brown | |||||
| atYale |
