2007 Rhode Island Rams football team

2007 Rhode Island Rams football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Division	North Division
Record	3–8 (2–6 CAA)
Head coach	Tim Stowers (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Harold Nichols (8th season)
Defensive coordinator	Dick Hopkins (2nd season)
Home stadium	Meade Stadium
Seasons ←  2006 2008  →

2007 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 7 UMass x+^		7	–	1					10	–	3
Hofstra		4	–	4					7	–	4
No. 14 New Hampshire ^		4	–	4					7	–	5
Maine		3	–	5					4	–	7
Northeastern		2	–	6					3	–	8
Rhode Island		2	–	6					3	–	8
South Division
No. 5 Richmond x+^		7	–	1					11	–	3
No. 12 James Madison ^		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 2 Delaware ^		5	–	3					11	–	4
Villanova		5	–	3					7	–	4
William & Mary		2	–	6					4	–	7
Towson		1	–	7					3	–	8
+ – Conference co-champions x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2007 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. In their seventh and final season under head coach Tim Stowers, the Rams compiled a 3–8 record (2–6 against conference opponents) and tied for last place in the North Division of the CAA's North Division. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1		Fordham	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI		L 23–27	2,092	[2]
September 8	1:00 p.m.	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	ESPN Classic	L 7–14 OT	27,601
September 15	3:30 p.m.	at No. 10 Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	CN8	L 9–38	22,064
September 22		No. 15 Hofstra	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI		L 24–37
September 29		at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)		W 49–42 2OT	6,153	[3]
October 13	1:00 p.m.	No. 9 James Madison	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI		L 27–44	6,163
October 20	3:30 p.m.	at Richmond	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA		L 6–38	8,955
October 27	12:00 p.m.	at No. 4 New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	NESN	L 36–49	6,015
November 3	12:00 p.m.	No. 3 UMass	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI		W 12–6 OT	4,118
November 10		at Maine	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME		L 0–35
November 17		Northeastern	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI		W 35–30
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Coaching staff

Rhode Island Rams
Name	Position	Consecutive season at Rhode Island in current position	Previous position
Tim Stowers	Head coach	8th	Temple offensive coordinator (1999)
Harold Nichols	Associate head coach and offensive coordinator	2nd	Rhode Island offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2000–2005)
Dick Hopkins	Defensive coordinator	2nd	The Citadel defensive coordinator (2004–2005)
Tony Brinson	Defensive backs coach	1st	Rhode Island defensive line coach (2004–2006)
RaShan Frost	Defensive line coach	3rd	Illinois State defensive line coach (2002–2004)
John Gendron	Offensive line coach	2nd	Bridgewater State linebackers coach (2004–2005)
Jeff Weaver	Special teams coordinator and a-backs coach	2nd	Rhode Island wide receivers coach and a-backs coach (2005)
Chuck Watson	Wide receivers coach	2nd	Cranston East HS (RI) assistant coach (1993–1995)
Joe Todd	Linebackers coach	1st	New Hampshire linebackers coach (2006)

References

1. "2007 Football". University of Rhode Island. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
2. Szostak, Mike (September 2, 2007). "Fordham Overtakes URI at End". The Providence Journal . Providence, R.I. p. C8 – via NewsBank.
3. "Rhode Island Outlasts Brown in Double OT". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. Associated Press. September 30, 2007. pp. C19, C20 – via Newspapers.com.