2015 Rhode Island Rams football team

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2015 Rhode Island Rams football
Rhode Island Rams logo.svg
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Record1–10 (1–7 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Bill Bleil (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorPete Rekstis (2nd season)
Home stadium Meade Stadium
Seasons
  2014
2016  
2015 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Richmond +^  6 2   10 4  
No. 11 James Madison +^  6 2   9 3  
No. 12 William & Mary +^  6 2   9 4  
Towson  5 3   7 4  
New Hampshire ^  5 3   7 5  
Villanova  5 3   6 5  
Stony Brook  3 5   5 5  
Delaware  3 5   4 7  
Elon  3 5   4 7  
Maine  3 5   3 8  
Albany  2 6   3 8  
Rhode Island  1 7   1 10  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2015 Rhode Island Rams football team represented the University of Rhode Island in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second 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 1–10, 1–7 in CAA play to finish in last place.

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 47:00 pmat Syracuse * ESPN3 L 0–4730,112
September 123:30 pmat Albany ASN L 7–356,081
September 191:00 pmNo. 25 Harvard *L 10–414,843
September 263:30 pmat Maine ASNL 17–277,535
October 36:00 pmat Brown *L 31–415,183
October 1012:00 pm Delaware
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 20–04,015
October 1712:00 pmNo. 13 Richmond Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 12–376,143
October 311:00 pmat New Hampshire L 17–205,003
November 712:30 pm Villanova
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 3–246,122
November 1412:30 pm Stony Brook
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 7–192,643
November 212:00 pmat Towson L 21–385,128
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

At Syracuse

1234Total
Rams00000
Orange14179747

At Albany

1234Total
Rams00077
Great Danes14014735

Harvard

1234Total
#25 Crimson14771341
Rams0100010

At Maine

1234Total
Rams307717
Black Bears1437327

At Brown

1234Total
Rams01410731
Bears14602141

Delaware

1234Total
Fightin' Blue Hens00000
Rams377320

Richmond

1234Total
#13 Spiders13731437
Rams330612

At New Hampshire

1234Total
Rams3140017
Wildcats0014620

Villanova

1234Total
Rams03003
Wildcats7071024

Stony Brook

1234Total
Seawolves937019
Rams07007

At Towson

1234Total
Rams7140021
Tigers14714338

Coaching staff

Rhode Island Rams
NamePositionConsecutive season at Rhode Island in current positionPrevious position
Jim Fleming Head coach 2nd UCF defensive coordinator (2012–2013)
Bill Bleil Offensive coordinator and offensive line coach2nd Iowa State assistant head coach and tight ends coach (2013)
Pete Rekstis Defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach2nd Florida Atlantic defensive backs coach (2012–2013)
Ari Confesor Wide receivers coach2nd Rhode Island linebackers coach (2013)
Joe Coniglio Defensive line coach2nd Northern Michigan defensive line coach (2012–2013)
Matt Dawson Special teams coordinator and linebackers coach1st Rhode Island linebackers coach (2014)
Will Fleming Tight ends coach2nd Towson student assistant (2013)
Troy Gilmer Defensive assistant2nd Akron graduate assistant (2013)
Jim Miceli Quarterbacks coach2nd Gilman School (MD) co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2013)
Diamond Weaver Running backs coach2nd Rochester C&T defensive backs coach (2013)

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