2017 Rhode Island Rams football team

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2017 Rhode Island Rams football
Rhode Island Rams logo.svg
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Record3–8 (2–6 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWill Fleming (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorPete Rekstis (4th season)
Home stadium Meade Stadium
Seasons
  2016
2018  
2017 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 James Madison $^  8 0   14 1  
No. 11 Stony Brook ^  7 1   10 3  
No. 20 Elon ^  6 2   8 4  
No. 12 New Hampshire ^  5 3   9 5  
Delaware  5 3   7 4  
Richmond  4 4   6 5  
Towson  3 5   5 6  
Villanova  3 5   5 6  
Maine  3 5   4 6  
Albany  2 6   4 7  
Rhode Island  2 6   3 8  
William & Mary  0 8   2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Rhode Island Rams football team represented the University of Rhode Island in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-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 3–8, 2–6 in CAA play to finish in a tie for tenth place.

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.m.at Central Michigan * ESPN3 L 27–30 3OT16,311
September 91:00 p.m. Stony Brook CSL [1] L 18–355,102
September 161:00 p.m. Harvard *
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
CSLW 17–103,812
September 233:30 p.m.at No. 15 New Hampshire ESPN3L 14–2822,135
September 3012:30 p.m.at Brown * ILN L 21–243,191
October 143:30 p.m.at Maine FCS L 27–519,205
October 21NoonNo. 14 Elon Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
CSLL 34–357,221
October 281:00 p.m.at Albany ESPN3W 31–143,383
November 4NoonNo. 1 James Madison
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
CSLL 3–383,227
November 11Noon Villanova
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
CSLW 20–62,877
November 182:00 p.m.at Towson TSN L 10–293,134

Game summaries

At Central Michigan

1234OT2OT3OTTotal
Rams0071430327
Chippewas0130830630

Stony Brook

1234Total
Seawolves14071435
Rams0010818

Harvard

1234Total
Crimson370010
Rams0170017

At New Hampshire

1234Total
Rams007714
No. 15 Wildcats8701328

At Brown

1234Total
Rams770721
Bears3021024

At Maine

1234Total
Rams1470627
Black Bears71628051

Elon

1234Total
No. 14 Phoenix1477735
Rams7207034

At Albany

1234Total
Rams6153731
Great Danes007714

James Madison

1234Total
No. 1 Dukes07171438
Rams03003

Villanova

1234Total
Wildcats30306
Rams3710020

At Towson

1234Total
Rams730010
Tigers2137729

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