2024 Rhode Island Rams football team

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2024 Rhode Island Rams football
Rhode Island Rams logo.svg
Conference CAA Football
Record0–0 (0–0 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Patrick Murphy (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorChris Lorenti (2nd season)
Home stadium Meade Stadium
Seasons
  2023
2025 
2024 Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Albany  0 0   0 0  
Bryant  0 0   0 0  
Campbell  0 0   0 0  
Delaware  0 0   0 0  
Elon  0 0   0 0  
Hampton  0 0   0 0  
Maine  0 0   0 0  
Monmouth  0 0   0 0  
New Hampshire  0 0   0 0  
North Carolina A&T  0 0   0 0  
Rhode Island  0 0   0 0  
Richmond  0 0   0 0  
Stony Brook  0 0   0 0  
Towson  0 0   0 0  
Villanova  0 0   0 0  
William & Mary  0 0   0 0  
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 Rhode Island Rams football team will represent the University of Rhode Island as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA Football) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Rams will be led by 11th-year head coach Jim Fleming and play their home games at Meade Stadium.

Contents

Offseason

Coaching changes

The following coaches left the program:

The following coaches were hired:

The following coach was promoted:

Transfers

Incoming

NamePos.Previous schoolYear
Kevin PinherioWR Nichols Sophomore

Outgoing

NamePos.New schoolYear
Hunter HoppertonTE Kent State [5] Sophomore
Declan WilliamsLB Incarnate Word [6] Sophomore
Mekhi BethelLBN/AJunior
Rocco CillinoRBN/A
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Redshirt
Sophomore
Randy JordanDB Hampton
Redshirt Redshirt.svg
Redshirt
Junior
John ErbyWR Duquesne
Redshirt Redshirt.svg
Redshirt
Senior
Syeed GibbsDB Georgia Tech [7]
Redshirt Redshirt.svg
Redshirt
Freshman
Trevor NoredQB Barton [8]
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Redshirt
Freshman

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResult
August 31 Holy Cross *
September 7at Minnesota *
September 14 Campbell
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
September 2112:00 p.m.at LIU *
October 5at Hampton
October 12 Brown *
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI (rivalry)
October 19at New Hampshire
October 26 Maine Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
November 2 Monmouth
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
November 9at Delaware
November 16 Albany
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
November 23at Bryant
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • All times are in Eastern time

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