2025 Rhode Island Rams football team

2025 Rhode Island Rams football
CAA champion
NCAA Division I Second Round, L 26–47 at UC Davis
Conference	CAA Football
Ranking
STATS	No. 8
FCS Coaches	No. 9
Record	11–3 (8–0 CAA)
Head coach	Jim Fleming (12th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Flanagan (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Chris Lorenti (3rd season)
Home stadium	Meade Stadium
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 8 Rhode Island $^		8	–	0					11	–	3
No. 9 Villanova ^		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 22 New Hampshire ^		6	–	2					8	–	5
No. 21 Monmouth		6	–	2					9	–	3
William & Mary		6	–	2					7	–	5
Maine		5	–	3					6	–	6
Elon		4	–	4					6	–	6
Stony Brook		4	–	4					6	–	6
Towson		4	–	4					6	–	6
North Carolina A&T		2	–	6					2	–	10
Campbell		2	–	6					2	–	10
Bryant		1	–	7					3	–	9
Albany		1	–	7					2	–	10
Hampton		0	–	8					2	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant As of December 8, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Rhode Island Rams football team represented the University of Rhode Island as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA Football) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Rams were led by 12th-year head coach Jim Fleming and played their home games at Meade Stadium.

On July 28, it was announced that the 2025 Governor's Cup game against Brown would be played at the new Centreville Bank Stadium in Pawtucket on Friday, October 3, at 7:00 p.m. ^[1] This will be the first football game held there. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	6:00 p.m.	Campbell	No. 9	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	FloSports	W 31–20	5,267
September 6	6:00 p.m.	at Stony Brook	No. 9	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY	FloSports	W 31–17	5,539
September 13	2:00 p.m.	at Holy Cross *	No. 6	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	ESPN+	W 9–7	14,127
September 20	6:00 p.m.	LIU *	No. 7	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	FloSports	W 28–7	5,520
September 27	6:30 p.m.	at Western Michigan *	No. 6	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN+	L 14–47	20,191
October 3	7:00 p.m.	at Brown *	No. 8	Centreville Bank Stadium Pawtucket, RI (rivalry)	ESPN+	L 21–28	5,047
October 11	1:00 p.m.	New Hampshire	No. 17	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	FloSports	W 38–27	5,192
October 18	3:30 p.m.	at Albany	No. 16	Bob Ford Field Albany, NY	FloSports	W 58–17	6,158
October 25	1:00 p.m.	Bryant	No. 13	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	FloSports	W 38–17	5,771
November 8	2:00 p.m.	at Elon	No. 14	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	FloSports	W 34–20	4,153
November 15	1:00 p.m.	at Maine	No. 11	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FloSports	W 45–13	4,012
November 22	1:00 p.m.	Hampton	No. 10	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	FloSports	W 38–10	4,461
November 29	12:00 p.m.	Central Connecticut *	No. 8	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN+	W 27–19	2,680
December 6	10:00 p.m.	at No. 11 UC Davis *	No. 8	UC Davis Health Stadium Davis, CA (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN+	L 26–47	8,525
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Campbell

See also: 2025 Campbell Fighting Camels football team

Campbell Fighting Camels (0-0) at No. 9 Rhode Island Rams (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Camels	7	10	3	0	20
No. 9 Rams	7	7	3	14	31

at Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI

• Date: August 29
• Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
• Game attendance: 5,267
• Referee: Tom Zetts
• TV: FloSports

Game information

First quarter URI – Kevin Schaeffer 31-yard pass from Devin Farrell (Garth White kick), 13:07. Rams 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:53. CAMP – JJ Cowan 1-yard pass from Kamden Sixkiller (Alex Crabb kick), 4:35. Tied 7–7. Drive: 2 plays, 3 yards, 0:47. Second quarter CAMP – Mike Chandler II 6-yard run (Alex Crabb kick), 6:44. Fighting Camels 14–7. Drive: 16 plays, 90 yards, 8:39. CAMP – Alex Crabb 29-yard field goal, 5:51. Fighting Camels 17–7. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 0:41. URI – Antwain Littleton Jr. 2-yard run (Garth White kick), 1:57. Fighting Camels 17–14. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:54. Third quarter CAMP – Alex Crabb 40-yard field goal, 8:45. Fighting Camels 20–14. Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, 2:41. URI – Garth White 36-yard field goal, 3:58. Fighting Camels 20–17. Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 2:23. Fourth quarter URI – Antwain Littleon Jr. 1-yard run (Garth White kick), 12:02. Rams 24–20. Drive: 13 plays, 66 yards, 5:59. URI – Marquis Buchanan 46-yard pass from Devin Farrell (Garth White kick), 9:27. Rams 31–20. Drive: 1 play, 46 yards, 0:10.

Statistics	CAM	URI
First downs	13	21
Total yards	268	384
Rushes–yards	32–120	34–109
Passing yards	148	275
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18–36–0	15–28–0
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	31:05	28:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Campbell	Passing	Kamden Sixkiller	17/33, 144 yards, TD
	Rushing	JJ Cowan	7 carries, 43 yards
	Receiving	Spencer Jones	4 receptions, 55 yards
Rhode Island	Passing	Devin Farrell	15/28, 275 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Antwain Littleton Jr.	25 carries, 85 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Marquis Buchanan	6 receptions, 167 yards, TD

at Stony Brook

See also: 2025 Stony Brook Seawolves football team

No. 9 Rhode Island Rams (1-0) at Stony Brook Seawolves (0-1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Rams	0	24	0	7	31
Seawolves	10	0	0	7	17

at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY

• Date: September 6
• Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
• Game attendance: 5,539
• Referee: Jeff Pumphrey
• TV: FloSports

Game information

First quarter STBK – Enda Kirby 22-yard field goal, 6:02. Seawolves 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 3:44. STBK – Roland Dempster 1-yard run (Enda Kirby kick), 2:58. Seawolves 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 2:56. Second quarter URI – Marquis Bunchanan 12-yard pass from Devin Farrell (Garth White kick), 9:14. Seawolves 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 3:01. URI – Leisaan Hibbert 30-yard interception return (Garth White kick), 8:28. Rams 14–10. URI – Garth White 35-yard field goal, 3:32. Rams 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 3:47. URI – Antwain Littleton Jr. 1-yard pass from Devin Farrell (Garth White kick), 0:07. Rams 24–10. Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 0:52. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter STBK – Chris Zellous 3-yard run (Michael Mannino kick), 11:28. Rams 24–17. Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 4:54. URI – Antwain Littleton Jr. 15-yard run (Garth White kick), 2:09. Rams 31–17. Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 1:01.

Statistics	URI	STBK
First downs	22	18
Total yards	457	403
Rushes–yards	30–141	58–266
Passing yards	316	137
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	20–34–0	12–20–1
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	27:33	32:27

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rhode Island	Passing	Devin Farrell	20/34, 316 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Antwain Littleton Jr.	21 carries, 122 yards, TD
	Receiving	Aboraa Kwarteng	4 receptions, 114 yards
Stony Brook	Passing	Chris Zellous	12/20, 137 yards, INT
	Rushing	Roland Dempster	28 carries, 167 yards, TD
	Receiving	Cole Bunicci	2 receptions, 55 yards

at Holy Cross

See also: 2025 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

No. 6 Rhode Island Rams (2-0) at Holy Cross Crusaders (0-2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Rams	3	3	0	3	9
Crusaders	0	7	0	0	7

at Fitton Field • Worcester, MA

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 2:00 PM EDT
• Game attendance: 14,127
• Referee: Justin Ackley
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Jorge Bannister (play-by-play), Kevin Shea (analyst) and Alexandra DeCapua (sideline)

Game information

First quarter URI – Garth White 24-yard field goal, 6:26. Rams 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 78 yards, 6:02. Second quarter HC – Jayden Clerveaux 1-yard run (Owen Saraceno kick), 5:30. Crusaders 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 4:32. URI – Garth White 29-yard field goal, 1:24. Crusaders 7–6. Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 4:06. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter URI – Garth White 41-yard field goal, 2:23. Rams 9–7. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:34.

Statistics	URI	HC
First downs	19	15
Total yards	402	229
Rushes–yards	27–131	31–72
Passing yards	271	157
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	22–37–1	14–29–0
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	31:03	28:51

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rhode Island	Passing	Devin Farrell	22/37, 271 yards, INT
	Rushing	Antwain Littleton Jr.	18 carries, 94 yards
	Receiving	Marquis Buchanan	5 receptions, 84 yards
Holy Cross	Passing	Cal Swanson	14/29, 157 yards
	Rushing	Jayden Clerveaux	8 carries, 29 yards, TD
	Receiving	Max Mosey	4 receptions, 40 yards

LIU

See also: 2025 LIU Sharks football team

LIU Sharks (1-2) at No. 7 Rhode Island Rams (3-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Sharks	-	-	-	-	0
No. 7 Rams	-	-	-	-	0

at Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI

• Date: September 20
• Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
• TV: FloSports

Statistics	LIU	URI
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
LIU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Rhode Island	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Western Michigan (FBS)

See also: 2025 Western Michigan Broncos football team

No. 6 Rhode Island Rams (4-0) vs. Western Michigan Broncos (FBS) (1-3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Rams	7	0	0	7	14
Broncos (FBS)	3	28	13	3	47

at Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI

• Date: September 27
• Game time: 6:30 PM EDT
• Game weather: • Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: W at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
• Game attendance: 20,191
• Referee: Andrew Speciale
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Jack Kizer (play-by-play) and Forrest Conoly (analyst)

Game information

First Quarter (13:49) URI – Antwain Littleton Jr. 2-yard run, Garth White kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:11; Rhode Island 7-0) (6:48) WMU – Palmer Domschke 29-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 68 yards, 6:58; Rhode Island 7-3) Second Quarter (13:35) WMU – Broc Lowry 4-yard run, Palmer Domschke kick (Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 7:15; Western Michigan 10-7) (7:59) WMU – Aveion Chenault 10-yard pass from Broc Lowry, Palmer Domschke kick (Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 4:02; Western Michigan 17-7) (4:54) WMU – Ofa Mataele 22-yard run, Palmer Domschke kick (Drive: 3 plays, 29 yards, 1:21; Western Michigan 24-7) (0:20) WMU – Devin Miles 1-yard run, Palmer Domschke kick (Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 2:21; Western Michigan 31-7) Third Quarter (13:35) WMU – Ofa Mataele 3-yard run, Palmer Domschke kick (Drive: 1 play, 3 yards, 0:00; Western Michigan 38-7) (6:12) WMU – Palmer Domschke 41-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 5:11; Western Michigan 41-7) (2:54) WMU – Palmer Domschke 49-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 2:03; Western Michigan 44-7) Fourth Quarter (14:54) URI – Antwain Littleton Jr. 5-yard pass from Devin Farrell, Garth White kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:00; Western Michigan 44-14) (2:36) WMU – Hunter Smith 21-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 14 yards, 1:47; Western Michigan 47-14)

Statistics	URI	WMU
First downs	16	25
Total yards	251	372
Rushing yards	-5	216
Passing yards	256	156
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	19–28–1	17–24–1
Time of possession	20:35	39:25

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rhode Island	Passing	Devin Farrell	16/24, 229 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Antwain Littleton Jr.	12 carries, 35 yards, TD
	Receiving	Marquis Buchanan	7 receptions, 141 yards
Western Michigan	Passing	Broc Lowry	15/20, 143 yards, TD
	Rushing	Ofa Mataele	10 carries, 60 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Baylin Brooks	2 receptions, 32 yards

at Brown (rivalry)

See also: 2025 Brown Bears football team and Brown–Rhode Island football rivalry

No. 8 Rhode Island Rams (4-1) vs. Brown Bears (1-1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Rams	7	7	0	7	21
Bears	14	7	7	0	28

at Brown Stadium • Providence, RI

• Date: October 3
• Game time: 7:00 PM EDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 5,047
• Referee: Justin Ackley
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Scott Cordischi (play-by-play), John Anderson (analyst) and Nick Coit (sideline)

Game information

First Quarter (13:11) BRWN – Matt Childs 6-yard run, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 2 plays, 10 yards, 0:30; Brown 7–0) (9:26) URI – Marquis Buchanan 6-yard pass from Devin Farrell, Garth White kick (Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 3:37; Tied 7–7) (2:15) BRWN – Ty Pezza 18-yard pass from James Murphy, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 7:11; Brown 14–7) Second Quarter (9:25) URI – Omari Walker 30-yard pass from Devin Farrell, Garth White kick (Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 3:45; Tied 14–14) (5:41) BRWN – Matt Childs 3-yard run, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:44; Brown 21–14) Third Quarter (4:36) BRWN – Solomon Miller 8-yard pass from James Murphy, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 7:11; Brown 28–14) Fourth Quarter (4:11) URI – Matt Smith 2-yard pass from Devin Farrell, Garth White kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:57; Brown 28–21)

Statistics	URI	BRWN
First downs	23	22
Total yards	452	341
Rushing yards	99	140
Passing yards	353	201
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	30–44–2	20–27–0
Time of possession	27:11	32:49

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rhode Island	Passing	Devin Farrell	30/44, 353 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Antwain Littleton Jr.	15 carries, 60 yards
	Receiving	Greg Gaines	5 receptions, 87 yards
Brown	Passing	James Murphy	20/27, 201 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Matt Childs	22 carries, 64 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Ty Pezza	6 receptions, 93 yards, TD

New Hampshire

See also: 2025 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

New Hampshire Wildcats (3-3) vs. No. 17 Rhode Island Rams (4-2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	7	13	0	27
No. 17 Rams	0	17	0	21	38

at Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI

• Date: October 11
• Game time: 1:00 PM EDT

Statistics	UNH	URI
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Hampshire	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Rhode Island	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Albany

See also: 2025 Albany Great Danes football team

No. 16 Rhode Island Rams (5-2) vs. Albany Great Danes (1-5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Rams	-	-	-	-	0
Great Danes	-	-	-	-	0

at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium • Albany, NY

• Date: October 18
• Game time: 3:30 PM EDT
• TV: FloFootball

Statistics	URI	ALB
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rhode Island	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Albany	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Bryant

See also: 2025 Bryant Bulldogs football team

Bryant Bulldogs (2-5) vs. No. 13 Rhode Island Rams (6-2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	10	0	0	17
No. 13 Rams	14	10	7	7	38

at Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI

• Date: October 25
• Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
• Game weather: Sunny
• Referee: Marc Queen
• TV announcers (FloSports): Jonathan Blair (play-by-play) and Ryan Pelillo (analyst)

Game information

First Quarter (8:00) BRY – Koby Keenan 11-yard pass from Jaden Keefner, Nicholas Stoyanovich kick (Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 6:47; Bryant 7–0) (3:02) URI – Gabe Winowich 51-yard run, Garth White kick (Drive: 5 plays, 82 yards, 2:15; Tied 7–7) (2:18) URI – Gabe Winowich 6-yard run, Garth White kick (Drive: 2 plays, 21 yards, 0:41; Rhode Island 14–7) Second Quarter (13:24) BRY – Nicholas Stoyanovich 24-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:49; Rhode Island 14–10) (5:08) BRY – Elijah Elliott 1-yard run, Nicholas Stoyanovich kick (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 6:02; Bryant 17–14) (1:55) URI – Kevin Schaeffer 27-yard pass from Devin Farrell, Garth White kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:13; Rhode Island 21–17) (0:19) URI – Garth White 54-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 23 yards, 0:37; Rhode Island 24–17) Third Quarter (6:13) URI – Greg Gaines 38-yard pass from Devin Farrell, Garth White kick (Drive: 2 plays, 44 yards, 1:08; Rhode Island 31–17) Fourth Quarter (2:12) URI – Ayinde Johnson 24-yard interception, Garth White kick (Rhode Island 38–17)

Statistics	BRY	URI
First downs	26	14
Total yards	363	402
Rushing yards	167	130
Passing yards	196	272
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–36–2	14–22–1
Time of possession	39:02	20:58

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Bryant	Passing	Jaden Keefner	17/36, 196 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Elijah Elliott	22 carries, 83 yards, TD
	Receiving	Elijah Elliott	5 receptions, 84 yards
Rhode Island	Passing	Devin Farrell	14/22, 272 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Gabe Winowich	13 carries, 90 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Marquis Buchanan	3 receptions, 124 yards

at Elon

See also: 2025 Elon Phoenix football team

No. 14 Rhode Island Rams (7-2) vs. Elon Phoenix (4-5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 14 Rams	-	-	-	-	0
Phoenix	-	-	-	-	0

at Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC

• Date: November 8
• Game time: 2:00 PM EST
• TV announcers (FloSports): Taylor Durham (play-by-play), Dr. Khirey Walker (analyst) and Hannah Bradley (sideline)

Statistics	URI	ELON
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rhode Island	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Elon	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Maine

See also: 2025 Maine Black Bears football team

No. 11 Rhode Island Rams (8-2) vs. Maine Black Bears (6-4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11 Rams	-	-	-	-	0
Black Bears	-	-	-	-	0

at Alfond Sports Stadium • Orono, ME

• Date: November 15
• Game time: 1:00 PM EST

Statistics	URI	ME
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rhode Island	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Maine	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Hampton

See also: 2025 Hampton Pirates football team

Hampton Pirates (2-9) vs. No. 10 Rhode Island Rams (9-2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	-	-	-	-	0
No. 10 Rams	-	-	-	-	0

at Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI

• Date: November 22
• Game time: 1:00 PM EST

Statistics	HAMP	URI
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Hampton	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Rhode Island	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
STATS FCS	9	9	6	7	6	8	17	16	13	13	14	11	10	8
Coaches	10	8	5	6т	7	10	18	15	13	12	10т	9	9	9

References

1. URI Athletics (July 28, 2025). "Centreville Bank Stadium to Host 2025 Governor's Cup". University of Rhode Island Athletics. Archived from the original on August 3, 2025. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
2. "2025 Rhode Island Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
3. "2025 Football Schedule". University of Rhode Island. Retrieved June 27, 2025.