The following is a list of Rhode Island Rams football seasons. [1]
This is a list of seasons completed by the Rhode Island Rams football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).
| National champions | Conference champions | Bowl game berth | Playoff berth |
| Season | Year | Head coach | Association | Division | Conference | Record [2] | Postseason | Final ranking | ||||||
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| Overall | Conference | |||||||||||||
| Win | Loss | Tie | Finish | Win | Loss | Tie | ||||||||
| Rhode Island Rams | ||||||||||||||
| 1895 | 1895 | No coach | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1896 | 1896 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1897 | 1897 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1899 | 1898 | Marshall Tyler | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1899 | 1899 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1900 | 1900 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1901 | 1901 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| No team in 1902 | ||||||||||||||
| 1903 | 1903 | Marshall Tyler | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1904 | 1904 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1905 | 1905 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1906 | 1906 | IAAUS | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |||||||
| Rhode Island State Rams | ||||||||||||||
| 1907 | 1907 | Marshall Tyler | IAAUS | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | ||||
| 1908 | 1908 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1909 | 1909 | George Cobb | NCAA | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||
| 1910 | 1910 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1911 | 1911 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1912 | 1912 | Robert Bingham | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1913 | 1913 | George Cobb | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1914 | 1914 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1915 | 1915 | James A. Baldwin | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1916 | 1916 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1917 | 1917 | Fred Murray | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | |||||||
| No team in 1918 | ||||||||||||||
| 1919 | 1919 | Fred Murray | NCAA | — | — | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1920 | 1920 | Frank Keaney | 0 | 4 | 4 | — | — | |||||||
| 1921 | 1921 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1922 | 1922 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1923 | 1923 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1924 | 1924 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1925 | 1925 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1926 | 1926 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1927 | 1927 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1928 | 1928 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1929 | 1929 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1930 | 1930 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1931 | 1931 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1932 | 1932 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1933 | 1933 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1934 | 1934 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1935 | 1935 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1936 | 1936 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1937 | 1937 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1938 | 1938 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1939 | 1939 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1940 | 1940 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1941 | 1941 | Bill Beck | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |||||||
| 1942 | 1942 | Paul Cieurzo | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| No team in 1943–1944 | ||||||||||||||
| 1945 | 1945 | Paul Cieurzo | NCAA | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1946 | 1946 | Bill Beck | College Division | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||
| 1947 | 1947 | Yankee Conference | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4th | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1948 | 1948 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4th | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1949 | 1949 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4th | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1950 | 1950 | Hal Kopp | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3rd | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| Rhode Island Rams | ||||||||||||||
| 1951 | 1951 | Ed Doherty | NCAA | College Division | Yankee Conference | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4th | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 1952 | 1952 | Hal Kopp | 7 | 1 | 0 | т1st | 3 | 1 | 0 | Conference Champion | — | |||
| 1953 | 1953 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1954 | 1954 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1955 | 1955 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1st | 4 | 0 | 1 | Lost 1955 Refrigerator Bowl 10–12 | — | ||||
| 1956 | 1956 | Herb Maack | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6th | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1957 | 1957 | 5 | 2 | 1 | т1st | 3 | 0 | 1 | Conference Champion | — | ||||
| 1958 | 1958 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3rd | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 3 | 5 | 1 | т4th | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1960 | 1960 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5th | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1961 | 1961 | John Chironna | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5th | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1962 | 1962 | 2 | 5 | 2 | т4th | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1963 | 1963 | Jack Zilly | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4th | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1964 | 1964 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 5th | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1965 | 1965 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5th | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1966 | 1966 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5th | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1967 | 1967 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2nd | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1968 | 1968 | 3 | 6 | 0 | т3rd | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1969 | 1969 | 2 | 7 | 0 | т5th | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1970 | 1970 | Jack Gregory | 3 | 5 | 0 | т3rd | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1971 | 1971 | 3 | 6 | 0 | т4th | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1972 | 1972 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6th | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1973 | 1973 | Division II | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2nd | 4 | 1 | 1 | Won Turkey Bowl 34–6 | — | |||
| 1974 | 1974 | 5 | 5 | 0 | т3rd | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1975 | 1975 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4th | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1976 | 1976 | Bob Griffin | 3 | 5 | 0 | т3rd | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1977 | 1977 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2nd | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1978 | 1978 | Division I–AA | 7 | 3 | 0 | т2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 10 | |||
| 1979 | 1979 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 5th | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1980 | 1980 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6th | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1981 | 1981 | 6 | 6 | 0 | т1st | 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost NCAA Division I–AA First Round 0–51 | — | ||||
| 1982 | 1982 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5th | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1983 | 1983 | 6 | 4 | 0 | т4th | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1984 | 1984 | 10 | 3 | 0 | т1st | 4 | 1 | 0 | Won NCAA Division I–AA Quarterfinals 20–32 | 3 | ||||
| 1985 | 1985 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1st | 5 | 0 | 0 | Won NCAA Division I–AA Quarterfinals 15–59 | 7 | ||||
| 1986 | 1986 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 8th | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1987 | 1987 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 8th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1988 | 1988 | 4 | 7 | 0 | т7th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1989 | 1989 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 8th | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1990 | 1990 | 5 | 6 | 0 | т7th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1991 | 1991 | 6 | 5 | 0 | т4th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1992 | 1992 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 9th | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1993 | 1993 | Floyd Keith | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1994 | 1994 | 2 | 9 | 0 | т5th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1995 | 1995 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1st | 6 | 2 | 0 | Conference Champion | — | ||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1997 | 1997 | A-10 | 2 | 9 | 0 | т4th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1998 | 1998 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 5th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1999 | 1999 | 1 | 10 | 0 | т10th | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2000 | 2000 | Tim Stowers | 3 | 8 | 0 | 9th | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2001 | 2001 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5th | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | 21 | ||||
| 2002 | 2002 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 11th | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2003 | 2003 | 4 | 8 | 0 | т8th | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2004 | 2004 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 6th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2005 | 2005 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 6th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2006 | 2006 | Division I FCS | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2007 | 2007 | CAA | 3 | 8 | 0 | т4th | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2008 | 2008 | Darren Rizzi | 3 | 9 | 0 | т5th | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2009 | 2009 | Joe Trainer | 1 | 10 | 0 | 6th | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2010 | 2010 | 5 | 6 | 0 | т5th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 8th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2012 | 2012 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 13th | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2013 | 2013 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 11th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2014 | 2014 | Jim Fleming | 1 | 11 | 0 | 12th | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2015 | 2015 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 13th | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2016 | 2016 | 2 | 9 | 0 | т12th | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 3 | 8 | 0 | т10th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2018 | 2018 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 7th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2019 | 2019 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 12th | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2020 | 2020 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2nd (North) | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2021 | 2021 | 7 | 4 | 0 | т4th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2022 | 2022 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5th | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2023 | 2023 | 6 | 5 | 0 | т6th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2024 | 2024 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2nd | 7 | 1 | 0 | Lost NCAA Division I FCS Second Round | #9/#11 | ||||