2007 Rhode Island Rams football team

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2007 Rhode Island Rams football
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
DivisionNorth Division
Record3–8 (2–6 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Harold Nichols (8th season)
Defensive coordinatorDick Hopkins (2nd season)
Home stadium Meade Stadium
Seasons
←  2006
2008  →
2007 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 7 UMass x+^  7 –1   10 –3  
Hofstra  4 –4   7 –4  
No. 14 New Hampshire ^  4 –4   7 –5  
Maine  3 –5   4 –7  
Northeastern  2 –6   3 –8  
Rhode Island  2 –6   3 –8  
South Division
No. 5 Richmond x+^  7 –1   11 –3  
No. 12 James Madison ^  6 –2   8 –4  
No. 2 Delaware ^  5 –3   11 –4  
Villanova  5 –3   7 –4  
William & Mary  2 –6   4 –7  
Towson  1 –7   3 –8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2007 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. In their seventh and final season under head coach Tim Stowers, the Rams compiled a 3–8 record (2–6 against conference opponents) and tied for last place in the North Division of the CAA's North Division. [1]

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 1 Fordham
L 23–272,092 [2]
September 81:00 p.m.at Army
ESPN Classic L 7–14 OT27,601
September 153:30 p.m.at No. 10 Delaware
CN8 L 9–3822,064
September 22 No. 15 Hofstra
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 24–37
September 29at Brown
W 49–42 2OT6,153 [3]
October 131:00 p.m. No. 9 James Madison
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 27–446,163
October 203:30 p.m.at Richmond
L 6–388,955
October 2712:00 p.m.at No. 4 New Hampshire
NESN L 36–496,015
November 312:00 p.m. No. 3 UMass
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 12–6 OT4,118
November 10at Maine
L 0–35
November 17 Northeastern
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 35–30

Coaching staff

Rhode Island Rams
NamePositionConsecutive season at Rhode Island in current positionPrevious position
Tim Stowers Head coach 8th Temple offensive coordinator (1999)
Harold Nichols Associate head coach and offensive coordinator 2nd Rhode Island offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2000–2005)
Dick Hopkins Defensive coordinator 2nd The Citadel defensive coordinator (2004–2005)
Tony Brinson Defensive backs coach1st Rhode Island defensive line coach (2004–2006)
RaShan Frost Defensive line coach3rd Illinois State defensive line coach (2002–2004)
John Gendron Offensive line coach2nd Bridgewater State linebackers coach (2004–2005)
Jeff Weaver Special teams coordinator and a-backs coach2nd Rhode Island wide receivers coach and a-backs coach (2005)
Chuck Watson Wide receivers coach2nd Cranston East HS (RI) assistant coach (1993–1995)
Joe Todd Linebackers coach1st New Hampshire linebackers coach (2006)

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References

  1. ↑ "2007 Football". University of Rhode Island. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  2. ↑ Szostak, Mike (September 2, 2007). "Fordham Overtakes URI at End". The Providence Journal . Providence, R.I. p. C8 – via NewsBank.
  3. ↑ "Rhode Island Outlasts Brown in Double OT". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. Associated Press. September 30, 2007. pp. C19, C20 – via Newspapers.com.
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