Rhode Island

2-1

Coastal Athletic · Meade Stadium · 8,000 · 4,306 avg in 2026

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetat Stony Brook · our model 72% Rhode Island · a number, not a pick

LastW 31–10 vs Elon · Sat Sep 12 · Moses Meus 0.5 sacks, 1.5 TFL, 1 INT

Nextat Stony Brook · Sat Sep 19 · 2:30 pm ET · Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium · series 4-7, won the last 4

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

Rhode Island · 2026 schedule & results2-1
WkDateUsOppLineOpponentResultRecordConf
1Aug 28#106#210-21@MerrimackW 34–71-00-0
1Sep 5#106#90+14.5@TempleL 14–38 611-10-0
2Sep 12#108#184-8.5ElonW 31–102-11-0
3Sep 19#105#174@Stony Brook
4Sep 26#105#262@North Carolina A&T
5Oct 3Brown
7Oct 17@Yale
8Oct 24UAlbany
9Oct 31Maine
10Nov 7@New Hampshire
11Nov 14Towson
12Nov 21@Bryant
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)
DateOppResultYdsTOTOPEPA/playSuccess%Explosive%Note
Sep 12ElonW 31–10+0.07530.9%122.6%Most explosive
Sep 5@TempleL 14–38-0.02338.7%117.7%Season-low EPA/play
Aug 28@MerrimackW 34–7+0.08339.7%98.7%Season-high EPA/play
Season average (3 games)+0.04536.4%113.0%

Game Week

4d 18h

until kickoff · at Stony Brook · Sat Sep 19 · 2:30 pm ET

Verdict Begins·Live

Rhode Island is the program that went 17 years without a winning season, then won back-to-back CAA championships in 2024 and 2025 under Jim Fleming — the Rams are proof that patience and the right coach can turn four decades of dormancy into a dynasty.

Title DroughtSince 1985 · 41 yrs

The fanbase says Rhode Island went 17 years without a winning season and no one cared when they were losing, and now that they're back-to-back CAA champions, national FCS media is still slow to treat…

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What it is like to watch them2025 · 11-3 · last season

Game feel52even gamescombined pts / game9th highest-scoring of 14 in the Coastal Athletic
Heart rate2-1rarely closein one-score games (3 of 14)14th most one-score games of 14 in the Coastal Athletic
Margin+10.1comfortableavg scoring margin2nd best margin of 14 in the Coastal Athletic
Big plays1.34highlight reelexplosiveness (IsoPPP)4th most explosive of 14 in the Coastal Athletic
Home crowd4,624avg attendance9th biggest crowds of 14 in the Coastal Athletic

✓ measured from 14 games · ranks are among Coastal Athletic teams the same season

Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025

Rhode Island has won three of its last five.

Mixed. 8-2 over the last 10, and won the last one.

Streak W1Last 5 · 3-2Last 10 · 8-2
I think Ajani’s strength has been him pulling the ball down and running and some of those designed runs
Keeler · On3the day of Rhode Island's 2026 opener
The forecast

Next Sep 19

vs Stony Brook · away

Outcome band · Rhode Island · 2026

Rhode Island's most likely season is 2-10 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 5-7.

Floor0-12Sub-.500 season. Playoff bid out of reach.
Base2-10Mid-table finish. Conference title a stretch.
Ceiling5-7Conference title race. Playoff bid in play.

No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.

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Rhode Island is the program that went 17 years without a winning season, then won back-to-back CAA championships in 2024 and 2025 under Jim Fleming — the Rams are proof that patience and the right coach can turn four decades of dormancy into a dynasty.

Recruiting buzzWhat fans say about the incoming class right now.

Community pulse

No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.

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