Rhode Island

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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

FCS Program Prestige · Rhode Island

National Program

National Program — sustained top-25 expectations across cycles.

T1Regional
T2Mid-Major
T3Power
T4National
T5Blue Blood
T6Dynasty
T7All-Time

All-time record · Rhode Island

Rhode Island has won 30% of its games since 1903 — 49% at home, 20% on the road.

104-236-2 all-time · 96 seasons · 1903–2026

Home 59-60-2
Away 39-159
Neutral 6-17
4 g 1900s
0% 1910s
9 g 1920s
9% 1930s
8 g 1940s
30% 1950s
27% 1960s
20% 1970s
5 g 1980s
30% 2000s
23% 2010s
69% 2020s

Program memory

What this program never forgets

Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.

2018 first winning season in 17 years

Rhode Island ends a 17-year winning-season drought under Jim Fleming — the turning point in the modern program's history

2024 CAA championship

Rhode Island wins the program's first CAA title — the first conference championship since 1985

2025 CAA championship (8-0)

Rams go undefeated in conference play for the first time since 1985 and win back-to-back CAA titles; 11-3 overall

Moment of the season — so far · Rhode Island · 2026

Won 34-7 at Merrimack

Week 1 of 2026. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.

Decisive Margin

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ConferenceWhere this team sits in this season's conference standings.

Coastal Athletic standing · 2026

4th in the Coastal Athletic

Rhode Island sits 4th of 13 in the Coastal Athletic at 1-0. Mid-conference — moves up or down depend on rivalry results and the late-season closing run.

#ProgramRecord
1Bryant1-0
2Maine1-0
3Monmouth1-0
4Rhode Island1-0
5UAlbany1-0
–Campbell0-0
–North Carolina A&T0-0
–Stony Brook0-0
9Elon0-1
10Hampton0-1
11New Hampshire0-1
12Sacred Heart0-1
13Towson0-1
Cultural identityWhat college football loses if this program didn't exist.
CFB Zeitgeist · team-pages synth v1.0 “Go Rams.”
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