2001 Rhode Island Rams football team

2001 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 11 Hofstra +^	7	–	2	9	–	3
No. 10 Maine +^	7	–	2	9	–	3
No. 20 Villanova +	7	–	2	8	–	3
No. 17 William & Mary +^	7	–	2	8	–	4
No. 21 Rhode Island	6	–	3	8	–	3
Delaware	4	–	5	4	–	6
Northeastern	4	–	5	5	–	6
UMass	3	–	6	3	–	8
Richmond	3	–	6	3	–	8
New Hampshire	2	–	7	4	–	7
James Madison	0	–	9	2	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2001 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second season under head coach Tim Stowers, the Rams compiled an 8–3 record (6–3 against conference opponents) and finished fifth out of eleven teams in the conference.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	at No. 4. Delaware		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 10–7	20,794
September 8	No. 4. Hofstra	No. 19	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 35–26	4,309
September 22	at James Madison	No. 12	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	W 16–12	10,200	^[2]
September 29	at Brown*	No. 9	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	W 42–38	9,365	^[3]
October 6	at Hampton*	No. 7	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	W 56–7	1,802
October 13	No. 25 William & Mary	No. 4	Meade Stadium Kingston, Ri	W 34–31	5,301
October 20	New Hampshire	No. 4	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 31–27	5,687
October 27	at Richmond	No. 4	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA	L 0–28	7,479
November 3	No. 24 Maine	No. 8	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	L 14–26	5,803
November 17	at UMass	No. 14	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	L 7–24	6,085
November 24	Northeastern	No. 22	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 27–26	3,206
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

^ "2007 Rhode Island Rams Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2007. p. 116.
^ "JMU fumbles away fourth-quarter lead". The Daily News Leader. September 23, 2001. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Dell'Apa, Frank (September 30, 2001). "Jamison, URI Clock Brown with Late TD". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Saturday's Summaries". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. September 30, 2001. p. C9.

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