2001 Rhode Island Rams football team

American college football season

2001 Rhode Island Rams football

Conference| Atlantic 10 Conference
Record| 8–3 (6–3 A-10)
Head coach|

* Tim Stowers (2nd season)

Home stadium| Meade Stadium

Seasons

<- 2000

2002 ->

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[edit]

Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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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

## References[edit]

1. ^ "2007 Rhode Island Rams Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2007. p. 116.
2. ^ "JMU fumbles away fourth-quarter lead". The Daily News Leader. September 23, 2001. Retrieved October 24, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ 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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