2002 Rhode Island Rams football team

American college football season

2002 Rhode Island Rams football

Conference| Atlantic 10 Conference
Record| 3–9 (1–8 A-10)
Head coach|

* Tim Stowers (3rd season)

Offensive coordinator| Harold Nichols (3rd season)
Home stadium| Meade Stadium

Seasons

<- 2001

2003 ->

2002 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 6 Maine $^  |  | 7  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 3  |
No. 11 Northeastern $^  |  | 7  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
No. 4 Villanova ^  |  | 6  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 4  |
UMass |  | 6  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 4  |
William & Mary |  | 5  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Richmond |  | 4  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Delaware |  | 4  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  |
Hofstra |  | 4  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  |
James Madison |  | 4  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
New Hampshire |  | 2  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Rhode Island |  | 1  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |

* \+ - Conference co-champions
* ^ - NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2002 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third season under head coach Tim Stowers, the Rams compiled a 3–9 record (1–8 against conference opponents) and finished last out of eleven teams in the conference.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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August 31| Bryant*|

* Meade Stadium
* Kingston, RI

| W 28–0| 3,346|
September 7| at No. 20 Hofstra|

* James M. Shuart Stadium
* Hempstead, NY

| L 19–37| 3,333|
September 14| at Syracuse*|

* Carrier Dome
* Syracuse, NY

| L 17–63| 43,089|
September 28| at No. 3 Maine|

* Alfond Stadium
* Orono, ME

| L 14–31| 7,034|
October 5| Brown* |

* Meade Stadium
* Kingston, RI (rivalry)

| W 38–28| 3,990| [2]
October 12| at No. 20 Northeastern|

* Parsons Field
* Brookline, MA

| L 13–38| 1,004|
October 19| Delaware|

* Meade Stadium
* Kingston, RI

| W 17–14 2OT| 5,791|
October 26| Richmond|

* Meade Stadium
* Kingston, RI

| L 0–26| 1,451|
November 2| James Madison|

* Meade Stadium
* Kingston, RI

| L 11–15| 3,966| [3]
November 9| at No. 20 William & Mary|

* Zable Stadium
* Williamsburg, VA

| L 6–44| 5,502|
November 16| at No. 14 Villanova|

* Villanova Stadium
* Villanova, PA

| L 3–45| 5,019|
November 23| UMass|

* Meade Stadium
* Kingston, RI

| L 21–48| 2,501|

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

## References

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1. ^ "2007 Rhode Island Rams Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2007. p. 116.
2. ^ "Rams Survive Gessner". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 6, 2002. p. C16 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "James Madison silences Rams". The Boston Globe. November 3, 2002. Retrieved October 24, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.

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