2006 Rhode Island Rams football team

American college football season

2006 Rhode Island Rams football

Conference| Atlantic 10 Conference
Division| North Division
Record| 4–7 (2–6 A-10)
Head coach|

* Tim Stowers (7th season)

Offensive coordinator| Harold Nichols (7th season)
Defensive coordinator| Dick Hopkins (1st season)
Home stadium| Meade Stadium

Seasons

<- 2005

2007 ->

2006 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
North Division
No. 2 UMass x$^  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 13  | - | 2  |
No. 6 New Hampshire ^  |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
Maine |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Northeastern |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Rhode Island |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Hofstra |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |
South Division
No. 9 James Madison x^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  |
Villanova |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Towson |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Richmond |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Delaware |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
William & Mary |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |

* $ - Conference champion
* x - Division champion/co-champions
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2006 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. In their seventh season under head coach Tim Stowers, the Rams compiled a 4–7 record (2–6 against conference opponents) and finished fifth in the North Division of the Atlantic 10 Conference.[1]

## Schedule

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August 31| 7:30 p.m.| at Connecticut* |

* Rentschler Field
* East Hartford, CT (rivalry)

| | L 7–52| 36,227|
September 9| | Merrimack*|

* Meade Stadium
* Kingston, RI

| | W 42–7| 3,392|
September 23| 12:00 p.m.|  No. 18 Delaware|

* Meade Stadium
* Kingston, RI

| | L 17–24| 2,577|
September 30| | Brown* |

* Meade Stadium
* Kingston, RI (rivalry)

| | W 28–21| 3,467| [2]
October 7| 12:05 p.m.| at No. 13 James Madison|

* Bridgeforth Stadium
* Harrisonburg, VA

| | L 23–35| 14,679|
October 14| 12:00 p.m.|  No. 10 Richmond|

* Meade Stadium
* Kingston, RI

| | L 6–31| 3,403|
October 21| 1:00 p.m.| at No. 6 UMass|

* McGuirk Stadium
* Hadley, MA

| A10TV| L 16–41| 15,522|
October 28| |  No. 15 Maine|

* Meade Stadium
* Kingston, RI

| | W 3–0| 3,250|
November 4| | at Hofstra|

* James M. Shuart Stadium
* Hempstead, NY

| | W 20–13| 4,755|
November 11| 12:00 p.m.|  No. 13 New Hampshire|

* Meade Stadium
* Kingston, RI

| | L 21–63| 2,937|
November 17| | at Northeastern|

* Parsons Field
* Brookline, MA

| | L 31–45| 3,212|

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

## Coaching staff

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Rhode Island Rams

Name | Position | Consecutive season at Rhode Island in current position | Previous position
Tim Stowers | Head coach | 7th | Temple offensive coordinator (1999)
Harold Nichols | Associate head coach and offensive coordinator | 1st | Rhode Island offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2000–2005)
Dick Hopkins | Defensive coordinator | 1st | The Citadel defensive coordinator (2004–2005)
Tony Brinson | Defensive line coach | 3rd | Bryant special teams coordinator and defensive backs coach (2002–2003)
RaShan Frost | Defensive line coach | 2nd | Illinois State defensive line coach (2002–2004)
Corey Barlow | Special teams coordinator and defensive backs coach | 1st | Morehouse defensive backs coach (2002–2005)
John Gendron | Offensive line coach | 1st | Bridgewater State linebackers coach (2004–2005)
Peter Quaweay | Cornerbacks coach | 3rd | Duquesne defensive backs coach (2003)
Jeff Weaver | Special teams coordinator and a-backs coach | 1st | Rhode Island wide receivers coach and a-backs coach (2005)
Chuck Watson | Wide receivers coach | 1st | Cranston East HS (RI) assistant coach (1993–1995)
Matt Plumb | B-backs coach | 1st | Bryant assistant coach (2005)

## References

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1. ^ "2007 Rhode Island Rams Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2007. p. 116.
2. ^ Szostak, Mike (October 1, 2006). "Rams Don't Let Cup Slip Away". The Providence Journal. Providence, R.I. p. C1 - via NewsBank.

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