2015 Rhode Island Rams football team

American college football season

2015 Rhode Island Rams football

Conference| Colonial Athletic Association
Record| 1–10 (1–7 CAA)
Head coach|

* Jim Fleming (2nd season)

Offensive coordinator| Bill Bleil (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator| Pete Rekstis (2nd season)
Home stadium| Meade Stadium

Seasons

<- 2014

2016 ->

2015 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 4 Richmond +^  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 4  |
No. 11 James Madison +^  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  |
No. 12 William & Mary +^  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
Towson |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
New Hampshire ^  |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
Villanova |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Stony Brook |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Delaware |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Elon |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Maine |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Albany |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Rhode Island |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  |

* \+ - Conference co-champions
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2015 Rhode Island Rams football team represented the University of Rhode Island in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second year head coach Jim Fleming and played their home games at Meade Stadium. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 1–10, 1–7 in CAA play to finish in last place.

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 4| 7:00 pm| at Syracuse*|

* Carrier Dome
* Syracuse, NY

| ESPN3| L 0–47| 30,112
September 12| 3:30 pm| at Albany|

* Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium
* Albany, NY

| ASN| L 7–35| 6,081
September 19| 1:00 pm| No. 25 Harvard*|

* Meade Stadium
* Kingston, RI

| | L 10–41| 4,843
September 26| 3:30 pm| at Maine|

* Alfond Stadium
* Orono, ME

| ASN| L 17–27| 7,535
October 3| 6:00 pm| at Brown*|

* Brown Stadium
* Providence, RI (Governor's Cup)

| | L 31–41| 5,183
October 10| 12:00 pm| Delaware|

* Meade Stadium
* Kingston, RI

| | W 20–0| 4,015
October 17| 12:00 pm| No. 13 Richmond|

* Meade Stadium
* Kingston, RI

| | L 12–37| 6,143
October 31| 1:00 pm| at New Hampshire|

* Cowell Stadium
* Durham, NH

| | L 17–20| 5,003
November 7| 12:30 pm| Villanova|

* Meade Stadium
* Kingston, RI

| | L 3–24| 6,122
November 14| 12:30 pm| Stony Brook|

* Meade Stadium
* Kingston, RI

| | L 7–19| 2,643
November 21| 2:00 pm| at Towson|

* Johnny Unitas Stadium
* Towson, MD

| | L 21–38| 5,128

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

## Game summaries

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### At Syracuse

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Rams  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 0
Orange | 14  | 17  | 9  | 7 | 47

See also: 2015 Syracuse Orange football team

### At Albany

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Rams  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 7 | 7
Great Danes | 14  | 0  | 14  | 7 | 35

See also: 2015 Albany Great Danes football team

### Harvard

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#25 Crimson | 14  | 7  | 7  | 13 | 41
Rams  | 0  | 10  | 0  | 0 | 10

See also: 2015 Harvard Crimson football team

### At Maine

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Rams  | 3  | 0  | 7  | 7 | 17
Black Bears | 14  | 3  | 7  | 3 | 27

See also: 2015 Maine Black Bears football team

### At Brown

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Rams  | 0  | 14  | 10  | 7 | 31
Bears | 14  | 6  | 0  | 21 | 41

See also: 2015 Brown Bears football team and Governor's Cup (Rhode Island)

### Delaware

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Fightin' Blue Hens  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 0
Rams | 3  | 7  | 7  | 3 | 20

See also: 2015 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

### Richmond

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#13 Spiders | 13  | 7  | 3  | 14 | 37
Rams  | 3  | 3  | 0  | 6 | 12

See also: 2015 Richmond Spiders football team

### At New Hampshire

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Rams  | 3  | 14  | 0  | 0 | 17
Wildcats | 0  | 0  | 14  | 6 | 20

See also: 2015 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

### Villanova

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Rams  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 0 | 3
Wildcats | 7  | 0  | 7  | 10 | 24

See also: 2015 Villanova Wildcats football team

### Stony Brook

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Seawolves | 9  | 3  | 7  | 0 | 19
Rams  | 0  | 7  | 0  | 0 | 7

See also: 2015 Stony Brook Seawolves football team

### At Towson

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Rams  | 7  | 14  | 0  | 0 | 21
Tigers | 14  | 7  | 14  | 3 | 38

See also: 2015 Towson Tigers football team

## Coaching staff

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Rhode Island Rams

Name | Position | Consecutive season at Rhode Island in current position | Previous position
Jim Fleming | Head coach | 2nd | UCF defensive coordinator (2012–2013)
Bill Bleil | Offensive coordinator and offensive line coach | 2nd | Iowa State assistant head coach and tight ends coach (2013)
Pete Rekstis | Defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | 2nd | Florida Atlantic defensive backs coach (2012–2013)
Ari Confesor | Wide receivers coach | 2nd | Rhode Island linebackers coach (2013)
Joe Coniglio | Defensive line coach | 2nd | Northern Michigan defensive line coach (2012–2013)
Matt Dawson | Special teams coordinator and linebackers coach | 1st | Rhode Island linebackers coach (2014)
Will Fleming | Tight ends coach | 2nd | Towson student assistant (2013)
Troy Gilmer | Defensive assistant | 2nd | Akron graduate assistant (2013)
Jim Miceli | Quarterbacks coach | 2nd | Gilman School (MD) co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2013)
Diamond Weaver | Running backs coach | 2nd | Rochester C&T defensive backs coach (2013)

## References

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