2015 Rhode Island Rams football team
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2015 Rhode Island Rams football | |
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Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
Record | 1–10 (1–7 CAA) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Bill Bleil (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Pete Rekstis (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Meade Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 4 | 7:00 pm | at Syracuse* | ESPN3 | L 0–47 | 30,112 | |
September 12 | 3:30 pm | at Albany | ASN | L 7–35 | 6,081 | |
September 19 | 1:00 pm | No. 25 Harvard* | L 10–41 | 4,843 | ||
September 26 | 3:30 pm | at Maine | ASN | L 17–27 | 7,535 | |
October 3 | 6:00 pm | at Brown* | L 31–41 | 5,183 | ||
October 10 | 12:00 pm | Delaware |
| W 20–0 | 4,015 | |
October 17 | 12:00 pm | No. 13 Richmond |
| L 12–37 | 6,143 | |
October 31 | 1:00 pm | at New Hampshire | L 17–20 | 5,003 | ||
November 7 | 12:30 pm | Villanova |
| L 3–24 | 6,122 | |
November 14 | 12:30 pm | Stony Brook |
| L 7–19 | 2,643 | |
November 21 | 2:00 pm | at Towson | L 21–38 | 5,128 | ||
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Game summaries
[edit]At Syracuse
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Orange | 14 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 47 |
At Albany
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Great Danes | 14 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
Harvard
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#25 Crimson | 14 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 41 |
Rams | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
At Maine
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rams | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
Black Bears | 14 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
At Brown
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rams | 0 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
Bears | 14 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 41 |
Delaware
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Fightin' Blue Hens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rams | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
Richmond
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#13 Spiders | 13 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 37 |
Rams | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
At New Hampshire
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rams | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 20 |
Villanova
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rams | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
Stony Brook
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Seawolves | 9 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 19 |
Rams | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
At Towson
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rams | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Tigers | 14 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 38 |
Coaching staff
[edit]Rhode Island Rams | ||||
Name | Position | Consecutive season at Rhode Island in current position | Previous position | |
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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) |