American college football season
The 2016 Rhode Island Rams football team represented the University of Rhode Island in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third 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 2–9, 1–7 in CAA play to finish in a tie for 11th place.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 7:00 pm | at Kansas* | | ESPN3 | L 6–55 | 26,864 |
September 10 | 1:00 pm | Albany | | A10 Network | L 7–35 | 4,511 |
| 7:00 pm | at Harvard* | | ASN | L 21–51 | 12,167 |
September 24 | 1:00 pm | New Hampshire | - Meade Stadium
- Kingston, RI
| A10 Network | L 17–39 | 3,626 |
October 1 | 12:00 pm | Brown* | | A10 Network | W 28–13 | 5,102 |
October 8 | 12:00 pm | at No. 14 Villanova | | ASN | L 0–35 | 4,105 |
October 15 | 4:00 pm | at Stony Brook | | CSL | L 3–14 | 12,221 |
October 22 | 12:00 pm | Maine | - Meade Stadium
- Kingston, RI
| A10 Network | L 21–28 | 4,007 |
October 29 | 3:30 pm | at No. 8 James Madison | | MadiZone | L 7–84 | 23,841 |
November 12 | 1:30 pm | at Elon | | PAA | W 44–14 | 6,236 |
November 19 | 12:00 pm | Towson | - Meade Stadium
- Kingston, RI
| A10 Network | L 31–32 | 2,543 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries
At Kansas
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Total |
Rams
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0
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6
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0
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0 |
6 |
Jayhawks
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13
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14
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14
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14 |
55 |
Albany
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|
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Total |
Great Danes
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7
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7
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7
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14 |
35 |
Rams
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0
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7
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0
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0 |
7 |
At Harvard
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Total |
Rams
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0
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7
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0
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14 |
21 |
Crimson
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21
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3
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13
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14 |
51 |
New Hampshire
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Total |
Wildcats
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7
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8
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7
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17 |
39 |
Rams
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7
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0
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3
|
7 |
17 |
Brown
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Total |
Bears
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6
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7
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0
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0 |
13 |
Rams
|
7
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0
|
7
|
14 |
28 |
At Villanova
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Total |
Rams
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0
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0
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0
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0 |
0 |
#14 Wildcats
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21
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7
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7
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0 |
35 |
At Stony Brook
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Total |
Rams
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3
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0
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0
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0 |
3 |
Seawolves
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0
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0
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0
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14 |
14 |
Maine
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|
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Total |
Black Bears
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7
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7
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7
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7 |
28 |
Rams
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0
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7
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7
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7 |
21 |
At James Madison
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|
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Total |
Rams
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0
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7
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0
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0 |
7 |
#8 Dukes
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28
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21
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21
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14 |
84 |
At Elon
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Total |
Rams
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3
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10
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10
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21 |
44 |
Phoenix
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7
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0
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0
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7 |
14 |
Towson
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Total |
Tigers
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7
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13
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3
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9 |
32 |
Rams
|
7
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3
|
7
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14 |
31 |
Coaching staff
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