Rhode Island Rams football


The Rhode Island Rams football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the University of Rhode Island located in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision and are members of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference. Rhode Island's first football team was fielded in 1895. The team plays its home games at the 6,555 seat Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.
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Conference affiliations

Rhode Island has played as both an independent and conference-affiliated team.

Playoffs

NCAA Division I-AA/FCS

The Rams have appeared in the Division I-AA/FCS Playoffs five times with a combined playoff record of 4–5.
1981QuarterfinalsIdaho StateL 0–51
1984Quarterfinals
Semifinals		Richmond
Montana State		W 23–17
L 20–32
1985First Round
Quarterfinals		Akron
Furman		W 35–27
L 15–59
2024First Round
Second Round		Central Connecticut
Mercer		W 21–17
L 10–17
2025First Round
Second Round		Central Connecticut
UC Davis		W 27–19
L 26–47

Championships

Conference championships

The Rams have won eight conference championships, seven in the Yankee Conference and two in the Coastal Athletic Association, with their lone outright title coming in 2025.
The Yankee Conference titles were highlighted by two separate runs of numerous championships and respective droughts between those run: a 24-year drought between titles in 1957 and 1981 and a 39-year drought between Rhode Island's final Yankee title in 1985 and their first CAA title in 2024.
1952†Yankee Conference Hal Kopp 7–13–1
1953†Yankee Conference Hal Kopp 6–23–1
1955Yankee Conference Hal Kopp 6–1–24–0
1957†Yankee Conference Herb Maack 5–2–13–0–1
1981†Yankee Conference Bob Griffin 6–64–1
1984†Yankee Conference Bob Griffin 10–34–1
1985Yankee Conference Bob Griffin 10–35–0
2024†Coastal Athletic Association Jim Fleming 10–27–1
2025Coastal Athletic Association Jim Fleming 8–0

  • † notes Co-championship

Divisional championships

The Rams have won one division title, in 1995: the Yankee Conference's New England Division.
1995Yankee New England DivisionDelawareL 19–24

Notable former players

Current NFL players

As of April 28, 2025, there are three former Rhode Island Rams player listed on team roster in the National Football League.

Future non-conference opponents

Announced schedules as of January 7, 2026.
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