2018 Rhode Island Rams football team

American college football season

2018 Rhode Island Rams football
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Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	6–5 (4–4 CAA)
Head coach	Jim Fleming (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Will Fleming (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Pete Rekstis (5th season)
Home stadium	Meade Stadium
Seasons← 2017 2019 →

2018 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 4 Maine $^	7	–	1	10	–	4
No. 9 James Madison ^	6	–	2	9	–	4
No. 16 Stony Brook ^	5	–	3	7	–	5
No. 20 Towson ^	5	–	3	7	–	5
No. 24 Delaware ^	5	–	3	7	–	5
No. 19 Elon ^	4	–	3	6	–	5
Rhode Island	4	–	4	6	–	5
William & Mary	3	–	4	4	–	6
New Hampshire	3	–	5	4	–	7
Villanova	2	–	6	5	–	6
Richmond	2	–	6	4	–	7
Albany	1	–	7	3	–	8

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 Rhode Island Rams football team represented the University of Rhode Island in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-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 6–5, 4–4 in CAA play to finish in seventh place.

Preseason

In the CAA preseason poll released on July 24, 2018, the Rams were predicted to finish in last place.

The Rams had two players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.

Offense

Aaron Parker – WR

Defense

Brandon Ginnetti – DL

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 p.m.	at No. 15 Delaware		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	CBSI Digital/CBS SportsLive	W 21–19	17,945
September 8	1:00 p.m.	Albany		Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	FCS/FSGO	W 45–26	6,520
September 15	12:00 p.m.	at UConn*	No. 25	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT (rivalry)	SNY/ESPN3	L 49–56	20,691
September 28	7:00 p.m.	at Harvard*	No. 22	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	ESPN+	W 23–16	9,123
October 6	1:00 p.m.	Brown*	No. 18	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (Governor's Cup)	CAA.tv	W 48–0	6,141
October 13	12:00 p.m.	No. 21 Maine	No. 16	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	CAA.tv	L 36–38	7,301
October 20	6:00 p.m.	at No. 18 Stony Brook	No. 22	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY		L 14–52	12,701
October 27	12:00 p.m.	William & Mary		Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	CAA.tv	W 21–10	1,688
November 3	1:00 p.m.	at No. 8 Elon		Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC		L 21–24	10,513
November 10	2:00 p.m.	at No. 9 James Madison		Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	MASN/SNY	L 31–48	24,199
November 17	12:00 p.m.	New Hampshire		Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	CAA.tv	W 24–21	3,012
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	7	14	0	21
No. 15 Fightin' Blue Hens	0	10	3	6	19

	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes	7	0	0	19	26
Rams	14	17	14	0	45

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 25 Rams	7	21	14	7	49
Huskies	14	28	7	7	56

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 22 Rams	2	14	7	0	23
Crimson	3	0	6	7	16

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	0	0
No. 18 Rams	3	24	14	7	48

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Black Bears	7	7	8	16	38
No. 16 Rams	10	6	14	6	36

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 22 Rams	0	7	0	7	14
No. 18 Seawolves	10	14	14	14	52

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tribe	7	0	3	0	10
Rams	14	0	7	0	21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	7	0	0	14	21
No. 8 Phoenix	0	21	0	3	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	7	7	10	7	31
No. 9 Dukes	14	13	7	14	48

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	7	14	21
Rams	3	7	7	7	24

Washburn, Rob (July 24, 2018). "James Madison Favored To Win Fourth Straight CAA Football Title in 2018". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

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