# 2016 Rhode Island Rams football team

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 |
| September 3 | 7:00 pm | at Kansas* | Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS | ESPN3 | L 6–55 | 26,864 |
| September 10 | 1:00 pm | Albany | Meade StadiumKingston, RI | A10 Network | L 7–35 | 4,511 |
| September 16 | 7:00 pm | at Harvard* | Harvard StadiumBoston, MA | ASN | L 21–51 | 12,167 |
| September 24 | 1:00 pm | New Hampshire | Meade StadiumKingston, RI | A10 Network | L 17–39 | 3,626 |
| October 1 | 12:00 pm | Brown* | Meade StadiumKingston, RI (Governor's Cup) | A10 Network | W 28–13 | 5,102 |
| October 8 | 12:00 pm | at No. 14 Villanova | Villanova StadiumVillanova, PA | ASN | L 0–35 | 4,105 |
| October 15 | 4:00 pm | at Stony Brook | Kenneth P. LaValle StadiumStony Brook, NY | CSL | L 3–14 | 12,221 |
| October 22 | 12:00 pm | Maine | Meade StadiumKingston, RI | A10 Network | L 21–28 | 4,007 |
| October 29 | 3:30 pm | at No. 8 James Madison | Bridgeforth StadiumHarrisonburg, VA | MadiZone | L 7–84 | 23,841 |
| November 12 | 1:30 pm | at Elon | Rhodes StadiumElon, NC | PAA | W 44–14 | 6,236 |
| November 19 | 12:00 pm | Towson | Meade StadiumKingston, RI | A10 Network | L 31–32 | 2,543 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At Kansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jayhawks | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 55 |

### Albany

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Great Danes | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Rams | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |

### At Harvard

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Crimson | 21 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 51 |

### New Hampshire

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 7 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 39 |
| Rams | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |

### Brown

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Rams | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |

### At Villanova

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| #14 Wildcats | 21 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 35 |

### At Stony Brook

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Seawolves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |

### Maine

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Black Bears | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Rams | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |

### At James Madison

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| #8 Dukes | 28 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 84 |

### At Elon

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 3 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 44 |
| Phoenix | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |

### Towson

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 7 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 32 |
| Rams | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 31 |

## Coaching staff

Rhode Island Rams :
| Name | Position | Consecutive season at Rhode Island in current position | Previous position |
| Jim Fleming | Head coach | 3rd | UCF defensive coordinator (2012–2013) |
| Ari Confesor | Wide receivers coach | 3rd | Rhode Island linebackers coach (2013) |
| Joe Coniglio | Defensive line coach | 3rd | Northern Michigan defensive line coach (2012–2013) |
| Mark Criner | Linebackers coach | 1st | Lamar linebackers coach (2014–2015) |
| Will Fleming | Quarterbacks coach | 1st | Rhode Island tight ends coach (2014–2015) |
| Troy Gilmer | Defensive assistant | 3rd | Akron graduate assistant (2013) |
| Keegan Kennedy | Offensive line coach | 1st | UCF special teams coordinator and tight ends coach (2015) |
| Jim Miceli | Running backs coach | 1st | Rhode Island quarterbacks coach (2014–2015) |
| Pete Rekstis | Defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | 3rd | Florida Atlantic defensive backs coach (2012–2013) |
| Diamond Weaver | Cornerbacks coach | 1st | Rhode Island wide receivers coach (2014–2015) |