# 2015 Rhode Island Rams football team

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

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 4 | 7:00 pm | at Syracuse* | Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY | ESPN3 | L 0–47 | 30,112 |
| September 12 | 3:30 pm | at Albany | Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey StadiumAlbany, NY | ASN | L 7–35 | 6,081 |
| September 19 | 1:00 pm | No. 25 Harvard* | Meade StadiumKingston, RI | | L 10–41 | 4,843 |
| September 26 | 3:30 pm | at Maine | Alfond StadiumOrono, ME | ASN | L 17–27 | 7,535 |
| October 3 | 6:00 pm | at Brown* | Brown StadiumProvidence, RI (Governor's Cup) | | L 31–41 | 5,183 |
| October 10 | 12:00 pm | Delaware | Meade StadiumKingston, RI | | W 20–0 | 4,015 |
| October 17 | 12:00 pm | No. 13 Richmond | Meade StadiumKingston, RI | | L 12–37 | 6,143 |
| October 31 | 1:00 pm | at New Hampshire | Cowell StadiumDurham, NH | | L 17–20 | 5,003 |
| November 7 | 12:30 pm | Villanova | Meade StadiumKingston, RI | | L 3–24 | 6,122 |
| November 14 | 12:30 pm | Stony Brook | Meade StadiumKingston, RI | | L 7–19 | 2,643 |
| November 21 | 2:00 pm | at Towson | Johnny Unitas StadiumTowson, MD | | L 21–38 | 5,128 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At Syracuse

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orange | 14 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 47 |

### At Albany

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

### Harvard

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #25 Crimson | 14 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 41 |
| Rams | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |

### At Maine

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Black Bears | 14 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 27 |

### At Brown

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 0 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
| Bears | 14 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 41 |

### Delaware

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Fightin' Blue Hens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rams | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 |

### Richmond

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #13 Spiders | 13 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 37 |
| Rams | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 |

### At New Hampshire

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 20 |

### Villanova

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 |

### Stony Brook

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seawolves | 9 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 19 |
| Rams | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |

### At Towson

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Tigers | 14 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 38 |

## Coaching staff

Rhode Island Rams :
| Name | Position | Consecutive season at Rhode Island in current position | Previous position |
| 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) |