# 2019 Rhode Island Rams football team

The 2019 Rhode Island Rams football team represented the University of Rhode Island in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth-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 2–10, 0–8 in CAA play to finish in last place.

## Preseason
### CAA poll

In the CAA preseason poll released on July 23, 2019, the Rams were predicted to finish in eighth place.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | James Madison | 238 (20) |
| 2 | Towson | 217 (3) |
| 3 | Maine | 201 (1) |
| 4 | Elon | 164 |
| 5 | Delaware | 162 |
| 6 | Stony Brook | 151 |
| 7 | New Hampshire | 109 |
| 8 | Rhode Island | 104 |
| 9 | Villanova | 84 |
| 10 | Richmond | 62 |
| 11 | William & Mary | 58 |
| 12 | Albany | 34 |

### Preseason All–CAA team

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

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 2:00 p.m. | at Ohio* | Peden StadiumAthens, OH | ESPN+ | L 20–41 | 16,665 |
| September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 21 Delaware | Meade StadiumKingston, RI | FloSports/Yurview | L 36–44 $^{3OT}$ | 8,511 |
| September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | at New Hampshire | Wildcat StadiumDurham, NH | FloSports | L 24–27 | 7,519 |
| September 28 | 7:00 p.m. | Stony Brook | Meade StadiumKingston, RI | FloSports/Yurview | L 27–31 | 6,104 |
| October 5 | 12:30 p.m. | at Brown* | Brown StadiumProvidence, RI (rivalry) | ESPN+ | W 31–28 | 5,077 |
| October 12 | 4:00 p.m. | at Virginia Tech* | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA | ACCN | L 17–34 | 51,716 |
| October 19 | 3:30 p.m. | at Albany | Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey StadiumAlbany, NY | FloSports | L 28–35 | 7,763 |
| October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | Elon | Meade StadiumKingston, RI | FloSports/Yurview | L 13–38 | 8,911 |
| November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | Merrimack* | Meade StadiumKingston, RI | FloSports/Yurview | W 45–14 | 3,091 |
| November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at William & Mary | Zable StadiumWilliamsburg, VA | FloSports/Yurview | L 19–55 | 7,063 |
| November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | at Maine | Alfond StadiumOrono, ME | FloSports | L 30–34 | 4,908 |
| November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 2 James Madison | Meade StadiumKingston, RI | FloSports/Yurview | L 21–55 | 2,815 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||
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## Game summaries
### At Ohio

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| Bobcats | 7 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 41 |

### Delaware

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | Total |
| No. 21 Blue Hens | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 44 |
| Rams | 3 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 36 |

### At New Hampshire

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 0 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 24 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |

### Stony Brook

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seawolves | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 31 |
| Rams | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 27 |

### At Brown

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Bears | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |

### At Virginia Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 0 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 17 |
| Hokies | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 34 |

### At Albany

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Great Danes | 0 | 6 | 22 | 7 | 35 |

### Elon

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Phoenix | 7 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 38 |
| Rams | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |

### Merrimack

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warriors | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Rams | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 42 |

### At William & Mary

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| Tribe | 21 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 55 |

### At Maine

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 7 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 30 |
| Black Bears | 0 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 34 |

### James Madison

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 2 Dukes | 10 | 21 | 7 | 17 | 55 |
| Rams | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |

## Players drafted into the NFL

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
| 5 | 171 | Isaiah Coulter | WR | Houston Texans |