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.

2019 Rhode Island Rams football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	2–10 (0–8 CAA)
Head coach	Jim Fleming (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Will Fleming (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Pete Rekstis (6th season)
Home stadium	Meade Stadium
Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 James Madison $^		8	–	0					14	–	2
No. 18 Albany ^		6	–	2					9	–	5
No. 15 Villanova ^		5	–	3					9	–	4
New Hampshire		5	–	3					6	–	5
Towson		4	–	4					7	–	5
Maine		4	–	4					6	–	6
Elon		4	–	4					5	–	6
Richmond		4	–	4					5	–	7
Delaware		3	–	5					5	–	7
William & Mary		3	–	5					5	–	7
Stony Brook		2	–	6					5	–	7
Rhode Island		0	–	8					2	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Preseason

CAA poll

In the CAA preseason poll released on July 23, 2019, the Rams were predicted to finish in eighth place.^[1]

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.^[1]

Offense Aaron Parker – WR Kyle Murphy – OL

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	2:00 p.m.	at Ohio*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN+	L 20–41	16,665	[2]
September 7	7:00 p.m.	No. 21 Delaware	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	FloSports/Yurview	L 36–44 3OT	8,511	[3]
September 21	6:00 p.m.	at New Hampshire	Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	FloSports	L 24–27	7,519	[4]
September 28	7:00 p.m.	Stony Brook	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	FloSports/Yurview	L 27–31	6,104	[5]
October 5	12:30 p.m.	at Brown*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	ESPN+	W 31–28	5,077	[6]
October 12	4:00 p.m.	at Virginia Tech*	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ACCN	L 17–34	51,716	[7]
October 19	3:30 p.m.	at Albany	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	FloSports	L 28–35	7,763	[8]
October 26	1:00 p.m.	Elon	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	FloSports/Yurview	L 13–38	8,911
November 2	1:00 p.m.	Merrimack*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	FloSports/Yurview	W 45–14	3,091
November 9	1:00 p.m.	at William & Mary	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	FloSports/Yurview	L 19–55	7,063	[9]
November 16	12:00 p.m.	at Maine	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FloSports	L 30–34	4,908	[10]
November 23	12:00 p.m.	No. 2 James Madison	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	FloSports/Yurview	L 21–55	2,815	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source:^[12][13]

Game summaries

At Ohio

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

See also: 2019 Ohio Bobcats football team

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

See also: 2019 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

At New Hampshire

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

See also: 2019 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

Stony Brook

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

See also: 2019 Stony Brook Seawolves football team

At Brown

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

See also: 2019 Brown Bears football team and Governor's Cup (Rhode Island)

At Virginia Tech

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

See also: 2019 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

At Albany

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

See also: 2019 Albany Great Danes football team

Elon

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

See also: 2019 Elon Phoenix football team

Merrimack

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

See also: 2019 Merrimack Warriors football team

At William & Mary

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

See also: 2019 William & Mary Tribe football team

At Maine

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

See also: 2019 Maine Black Bears football team

James Madison

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

See also: 2019 James Madison Dukes football team

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2020 NFL draft

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