2004 Rhode Island Rams football team

The 2004 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fifth season under head coach Tim Stowers, the Rams compiled a 4–7 record (2–6 against conference opponents) and finished fourth in the North Division of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

2004 Rhode Island Rams football
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Division	North Division
Record	4–7 (2–6 A-10)
Head coach	Tim Stowers (5th season)
Home stadium	Meade Stadium

2004 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 6 New Hampshire x^		6	–	2					11	–	3
UMass		4	–	4					6	–	5
Northeastern		4	–	4					5	–	6
Hofstra		3	–	5					5	–	6
Maine		3	–	5					5	–	6
Rhode Island		2	–	6					4	–	7
South Division
No. 1 James Madison x^		7	–	1					13	–	2
No. 3 William & Mary x^		7	–	1					11	–	3
No. 7 Delaware x^		7	–	1					9	–	4
Villanova		3	–	5					6	–	5
Richmond		2	–	6					3	–	8
Towson		0	–	8					3	–	8
x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	at Fordham	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	W 37–36	4,460
September 11	Central Connecticut*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 39–7	2,865
September 25	at Hofstra	James M. Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY	L 43–62	5,180
October 2	Brown*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (rivalry)	L 13–20	3,551
October 9	Towson	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 28–16	7,102
October 16	at No. 16 William & Mary	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	L 24–31	8,774
October 23	UMass	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 27–24	4,376
October 30	No. 23 Villanova	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 9–48	2,236
November 6	No. 8 New Hampshire	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 3–27	4,595
November 14	Maine	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 28–42	2,068
November 20	at Northeastern	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	L 14–42	2,672
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game