2012 Rhode Island Rams football team

The 2012 Rhode Island Rams football team represented the University of Rhode Island in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth year head coach Joe Trainer and played their home games at Meade Stadium. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 0–11, 0–8 in CAA play to finish in last place.

2012 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record0–11 (0–8 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRoy Istvan (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorBrian Vaganek (1st season)
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Old Dominion ^   7 1     11 2  
No. 18 Richmond +   6 2     8 3  
No. 13 New Hampshire +^   6 2     8 4  
No. 15 Villanova +^   6 2     8 4  
No. 17 Towson +   6 2     7 4  
No. 19 James Madison   5 3     7 4  
Maine   4 4     5 6  
Delaware   2 6     5 6  
William & Mary   1 7     2 9  
Rhode Island   0 8     0 11  
Georgia State   0 0     1 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Georgia State's conference record was 0–0, and it did not occupy a spot in the overall standings. Old Dominion was ineligible for the conference championship because of its announced departure for Conference USA in 2013.
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

By finishing the season with zero wins, the Rams lost a school-record 13 straight contests dating back to the final two games of the 2011 season.[1] It is also their first winless season since 1949 when they went 0–8.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 81:00 pmat Monmouth*L 6–412,986
September 153:30 pmat VillanovaCSNL 10–3110,513
September 221:00 pmJames MadisonL 7–324,203
September 293:30 pmat Bowling Green*L 8–4815,338
October 61:00 pmBrown*
L 7–173,305
October 131:00 pmGeorgia State
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 7–416,013
October 203:30 pmat No. 25 DelawareL 24–4718,672
October 2712:00 pmNo. 12 New Hampshire 
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 20–405,127
November 36:00 pmat No. 22 RichmondL 0–398,700
November 103:30 pmat TowsonL 10–417,362
November 1712:00 pmMaine
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 6–552,100

References

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  1. ^ COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Black Bears end season with easy victory. Retrieved on November 18, 2012.
  2. ^ "Rhode Island Yearly Totals". Archived from the original on February 25, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2012.