2016 Rhode Island Rams football team

The 2016 Rhode Island Rams football team represented the University of Rhode Island in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third 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 2–9, 1–7 in CAA play to finish in a tie for 11th place.

2016 Rhode Island Rams football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	2–9 (1–7 CAA)
Head coach	Jim Fleming (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Pete Rekstis (3rd season)
Home stadium	Meade Stadium

2016 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 James Madison $^		8	–	0					14	–	1
No. 11 Villanova ^		6	–	2					9	–	4
No. 17 New Hampshire ^		6	–	2					8	–	5
No. 8 Richmond ^		5	–	3					10	–	4
Maine		5	–	3					6	–	5
Albany		4	–	4					7	–	4
Stony Brook		4	–	4					5	–	6
William & Mary		3	–	5					5	–	6
Towson		3	–	5					4	–	7
Delaware		2	–	6					4	–	7
Elon		1	–	7					2	–	9
Rhode Island		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 pm	at Kansas*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	ESPN3	L 6–55	26,864
September 10	1:00 pm	Albany	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	A10 Network	L 7–35	4,511
September 16	7:00 pm	at Harvard*	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	ASN	L 21–51	12,167
September 24	1:00 pm	New Hampshire	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	A10 Network	L 17–39	3,626
October 1	12:00 pm	Brown*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (Governor's Cup)	A10 Network	W 28–13	5,102
October 8	12:00 pm	at No. 14 Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	ASN	L 0–35	4,105
October 15	4:00 pm	at Stony Brook	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY	CSL	L 3–14	12,221
October 22	12:00 pm	Maine	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	A10 Network	L 21–28	4,007
October 29	3:30 pm	at No. 8 James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	MadiZone	L 7–84	23,841
November 12	1:30 pm	at Elon	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	PAA	W 44–14	6,236
November 19	12:00 pm	Towson	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	A10 Network	L 31–32	2,543
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

At Kansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	6	0	0	6
Jayhawks	13	14	14	14	55

See also: 2016 Kansas Jayhawks football team

Albany

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

See also: 2016 Albany Great Danes football team

At Harvard

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	7	0	14	21
Crimson	21	3	13	14	51

See also: 2016 Harvard Crimson football team

New Hampshire

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	8	7	17	39
Rams	7	0	3	7	17

See also: 2016 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

Brown

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	6	7	0	0	13
Rams	7	0	7	14	28

See also: 2016 Brown Bears football team and Governor's Cup (Rhode Island)

At Villanova

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	0	0	0	0
#14 Wildcats	21	7	7	0	35

See also: 2016 Villanova Wildcats football team

At Stony Brook

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	3	0	0	0	3
Seawolves	0	0	0	14	14

See also: 2016 Stony Brook Seawolves football team

Maine

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	7	7	7	7	28
Rams	0	7	7	7	21

See also: 2016 Maine Black Bears football team

At James Madison

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	7	0	0	7
#8 Dukes	28	21	21	14	84

See also: 2016 James Madison Dukes football team

At Elon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	3	10	10	21	44
Phoenix	7	0	0	7	14

See also: 2016 Elon Phoenix football team

Towson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	13	3	9	32
Rams	7	3	7	14	31

See also: 2016 Towson Tigers football team

Coaching staff

Rhode Island Rams
Name	Position	Consecutive season at Rhode Island in current position	Previous position
Jim Fleming	Head coach	3rd	UCF defensive coordinator (2012–2013)
Ari Confesor	Wide receivers coach	3rd	Rhode Island linebackers coach (2013)
Joe Coniglio	Defensive line coach	3rd	Northern Michigan defensive line coach (2012–2013)
Mark Criner	Linebackers coach	1st	Lamar linebackers coach (2014–2015)
Will Fleming	Quarterbacks coach	1st	Rhode Island tight ends coach (2014–2015)
Troy Gilmer	Defensive assistant	3rd	Akron graduate assistant (2013)
Keegan Kennedy	Offensive line coach	1st	UCF special teams coordinator and tight ends coach (2015)
Jim Miceli	Running backs coach	1st	Rhode Island quarterbacks coach (2014–2015)
Pete Rekstis	Defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach	3rd	Florida Atlantic defensive backs coach (2012–2013)
Diamond Weaver	Cornerbacks coach	1st	Rhode Island wide receivers coach (2014–2015)