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2015 Rhode Island Rams football
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Record1–10 (1–7 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Bill Bleil (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorPete Rekstis (2nd season)
Home stadium Meade Stadium
Seasons
←  2014
2016 →
2015 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Richmond +^   6 2     10 4  
No. 11 James Madison +^   6 2     9 3  
No. 12 William & Mary +^   6 2     9 4  
Towson   5 3     7 4  
New Hampshire ^   5 3     7 5  
Villanova   5 3     6 5  
Stony Brook   3 5     5 5  
Delaware   3 5     4 7  
Elon   3 5     4 7  
Maine   3 5     3 8  
Albany   2 6     3 8  
Rhode Island   1 7     1 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2015 Rhode Island Rams football team represented the University of Rhode Island in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second 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 1–10, 1–7 in CAA play to finish in last place.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 47:00 pmat Syracuse* ESPN3L 0–4730,112
September 123:30 pmat Albany ASNL 7–356,081
September 191:00 pmNo. 25 Harvard*L 10–414,843
September 263:30 pmat MaineASNL 17–277,535
October 36:00 pmat Brown*L 31–415,183
October 1012:00 pm Delaware
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 20–04,015
October 1712:00 pmNo. 13 Richmonddagger
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 12–376,143
October 311:00 pmat New HampshireL 17–205,003
November 712:30 pm Villanova
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 3–246,122
November 1412:30 pm Stony Brook
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 7–192,643
November 212:00 pmat TowsonL 21–385,128
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

At Syracuse

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 0 0 0 0
Orange 14 17 9 7 47

At Albany

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

Harvard

1 2 3 4 Total
#25 Crimson 14 7 7 13 41
Rams 0 10 0 0 10

At Maine

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 3 0 7 7 17
Black Bears 14 3 7 3 27

At Brown

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 14 10 7 31
Bears 14 6 0 21 41

Delaware

1 2 3 4 Total
Fightin' Blue Hens 0 0 0 0 0
Rams 3 7 7 3 20

Richmond

1 2 3 4 Total
#13 Spiders 13 7 3 14 37
Rams 3 3 0 6 12

At New Hampshire

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 3 14 0 0 17
Wildcats 0 0 14 6 20

Villanova

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 3 0 0 3
Wildcats 7 0 7 10 24

Stony Brook

1 2 3 4 Total
Seawolves 9 3 7 0 19
Rams 0 7 0 0 7

At Towson

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 7 14 0 0 21
Tigers 14 7 14 3 38

Coaching staff

Rhode Island Rams
Name Position Consecutive season at Rhode Island in current position Previous position
Jim Fleming Head coach 2nd UCF defensive coordinator (2012–2013)
Bill Bleil Offensive coordinator and offensive line coach 2nd Iowa State assistant head coach and tight ends coach (2013)
Pete Rekstis Defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach 2nd Florida Atlantic defensive backs coach (2012–2013)
Ari Confesor Wide receivers coach 2nd Rhode Island linebackers coach (2013)
Joe Coniglio Defensive line coach 2nd Northern Michigan defensive line coach (2012–2013)
Matt Dawson Special teams coordinator and linebackers coach 1st Rhode Island linebackers coach (2014)
Will Fleming Tight ends coach 2nd Towson student assistant (2013)
Troy Gilmer Defensive assistant 2nd Akron graduate assistant (2013)
Jim Miceli Quarterbacks coach 2nd Gilman School (MD) co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2013)
Diamond Weaver Running backs coach 2nd Rochester C&T defensive backs coach (2013)

References