2024 Rhode Island Rams football team
Appearance
2024 Rhode Island Rams football | |
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Conference | CAA Football |
Record | 1–0 (0–0 CAA) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Patrick Murphy (5th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Chris Lorenti (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Meade Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Albany | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware* | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Villanova | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 William & Mary | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bryant | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Campbell | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elon | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hampton | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monmouth | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina A&T | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Richmond | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stony Brook | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Towson | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* Delaware ineligible for 2024 FCS playoffs due to transition to the FBS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from STATS Poll |
The 2024 Rhode Island Rams football team will represent the University of Rhode Island as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA Football) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Rams will be led by 11th-year head coach Jim Fleming and play their home games at Meade Stadium.
Offseason
[edit]Coaching changes
[edit]The following coaches left the program:
- Wide receivers coach Chris Bergeski left for the running backs coach position at Yale.
- Offensive line coach Eddy Morrissey left for the co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach positions at Merrimack.[1]
- Defensive backs coach Brandon Napoleon left for the safeties coach position at Jacksonville State.[2]
The following coaches were hired:
- Walter Kusmirek was hired from New Haven to be the offensive line coach.[3]
- Tyler Loftus was hired from UConn to be the wide receivers coach.[4]
The following coach was promoted:
- Defensive quality control coach Henry Yianakopolos was promoted to defensive backs coach.[4]
Transfers
[edit]Incoming
[edit]Name | Pos. | Previous school | Year |
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Kevin Pinherio | WR | Nichols | Sophomore |
Shawn Harris | WR | UMass | Junior |
Greg Gaines | WR | Iowa State | Freshman |
Hunter Helms | QB | Clemson | Junior |
Tyler Baker | QB | Navy | Freshman |
Tremel States-Jones | S | South Alabama | Sophomore |
Outgoing
[edit]Name | Pos. | New school | Year |
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Hunter Hopperton | TE | Kent State[5] | Sophomore |
Declan Williams | LB | Incarnate Word[6] | Sophomore |
Mekhi Bethel | LB | N/A | Junior |
Rocco Cillino | RB | Retired | Sophomore |
Randy Jordan | DB | Hampton | Junior |
John Erby | WR | Duquesne | Senior |
Syeed Gibbs | DB | Georgia Tech[7] | Freshman |
Trevor Nored | QB | Barton[8] | Freshman |
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | Holy Cross* | FloSports | W 20–17 | 5,770 | |
September 7 | 12:00 p.m. | at Minnesota* | Peacock | |||
September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Campbell |
| FloSports | ||
September 21 | 12:00 p.m. | at LIU* | ||||
October 5 | 2:00 p.m. | at Hampton | FloSports | |||
October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | Brown* |
| FloSports | ||
October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | at New Hampshire | FloSports | |||
October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | Maine |
| FloSports | ||
November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | Monmouth |
| FloSports | ||
November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at Delaware | FloSports | |||
November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | Albany |
| FloSports | ||
November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | at Bryant | FloSports | |||
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Game summaries
[edit]at Minnesota (FBS)
[edit]Game Two – Rhode Island Rams at Minnesota Golden Gophers (FBS) (0-1) – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rhode Island | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota (FBS) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN
- Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
- Game time: 11:00 AM
- Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
- TV announcers (Peacock): TBD
Game information |
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Statistics | URI | MINN |
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Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Rhode Island | Passing | ||
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Receiving | |||
Minnesota | Passing | ||
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Receiving |
References
[edit]- ^ "Football Names Morrissey Co-Offensive Coordinator and Offensive Line Coach". Merrimack College Athletics. February 5, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ "Jacksonville State football, Rich Rodriguez hire new safeties coach". Gadsden Times. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ "URI names Kusmirek offensive line coach". New England Football Journal®. January 30, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ a b "Yianakopolos Promoted, Loftus Returns to Rhode Island Football Staff". University of Rhode Island. February 20, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ "Streetsboro's Hunter, Preston Hopperton commit to play football at Kent State". Record-Courier. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ McKinnell, Zach (December 19, 2023). "2024 FCS-To-FCS Football Transfer Tracker". Sports Illustrated FCS Football News, Analysis and More. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ Caudell, Jackson (December 17, 2023). "Transfer Defensive Back Syeed Gibbs Commits to Georgia Tech". Sports Illustrated Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets News, Analysis and More. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ Buchinger, Erik. "2024 Transfer Portal QBs - FBS & FCS Quarterback Rankings, Entries, Commits". www.gunslingerbuzz.com. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Rhode Island Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Football Schedule". University of Rhode Island. Retrieved February 19, 2024.