2002 Rhode Island Rams football team

2002 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record3–9 (1–8 A-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorHarold Nichols (3rd season)
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
2002 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Maine $^   7 – 2     11 – 3  
No. 11 Northeastern $^   7 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 4 Villanova ^   6 – 3     11 – 4  
UMass   6 – 3     8 – 4  
William & Mary   5 – 4     6 – 5  
Richmond   4 – 5     4 – 7  
Delaware   4 – 5     6 – 6  
Hofstra   4 – 5     6 – 6  
James Madison   4 – 6     5 – 7  
New Hampshire   2 – 7     3 – 8  
  1 – 8     3 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2002 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third season under head coach Tim Stowers, the Rams compiled a 3–9 record (1–8 against conference opponents) and finished last out of eleven teams in the conference.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31Bryant*
W 28–03,346
September 7at No. 20 Hofstra
L 19–373,333
September 14at Syracuse*
L 17–6343,089
September 28at No. 3 Maine
L 14–317,034
October 5Brown*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI (rivalry)
W 38–283,990[2]
October 12at No. 20 Northeastern
L 13–381,004
October 19Delaware
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 17–14 2OT5,791
October 26Richmond
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 0–261,451
November 2James Madison
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 11–153,966[3]
November 9at No. 20 William & Mary
L 6–445,502
November 16at No. 14 Villanova
L 3–455,019
November 23UMass
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 21–482,501

References

  1. ^ "2007 Rhode Island Rams Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2007. p. 116.
  2. ^ "Rams Survive Gessner". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 6, 2002. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "James Madison silences Rams". The Boston Globe. November 3, 2002. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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