2001 Rhode Island Rams football team

The 2001 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second season under head coach Tim Stowers, the Rams compiled an 8–3 record (6–3 against conference opponents) and finished fifth out of eleven teams in the conference.[1]

2001 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
2001 record8–3 (6–3 Atlantic 10)
Head coach
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
2001 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 11 Hofstra +^  7 –2   9 –3  
No. 10 Maine +^  7 –2   9 –3  
No. 20 Villanova +  7 –2   8 –3  
No. 17 William & Mary +^  7 –2   8 –4  
No. 21 Rhode Island  6 –3   8 –3  
Delaware  4 –5   4 –6  
Northeastern  4 –5   5 –6  
UMass  3 –6   3 –8  
Richmond  3 –6   3 –8  
New Hampshire  2 –7   4 –7  
James Madison  0 –9   2 –9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30at Delaware
W 10–720,794
September 8Hofstra
W 35–264,309
September 22at James Madison
W 16–1210,200[2]
September 29at Brown*
W 42–389,365[3]
October 6at Hampton*
W 56–71,802
October 13William & Mary
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, Ri
W 34–315,301
October 20New Hampshire
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 31–275,687
October 27at Richmond
L 0–287,479
November 3Maine
L 14–265,803
November 17at UMass
L 7–246,085
November 24Northeastern
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 27–263,206
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References
  1. "2007 Rhode Island Rams Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2007. p. 116.
  2. "JMU fumbles away fourth-quarter lead". The Daily News Leader. September 23, 2001. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Dell'Apa, Frank (September 30, 2001). "Jamison, URI Clock Brown with Late TD". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Saturday's Summaries". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. September 30, 2001. p. C9.
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