2008 Rhode Island Rams football team

The 2008 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. In their first and only season under head coach Darren Rizzi, the Rams compiled a 3–9 record (1–7 against conference opponents) and tied for last place in the North Division of the CAA's North Division.^[1]

2008 Rhode Island Rams football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Division	North Division
Record	3–9 (1–7 CAA)
Head coach	Darren Rizzi (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Chris Pincince (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Joe Trainer (1st season)
Home stadium	Meade Stadium
Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

2008 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 8 New Hampshire x^		6	–	2					10	–	3
No. 18 Maine ^		5	–	3					8	–	5
UMass		4	–	4					7	–	5
Hofstra		2	–	6					4	–	8
Rhode Island		1	–	7					3	–	9
Northeastern		1	–	7					2	–	10
South Division
No. 3 James Madison x$^		8	–	0					12	–	2
No. 6 Villanova ^		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 1 Richmond ^		6	–	2					13	–	3
No. 20 William & Mary		5	–	3					7	–	4
Delaware		2	–	6					4	–	8
Towson		1	–	7					3	–	9
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	1:00 p.m.	Monmouth	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI		W 27–24	3,220	[2]
September 7		at Fordham	Coffey Field Bronx, NY		L 0–16		[3]
September 13	12:00 p.m.	No. 10 New Hampshire	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	CN8	L 43–51	4,113	[4]
September 20	1:00 p.m.	at Hofstra	James M. Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY		L 20–23	6,107	[5]
September 27	1:00 p.m.	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN360	L 0–42	32,628	[6]
October 4		Brown	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (rivalry)		W 37–13	6,014	[7]
October 11	3:00 p.m.	at Towson	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD		L 32–37	7,369	[8]
October 18		No. 7 Villanova	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI		L 7–44		[9]
October 25	1:00 p.m.	at No. 23 William & Mary	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA		L 24–34	9,383
November 1	12:00 p.m.	No. 15 UMass	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI		L 0–49	7,201
November 15		No. 21 Maine	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI		L 7–37
November 22		at Northeastern	Brookline, MA		W 29–14
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Coaching staff

Rhode Island Rams
Name	Position	Consecutive season at Rhode Island in current position	Previous position
Darren Rizzi	Head coach	1st	Rutgers special teams coordinator (2002–2007)
Joe Trainer	Associate head coach and defensive coordinator	1st	Millersville head coach (2005–2007)
Chris Pincince	Offensive coordinator	1st	Holy Cross offensive coordinator (2006–2007)
Ryan Crawford	Defensive backs coach	1st	Bucknell defensive backs coach (2005–2007)
Mark Fabish	Quarterbacks coach and wide receivers coach	1st	Monmouth offensive coordinator (2002–2007)
Bob Griffin	Tight ends coach	1st	Holy Cross co-offensive coordinator (2004–2005)
Roy Istvan	Offensive line coach	1st	Milford Academy (NY) offensive coordinator (2006–2007)
Rob Neviaser	Defensive line coach	1st	Delaware defensive line coach (2002–2005)
Eddie Allen	Special teams coordinator and running backs coach	1st	Rutgers graduate assistant (2005–2007)
Tem Lukabu	Outside linebackers coach	1st	Rutgers director of player development (2006–2007)

References

1. "2008 Football". University of Rhode Island. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
2. Stephen Edelson (August 31, 2008). "No consolation: Controversial ending to Monmouth loss". Asbury Park Press. pp. H1, H4 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Skelton's passes lead way for Fordham". The Journal News. September 8, 2008. p. 9C – via Newspapers.com.
4. "New Hampshire 51, Rhode Island 43". The News Journal. September 14, 2008. p. D6 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Steven Marcus (September 21, 2008). "Walk-on kicker hits winner with :03 left". Newsday – via Newspapers.com.
6. Mark Blaudschun (September 28, 2008). "Led by Harris, BC batters Rams". The Boston Globe. p. C13 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "URI Routs Brown". The Call. Woonsocket, R.I. October 5, 2008. p. B3 – via NewsBank.
8. Kent Baker (October 12, 2008). "Towson wins in wild one". The Baltimore Sun. p. D8 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Villanova cruises past Rhode Island". The News Journal. October 19, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.