2015 Rhode Island Rams football team

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.

2015 Rhode Island Rams football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	1–10 (1–7 CAA)
Head coach	Jim Fleming (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Bill Bleil (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Pete Rekstis (2nd season)
Home stadium	Meade Stadium
Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

2015 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	7:00 pm	at Syracuse*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN3	L 0–47	30,112
September 12	3:30 pm	at Albany	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	ASN	L 7–35	6,081
September 19	1:00 pm	No. 25 Harvard*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI		L 10–41	4,843
September 26	3:30 pm	at Maine	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	ASN	L 17–27	7,535
October 3	6:00 pm	at Brown*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (Governor's Cup)		L 31–41	5,183
October 10	12:00 pm	Delaware	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI		W 20–0	4,015
October 17	12:00 pm	No. 13 Richmond	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI		L 12–37	6,143
October 31	1:00 pm	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH		L 17–20	5,003
November 7	12:30 pm	Villanova	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI		L 3–24	6,122
November 14	12:30 pm	Stony Brook	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI		L 7–19	2,643
November 21	2:00 pm	at Towson	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD		L 21–38	5,128
*Non-conference game Homecoming 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

See also: 2015 Syracuse Orange football team

At Albany

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

See also: 2015 Albany Great Danes football team

Harvard

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

See also: 2015 Harvard Crimson football team

At Maine

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

See also: 2015 Maine Black Bears football team

At Brown

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

See also: 2015 Brown Bears football team and Governor's Cup (Rhode Island)

Delaware

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

See also: 2015 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

Richmond

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

See also: 2015 Richmond Spiders football team

At New Hampshire

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

See also: 2015 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

Villanova

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

See also: 2015 Villanova Wildcats football team

Stony Brook

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

See also: 2015 Stony Brook Seawolves football team

At Towson

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

See also: 2015 Towson Tigers football team

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