2012 Rhode Island Rams football team

2012 Rhode Island Rams football
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
2012 record 0–11 (0–8 CAA)
Head coach Joe Trainer (4th year)
Offensive coordinator Roy Istvan
Defensive coordinator Brian Vaganek
Home stadium Meade Stadium
(Capacity: 6,555)
2012 CAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#6 Old Dominion ^   7 1         11 2  
#18 Richmond §   6 2         8 3  
#13 New Hampshire §^   6 2         8 4  
#15 Villanova §^   6 2         8 4  
#17 Towson §   6 2         7 4  
#19 James Madison   5 3         7 4  
Maine   4 4         5 6  
Delaware   2 6         5 6  
William & Mary   1 7         2 9  
Rhode Island   0 8         0 11  
Georgia State   0 0         1 10  
§ Conference co-champions
^ FCS playoff participant
  • Georgia State's official conference record was 0-0, and it did not occupy a spot in the overall standings. Old Dominion was ineligible for the conference championship because of its announced departure for Conference USA in 2013; under CAA bylaws, a departing school is ineligible for conference championships.
    As of January 7, 2013; Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2012 Rhode Island Rams football team represented the University of Rhode Island in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth year head coach Joe Trainer and played their home games at Meade Stadium. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 0–11, 0–8 in CAA play to finish in last place.

By finishing the season with zero wins, the Rams lost a school-record 13 straight contests dating back to the final two games of the 2011 season.[1] It is also their first winless season since 1949 when they went 0–8.[2]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 8 1:00 PM at Monmouth* Kessler FieldWest Long Branch, NJ L 6–41   2,986
September 15 3:30 PM at Villanova Villanova StadiumVillanova, PA CSN L 10–31   10,513
September 22 1:00 PM James Madison Meade StadiumKingston, RI L 7–32   4,203
September 29 3:30 PM at Bowling Green* Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH L 8–48   15,338
October 6 1:00 PM Brown* Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI (Battle for the Governor's Cup) L 7–17   3,305
October 13 1:00 PM Georgia State Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI L 7–41   6,013
October 20 3:30 PM at #25 Delaware Delaware StadiumNewark, DE L 24–47   18,672
October 27 12:00 PM #12 New Hampshiredagger Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI L 20–40   5,127
November 3 6:00 PM at #22 Richmond E. Claiborne Robins StadiumRichmond, VA L 0–39   8,700
November 10 3:30 PM at Towson Johnny Unitas StadiumTowson, MD L 10–41   7,362
November 17 12:00 PM Maine Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI L 6–55   2,100
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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