Northeastern vs. Rhode Island

Northeastern and Rhode Island first met in 2003 and have played 7 times; Northeastern leads the series 5–⁠2. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Northeastern 5–⁠2.

Northeastern wins
5
Rhode Island wins
2
Ties
0
First meeting
2003
Longest streak
4 Northeastern
Current streak
1 Northeastern
Last 10 meetings
Northeastern 5–⁠2
Most recent
2009

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2000s5–⁠2
Average margin
10.6 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Rhode Island
1–⁠3 Rhode Island’s record at home
Neutral sites
2–⁠1 Northeastern first

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Northeastern’s biggest win2004: Northeastern 42, Rhode Island 14by 28 points
  2. Rhode Island’s biggest win2008: Rhode Island 29, Northeastern 14by 15 points
  3. Upset2005: Northeastern 17, Rhode Island 14Northeastern had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Northeastern and Rhode Island, 2003 on1300150017002005

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Nov 21, 2009Northeastern 33, Rhode Island 27at Rhode Island
Nov 22, 2008Rhode Island 29, Northeastern 14Neutral site
Nov 17, 2007Rhode Island 35, Northeastern 30at Rhode Island
Nov 18, 2006Northeastern 45, Rhode Island 31Neutral site
Nov 19, 2005Northeastern 17, Rhode Island 14at Rhode Island
Nov 20, 2004Northeastern 42, Rhode Island 14Neutral site
Sep 13, 2003Northeastern 42, Rhode Island 39at Rhode Island

Every game is listed as played on the field.