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2003 Rhode Island

4–⁠8 (3–⁠6 Atlantic 10).

Schedule and results

Rhode Island in 2003, game by game: lost vs. Fordham 28–63; lost vs. Northeastern 39–42; won vs. New Hampshire 55–40; won vs. Richmond 17–13; won at Brown 27–9; lost vs. Villanova 17–21; lost at Delaware 10–55; lost vs. William & Mary 24–37; lost at James Madison 27–39; lost at Cincinnati 24–31; won vs. Hofstra 24–0; lost vs. Massachusetts 17–31+24−45Lost 28–63 vs. Fordham-35FordhamLost 39–42 vs. Northeastern-3NortheasternWon 55–40 vs. New Hampshire+15New HampshireWon 17–13 vs. Richmond+4RichmondWon 27–9 at Brown+18BrownLost 17–21 vs. Villanova-4VillanovaLost 10–55 at Delaware-45DelawareLost 24–37 vs. William & Mary-13William & MaryLost 27–39 at James Madison-12James MadisonLost 24–31 at Cincinnati-7CincinnatiWon 24–0 vs. Hofstra+24HofstraLost 17–31 vs. Massachusetts-14Massachusetts
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6vsFordhamL 28–⁠6357%
Sep 13vsNortheasternL 39–⁠4247%
Sep 20vsNew HampshireW 55–⁠4051%
Sep 27vsRichmondW 17–⁠1353%
Oct 4atBrownW 27–⁠934%
Oct 11vsVillanovaL 17–⁠2141%
Oct 18atDelawareL 10–⁠5530%
Oct 25vsWilliam & MaryL 24–⁠3767%
Nov 1atJames MadisonL 27–⁠3936%
Nov 8atCincinnatiL 24–⁠3114%
Nov 15vsHofstraW 24–⁠066%
Nov 22vsMassachusettsL 17–⁠3125%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Massachusetts 31–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Atlantic 10.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 97 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
3–⁠6 tied for 8th in Atlantic 10
AP final
Unranked
Points
309–⁠381
Coach
—
Elo
1232 −57 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−24.6 No. 40 of 120 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Harold Nichols

2003 Atlantic 10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Massachusetts9–⁠110–⁠2
Delaware8–⁠111–⁠1
Northeastern6–⁠38–⁠4
Villanova5–⁠47–⁠4
Maine4–⁠46–⁠5
William & Mary4–⁠45–⁠5
James Madison4–⁠56–⁠6
New Hampshire3–⁠65–⁠7
Rhode Island3–⁠64–⁠8
Hofstra2–⁠72–⁠10
Richmond1–⁠82–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.