2005 Rhode Island

4–⁠6 (2–⁠5 Atlantic 10). The season’s Wikipedia article records 4–⁠7, over 11 games to the 10 on file here.

Schedule and results

Rhode Island in 2005, game by game: won vs. Fordham 34–20; won at Central Connecticut 56–10; won vs. William & Mary 48–29; lost at Brown 35–45; lost vs. Towson 14–23; lost at New Hampshire 9–53; won at Villanova 48–30; lost vs. Hofstra 24–38; lost at Maine 24–27; lost vs. Northeastern 14–17+46−44Won 34–20 vs. Fordham+14FordhamWon 56–10 at Central Connecticut+46Central Connect…Won 48–29 vs. William & Mary+19William & MaryLost 35–45 at Brown-10BrownLost 14–23 vs. Towson-9TowsonLost 9–53 at New Hampshire-44New HampshireWon 48–30 at Villanova+18VillanovaLost 24–38 vs. Hofstra-14HofstraLost 24–27 at Maine-3MaineLost 14–17 vs. Northeastern-3Northeastern
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Northeastern 17–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Atlantic 10.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 97 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠5 10th in Atlantic 10
AP final
Unranked
Points
306–⁠292
Coach
—
Elo
1261 +40 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−26.0 No. 44 of 115 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Harold Nichols
Defensive coordinator
Jeff McInerney

2005 Atlantic 10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
New Hampshire7–⁠111–⁠2
Richmond7–⁠19–⁠4
Massachusetts5–⁠26–⁠4
Hofstra5–⁠38–⁠4
James Madison5–⁠37–⁠4
Towson3–⁠47–⁠4
Delaware3–⁠56–⁠5
Maine3–⁠55–⁠6
William & Mary3–⁠55–⁠7
Rhode Island2–⁠54–⁠6
Villanova2–⁠64–⁠7
Northeastern1–⁠62–⁠9

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