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2017 Rhode Island

3–⁠8 (2–⁠6 Colonial Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

Rhode Island in 2017, game by game: lost at Central Michigan 27–30; lost vs. Stony Brook 18–35; won vs. Harvard 17–10; lost at New Hampshire 14–28; lost at Brown 21–24; lost at Maine 27–51; lost vs. Elon 34–35; won at UAlbany 31–14; lost vs. James Madison 3–38; won vs. Villanova 20–6; lost at Towson 10–29+17−35Lost 27–30 at Central Michigan-3Central MichiganLost 18–35 vs. Stony Brook-17Stony BrookWon 17–10 vs. Harvard+7HarvardLost 14–28 at New Hampshire-14New HampshireLost 21–24 at Brown-3BrownLost 27–51 at Maine-24MaineLost 34–35 vs. Elon-1ElonWon 31–14 at UAlbany+17UAlbanyLost 3–38 vs. James Madison-35James MadisonWon 20–6 vs. Villanova+14VillanovaLost 10–29 at Towson-19Towson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atCentral MichiganL 27–⁠3015%
Sep 9vsStony BrookL 18–⁠3545%
Sep 16vsHarvardW 17–⁠1030%
Sep 23atNew HampshireL 14–⁠2821%
Sep 30atBrownL 21–⁠2436%
Oct 14atMaineL 27–⁠5125%
Oct 21vsElonL 34–⁠3541%
Oct 28atUAlbanyW 31–⁠1421%
Nov 4vsJames MadisonL 3–⁠3812%
Nov 11vsVillanovaW 20–⁠636%
Nov 18atTowsonL 10–⁠2939%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Towson 29–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Colonial Athletic Association.

In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 97 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 10th in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
222–⁠300
Coach
—
Elo
1218 +19 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−23.2 No. 48 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Will Fleming
Defensive coordinator
Pete Rekstis

Leaders

Passing yardsTyler Harris QB284 yds
Passing touchdownsTyler Harris QB3 TD
Rushing yardsHarold Cooper RB98 yds
Receiving yardsMarven Beauvais WR106 yds
Receiving touchdownsAaron Parker WR1 TD
TacklesD.J. Stewart DB11 tkl
SacksJose Duncan DL1 sacks
InterceptionsMyles Ross S1 INT

2017 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
James Madison9–⁠014–⁠1
Stony Brook7–⁠210–⁠3
Elon6–⁠28–⁠4
New Hampshire5–⁠39–⁠5
Delaware5–⁠37–⁠4
Richmond4–⁠46–⁠5
Towson3–⁠55–⁠6
Villanova3–⁠55–⁠6
Maine3–⁠54–⁠6
UAlbany2–⁠64–⁠7
Rhode Island2–⁠63–⁠8
William & Mary0–⁠82–⁠9

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