2018 Rhode Island
6–5 (4–4 Colonial Athletic Association). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Brown 48–0Oct 6
By 48 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to UConn 49–56Sep 15
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Delaware | W 21–19 | 29% |
| Sep 8 | vs UAlbany | W 45–26 | 54% |
| Sep 15 | at UConn | L 49–56 | 35% |
| Sep 28 | at Harvard | W 23–16 | 31% |
| Oct 6 | vs Brown | W 48–0 | 76% |
| Oct 13 | vs Maine | L 36–38 | 56% |
| Oct 20 | at Stony Brook | L 14–52 | 26% |
| Oct 27 | vs William & Mary | W 21–10 | 63% |
| Nov 3 | at Elon | L 21–24 | 30% |
| Nov 10 | at James Madison | L 31–48 | 16% |
| Nov 17 | vs New Hampshire | W 24–21 | 48% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat New Hampshire 24–21; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Colonial Athletic Association.
In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 97 on file).
- Record
- 6–5
- Conference
- 4–4 7th in Colonial Athletic Association
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 333–310
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1309 +64 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −20.2 No. 33 of 125 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 203
- Offensive coordinator
- Will Fleming
- Defensive coordinator
- Pete Rekstis
Leaders
| Passing yards | JaJuan Lawson QB | 351 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | JaJuan Lawson QB | 4 TD |
| Rushing yards | Naim Jones RB | 95 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | JaJuan Lawson QB | 2 TD |
| Receiving yards | Isaiah Coulter WR | 156 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Aaron Parker WR | 1 TD |
| Tackles | D.J. Stewart DB | 11 tkl |
| Sacks | Nas Jones S | 2 sacks |
| Interceptions | Rashod Dickerson DB | 1 INT |
Top recruits in the 2018 class
| Evan Lovell OT | ★★★ | No. 1747 |
| Chris Arrington OLB | ||
| Hunter Gorgas TE | ||
| Sebastian Delasoudas OC |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2018 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive line | 1 | 3.0 | 0.822 |
High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.
2018 Colonial Athletic Association standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | 7–1 | 10–4 | |
| James Madison | 7–2 | 9–4 | |
| Stony Brook | 5–3 | 7–5 | |
 Towson | 5–3 | 7–5 | |
| Elon | 4–3 | 6–5 | |
| Delaware | 5–4 | 7–5 | |
 Rhode Island | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
| William & Mary | 3–4 | 4–6 | |
| New Hampshire | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
 Villanova | 2–6 | 5–6 | |
 Richmond | 2–6 | 4–7 | |
| UAlbany | 1–7 | 3–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.