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2024 Rhode Island

11–⁠3 (7–⁠0 Coastal Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

Rhode Island in 2024, game by game: won vs. Holy Cross 20–17; lost at Minnesota 0–48; won vs. Campbell 21–9; won vs. Long Island University 28–21; won at Hampton 46–44; won vs. Brown 31–21; won at New Hampshire 26–9; won vs. Maine 24–14; won vs. Monmouth 37–28; lost at Delaware 21–24; won vs. UAlbany 20–17; won at Bryant 35–21; won vs. Central Connecticut 21–17; lost at Mercer 10–17+17−48Won 20–17 vs. Holy Cross+3Holy CrossLost 0–48 at Minnesota-48MinnesotaWon 21–9 vs. Campbell+12CampbellWon 28–21 vs. Long Island University+7Long Island Uni…Won 46–44 at Hampton+2HamptonWon 31–21 vs. Brown+10BrownWon 26–9 at New Hampshire+17New HampshireWon 24–14 vs. Maine+10MaineWon 37–28 vs. Monmouth+9MonmouthLost 21–24 at Delaware-3DelawareWon 20–17 vs. UAlbany+3UAlbanyWon 35–21 at Bryant+14BryantWon 21–17 vs. Central Connecticut+4Central Connect…Lost 10–17 at Mercer-7Mercer
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsHoly CrossW 20–⁠1747%
Sep 7atMinnesotaL 0–⁠4823%
Sep 14vsCampbellW 21–⁠958%
Sep 21vsLong Island UniversityW 28–⁠2171%
Oct 5atHamptonW 46–⁠4453%
Oct 12vsBrownW 31–⁠2171%
Oct 19atNew HampshireW 26–⁠942%
Oct 26vsMaineW 24–⁠1472%
Nov 2vsMonmouthW 37–⁠2875%
Nov 9atDelawareL 21–⁠2440%
Nov 16vsUAlbanyW 20–⁠1778%
Nov 23atBryantW 35–⁠2175%
Nov 30vsCentral ConnecticutFCS Championship – First RoundW 21–⁠1778%
Dec 7atMercerFCS Championship – Second RoundL 10–⁠1740%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Mercer 17–⁠10 in the FCS Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Coastal Athletic Association champions.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 97 on file).

Coastal Athletic Association champions7–⁠0 in the conference, shared with Richmond

Record
11–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠0 shared first in Coastal Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
340–⁠307
Coach
—
Elo
1442 +109 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−24.0 No. 38 of 129 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 188
Offensive coordinator
Patrick Murphy
Defensive coordinator
Chris Lorenti

Leaders

Passing yardsDevin Farrell QB1,682 yds
Passing touchdownsDevin Farrell QB11 TD
Rushing yardsMalik Grant RB1,387 yds
Rushing touchdownsMalik Grant RB11 TD
Receiving yardsMarquis Buchanan WR1,030 yds
Receiving touchdownsMarquis Buchanan WR8 TD
TacklesCole Brockwell LB13 tkl
SacksA.J. Pena LB1 sacks
InterceptionsEmmanuel Gomes DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Terrell Spruill DL★★★No. 1703
Ja’maree Thomas S
Damon McMillian OL
Chaas McCoy CB

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Defensive line13.00.848

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.

Transfers in 5

The 2024 portal
Greg Gaines III WR★★★★from Iowa State
Hunter Helms QB★★from Clemson
Tremel States-Jones S★★from South Alabama
Shawn Harris Jr. WRfrom Massachusetts
Tyler Baker QBfrom Navy

Transfers out 2

Syeed Gibbs CB★★★to Georgia Tech
Hunter Hopperton TE★★★to Kent State

2024 Coastal Athletic Association standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Rhode Island7–⁠011–⁠3
Richmond7–⁠010–⁠3
New Hampshire6–⁠28–⁠5
Villanova5–⁠210–⁠4
Stony Brook5–⁠38–⁠4
Towson5–⁠37–⁠5
Elon5–⁠36–⁠6
Monmouth4–⁠36–⁠6
William & Mary4–⁠47–⁠5
Maine3–⁠45–⁠7
UAlbany2–⁠54–⁠8
Hampton2–⁠65–⁠7
Campbell1–⁠63–⁠9
Bryant0–⁠82–⁠10
North Carolina A&T0–⁠71–⁠11

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