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2025 Rhode Island

11–⁠3 (8–⁠0 Coastal Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

Rhode Island in 2025, game by game: won vs. Campbell 31–20; won at Stony Brook 31–17; won at Holy Cross 9–7; won vs. Long Island University 28–7; lost at Western Michigan 14–47; lost at Brown 21–28; won vs. New Hampshire 38–27; won at UAlbany 58–17; won vs. Bryant 38–17; won at Elon 34–20; won at Maine 45–13; won vs. Hampton 38–10; won vs. Central Connecticut 27–19; lost at UC Davis 26–47+41−33Won 31–20 vs. Campbell+11CampbellWon 31–17 at Stony Brook+14Stony BrookWon 9–7 at Holy Cross+2Holy CrossWon 28–7 vs. Long Island University+21Long Island Uni…Lost 14–47 at Western Michigan-33Western MichiganLost 21–28 at Brown-7BrownWon 38–27 vs. New Hampshire+11New HampshireWon 58–17 at UAlbany+41UAlbanyWon 38–17 vs. Bryant+21BryantWon 34–20 at Elon+14ElonWon 45–13 at Maine+32MaineWon 38–10 vs. Hampton+28HamptonWon 27–19 vs. Central Connecticut+8Central Connect…Lost 26–47 at UC Davis-21UC Davis
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsCampbellW 31–⁠2078%
Sep 6atStony BrookW 31–⁠1758%
Sep 13atHoly CrossW 9–⁠752%
Sep 20vsLong Island UniversityW 28–⁠779%
Sep 27atWestern MichiganL 14–⁠4749%
Oct 3atBrownL 21–⁠2866%
Oct 11vsNew HampshireW 38–⁠2764%
Oct 18atUAlbanyW 58–⁠1771%
Oct 25vsBryantW 38–⁠1785%
Nov 8atElonW 34–⁠2058%
Nov 15atMaineW 45–⁠1354%
Nov 22vsHamptonW 38–⁠1092%
Nov 29vsCentral ConnecticutFCS Championship – First RoundW 27–⁠1977%
Dec 6atUC DavisFCS Championship – Second RoundL 26–⁠4745%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UC Davis 47–⁠26 in the FCS Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Coastal Athletic Association champions.

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

Coastal Athletic Association champions8–⁠0 in the conference

Record
11–⁠3
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Coastal Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
438–⁠296
Coach
—
Elo
1472 +77 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−20.2 No. 26 of 129 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 162
Offensive coordinator
Mike Flanagan
Defensive coordinator
Chris Lorenti

Leaders

Passing yardsDevin Farrell QB3,746 yds
Passing touchdownsDevin Farrell QB24 TD
Rushing yardsAntwain Littleton II RB1,248 yds
Rushing touchdownsAntwain Littleton II RB14 TD
Receiving yardsMarquis Buchanan WR1,337 yds
Receiving touchdownsMarquis Buchanan WR8 TD
TacklesMoses Meus LB19 tkl
SacksMoses Meus LB1 sacks
InterceptionsAyinde Johnson DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2025 class

Kamden Laudenslager DE★★★No. 1173
Latavious Welch RB★★No. 3325

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

The 2025 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.780
Defensive line13.00.864
Whole class22.50.822

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.

Roster 104

The 2025 roster

104 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 43 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 11

The 2025 portal
A.J. Pena DE★★★from Memphis
Josh Philostin CB★★★from Indiana
Antwain Littleton II RB★★★from Temple
Gabe Winowich RB★★★★from Rutgers
Aaris Bethea DE★★★from Rutgers
Brendon Barrow RB★★★from Stanford
Matt Smith TE★★★from Massachusetts
Will Dixon TE★★★from West Virginia
Trey Lubin S★★from Memphis
Garth White Kfrom USC
Ryan Jankowski QBfrom Massachusetts

Transfers out 2

Jacob Otts OT★★★to Middle Tennessee
Devin Hightower LB★★★to UAB

2025 Coastal Athletic Association standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Rhode Island8–⁠011–⁠3
Villanova7–⁠112–⁠3
Monmouth6–⁠29–⁠3
New Hampshire6–⁠28–⁠5
William & Mary6–⁠27–⁠5
Maine5–⁠36–⁠6
Towson4–⁠46–⁠6
Elon4–⁠46–⁠6
Stony Brook4–⁠46–⁠6
Campbell2–⁠62–⁠10
North Carolina A&T2–⁠62–⁠10
Bryant1–⁠73–⁠9
UAlbany1–⁠72–⁠10
Hampton0–⁠82–⁠10

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