2025 Rhode Island Rams football team

2025 Rhode Island Rams football
CAA champion
ConferenceCAA Football
Ranking
STATSNo. 8
FCS CoachesNo. 9
Record11–3 (8–0 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Flanagan (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorChris Lorenti (3rd season)
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
2025 Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Rhode Island $^   8 – 0     11 – 3  
No. 9 Villanova ^   7 – 1     12 – 3  
No. 22 New Hampshire ^   6 – 2     8 – 5  
No. 21 Monmouth   6 – 2     9 – 3  
William & Mary   6 – 2     7 – 5  
Maine   5 – 3     6 – 6  
Elon   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Stony Brook   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Towson   4 – 4     6 – 6  
North Carolina A&T   2 – 6     2 – 10  
Campbell   2 – 6     2 – 10  
Bryant   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Albany   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Hampton   0 – 8     2 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Rhode Island Rams football team represented the University of Rhode Island as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA Football) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Rams were led by 12th-year head coach Jim Fleming and played their home games at Meade Stadium.

On July 28, it was announced that the 2025 Governor's Cup game against Brown would be played at the new Centreville Bank Stadium in Pawtucket on Friday, October 3, at 7:00 p.m.[1] This will be the first football game held there.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 296:00 p.m.CampbellNo. 9
FloSportsW 31–205,267
September 66:00 p.m.at Stony BrookNo. 9
FloSportsW 31–175,539
September 132:00 p.m.at Holy Cross*No. 6
ESPN+W 9–714,127
September 206:00 p.m.LIU*No. 7
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
FloSportsW 28–75,520
September 276:30 p.m.at Western Michigan*No. 6
ESPN+L 14–4720,191
October 37:00 p.m.at Brown*No. 8
ESPN+L 21–285,047
October 111:00 p.m.New HampshireNo. 17
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
FloSportsW 38–275,192
October 183:30 p.m.at AlbanyNo. 16
FloSportsW 58–176,158
October 251:00 p.m.BryantNo. 13
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
FloSportsW 38–175,771
November 82:00 p.m.at ElonNo. 14
FloSportsW 34–204,153
November 151:00 p.m.at MaineNo. 11
FloSportsW 45–134,012
November 221:00 p.m.HamptonNo. 10
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
FloSportsW 38–10 4,461
November 2912:00 p.m.Central Connecticut*No. 8
ESPN+W 27–192,680
December 610:00 p.m.at No. 11 UC Davis*No. 8
ESPN+L 26–478,525
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Campbell

See also: 2025 Campbell Fighting Camels football team
Campbell Fighting Camels (0-0) at No. 9 Rhode Island Rams (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Fighting Camels 7 10 3020
No. 9 Rams 7 7 31431

at Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI

  • Date: August 29
  • Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 5,267
  • Referee: Tom Zetts
  • TV: FloSports
Game information
First quarter
  • URI – Kevin Schaeffer 31-yard pass from Devin Farrell (Garth White kick), 13:07. Rams 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:53.
  • CAMP – JJ Cowan 1-yard pass from Kamden Sixkiller (Alex Crabb kick), 4:35. Tied 7–7. Drive: 2 plays, 3 yards, 0:47.
Second quarter
  • CAMP – Mike Chandler II 6-yard run (Alex Crabb kick), 6:44. Fighting Camels 14–7. Drive: 16 plays, 90 yards, 8:39.
  • CAMP – Alex Crabb 29-yard field goal, 5:51. Fighting Camels 17–7. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 0:41.
  • URI – Antwain Littleton Jr. 2-yard run (Garth White kick), 1:57. Fighting Camels 17–14. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:54.
Third quarter
  • CAMP – Alex Crabb 40-yard field goal, 8:45. Fighting Camels 20–14. Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, 2:41.
  • URI – Garth White 36-yard field goal, 3:58. Fighting Camels 20–17. Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 2:23.
Fourth quarter
  • URI – Antwain Littleon Jr. 1-yard run (Garth White kick), 12:02. Rams 24–20. Drive: 13 plays, 66 yards, 5:59.
  • URI – Marquis Buchanan 46-yard pass from Devin Farrell (Garth White kick), 9:27. Rams 31–20. Drive: 1 play, 46 yards, 0:10.
Statistics CAM URI
First downs 13 21
Total yards 268 384
Rushes–yards 32–120 34–109
Passing yards 148 275
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–36–0 15–28–0
Turnovers 1 3
Time of possession 31:05 28:55
Team Category Player Statistics
Campbell Passing Kamden Sixkiller 17/33, 144 yards, TD
Rushing JJ Cowan 7 carries, 43 yards
Receiving Spencer Jones 4 receptions, 55 yards
Rhode Island Passing Devin Farrell 15/28, 275 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Antwain Littleton Jr. 25 carries, 85 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Marquis Buchanan 6 receptions, 167 yards, TD

at Stony Brook

See also: 2025 Stony Brook Seawolves football team
No. 9 Rhode Island Rams (1-0) at Stony Brook Seawolves (0-1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 9 Rams 0 24 0731
Seawolves 10 0 0717

at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 5,539
  • Referee: Jeff Pumphrey
  • TV: FloSports
Game information
First quarter
  • STBK – Enda Kirby 22-yard field goal, 6:02. Seawolves 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 3:44.
  • STBK – Roland Dempster 1-yard run (Enda Kirby kick), 2:58. Seawolves 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 2:56.
Second quarter
  • URI – Marquis Bunchanan 12-yard pass from Devin Farrell (Garth White kick), 9:14. Seawolves 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 3:01.
  • URI – Leisaan Hibbert 30-yard interception return (Garth White kick), 8:28. Rams 14–10.
  • URI – Garth White 35-yard field goal, 3:32. Rams 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 3:47.
  • URI – Antwain Littleton Jr. 1-yard pass from Devin Farrell (Garth White kick), 0:07. Rams 24–10. Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 0:52.
Third quarter

No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter
  • STBK – Chris Zellous 3-yard run (Michael Mannino kick), 11:28. Rams 24–17. Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 4:54.
  • URI – Antwain Littleton Jr. 15-yard run (Garth White kick), 2:09. Rams 31–17. Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 1:01.
Statistics URI STBK
First downs 22 18
Total yards 457 403
Rushes–yards 30–141 58–266
Passing yards 316 137
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–34–0 12–20–1
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 27:33 32:27
Team Category Player Statistics
Rhode Island Passing Devin Farrell 20/34, 316 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Antwain Littleton Jr. 21 carries, 122 yards, TD
Receiving Aboraa Kwarteng 4 receptions, 114 yards
Stony Brook Passing Chris Zellous 12/20, 137 yards, INT
Rushing Roland Dempster 28 carries, 167 yards, TD
Receiving Cole Bunicci 2 receptions, 55 yards

at Holy Cross

See also: 2025 Holy Cross Crusaders football team
No. 6 Rhode Island Rams (2-0) at Holy Cross Crusaders (0-2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 6 Rams 3 3 039
Crusaders 0 7 007

at Fitton Field • Worcester, MA

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 2:00 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 14,127
  • Referee: Justin Ackley
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jorge Bannister (play-by-play), Kevin Shea (analyst) and Alexandra DeCapua (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • URI – Garth White 24-yard field goal, 6:26. Rams 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 78 yards, 6:02.
Second quarter
  • HC – Jayden Clerveaux 1-yard run (Owen Saraceno kick), 5:30. Crusaders 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 4:32.
  • URI – Garth White 29-yard field goal, 1:24. Crusaders 7–6. Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 4:06.
Third quarter

No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter
  • URI – Garth White 41-yard field goal, 2:23. Rams 9–7. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:34.
Statistics URI HC
First downs 19 15
Total yards 402 229
Rushes–yards 27–131 31–72
Passing yards 271 157
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22–37–1 14–29–0
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 31:03 28:51
Team Category Player Statistics
Rhode Island Passing Devin Farrell 22/37, 271 yards, INT
Rushing Antwain Littleton Jr. 18 carries, 94 yards
Receiving Marquis Buchanan 5 receptions, 84 yards
Holy Cross Passing Cal Swanson 14/29, 157 yards
Rushing Jayden Clerveaux 8 carries, 29 yards, TD
Receiving Max Mosey 4 receptions, 40 yards

LIU

See also: 2025 LIU Sharks football team
LIU Sharks (1-2) at No. 7 Rhode Island Rams (3-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Sharks - - --0
No. 7 Rams - - --0

at Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
  • TV: FloSports
Statistics LIU URI
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
LIU Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Rhode Island Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Western Michigan (FBS)

See also: 2025 Western Michigan Broncos football team
No. 6 Rhode Island Rams (4-0) vs. Western Michigan Broncos (FBS) (1-3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 6 Rams 7 0 0714
Broncos (FBS) 3 28 13347

at Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 6:30 PM EDT
  • Game weather: • Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: W at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 20,191
  • Referee: Andrew Speciale
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jack Kizer (play-by-play) and Forrest Conoly (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (13:49) URI – Antwain Littleton Jr. 2-yard run, Garth White kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:11; Rhode Island 7-0)
  • (6:48) WMU – Palmer Domschke 29-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 68 yards, 6:58; Rhode Island 7-3)
Second Quarter
  • (13:35) WMU – Broc Lowry 4-yard run, Palmer Domschke kick (Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 7:15; Western Michigan 10-7)
  • (7:59) WMU – Aveion Chenault 10-yard pass from Broc Lowry, Palmer Domschke kick (Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 4:02; Western Michigan 17-7)
  • (4:54) WMU – Ofa Mataele 22-yard run, Palmer Domschke kick (Drive: 3 plays, 29 yards, 1:21; Western Michigan 24-7)
  • (0:20) WMU – Devin Miles 1-yard run, Palmer Domschke kick (Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 2:21; Western Michigan 31-7)
Third Quarter
  • (13:35) WMU – Ofa Mataele 3-yard run, Palmer Domschke kick (Drive: 1 play, 3 yards, 0:00; Western Michigan 38-7)
  • (6:12) WMU – Palmer Domschke 41-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 5:11; Western Michigan 41-7)
  • (2:54) WMU – Palmer Domschke 49-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 2:03; Western Michigan 44-7)
Fourth Quarter
  • (14:54) URI – Antwain Littleton Jr. 5-yard pass from Devin Farrell, Garth White kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:00; Western Michigan 44-14)
  • (2:36) WMU – Hunter Smith 21-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 14 yards, 1:47; Western Michigan 47-14)
Statistics URI WMU
First downs 16 25
Total yards 251 372
Rushing yards -5 216
Passing yards 256 156
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–28–1 17–24–1
Time of possession 20:35 39:25
Team Category Player Statistics
Rhode Island Passing Devin Farrell 16/24, 229 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Antwain Littleton Jr. 12 carries, 35 yards, TD
Receiving Marquis Buchanan 7 receptions, 141 yards
Western Michigan Passing Broc Lowry 15/20, 143 yards, TD
Rushing Ofa Mataele 10 carries, 60 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Baylin Brooks 2 receptions, 32 yards

at Brown (rivalry)

See also: 2025 Brown Bears football team and Brown–Rhode Island football rivalry
No. 8 Rhode Island Rams (4-1) vs. Brown Bears (1-1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 8 Rams 7 7 0721
Bears 14 7 7028

at Brown Stadium • Providence, RI

  • Date: October 3
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 5,047
  • Referee: Justin Ackley
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Scott Cordischi (play-by-play), John Anderson (analyst) and Nick Coit (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (13:11) BRWN – Matt Childs 6-yard run, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 2 plays, 10 yards, 0:30; Brown 7–0)
  • (9:26) URI – Marquis Buchanan 6-yard pass from Devin Farrell, Garth White kick (Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 3:37; Tied 7–7)
  • (2:15) BRWN – Ty Pezza 18-yard pass from James Murphy, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 7:11; Brown 14–7)
Second Quarter
  • (9:25) URI – Omari Walker 30-yard pass from Devin Farrell, Garth White kick (Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 3:45; Tied 14–14)
  • (5:41) BRWN – Matt Childs 3-yard run, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:44; Brown 21–14)
Third Quarter
  • (4:36) BRWN – Solomon Miller 8-yard pass from James Murphy, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 7:11; Brown 28–14)
Fourth Quarter
  • (4:11) URI – Matt Smith 2-yard pass from Devin Farrell, Garth White kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:57; Brown 28–21)
Statistics URI BRWN
First downs 23 22
Total yards 452 341
Rushing yards 99 140
Passing yards 353 201
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 30–44–2 20–27–0
Time of possession 27:11 32:49
Team Category Player Statistics
Rhode Island Passing Devin Farrell 30/44, 353 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Antwain Littleton Jr. 15 carries, 60 yards
Receiving Greg Gaines 5 receptions, 87 yards
Brown Passing James Murphy 20/27, 201 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Matt Childs 22 carries, 64 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Ty Pezza 6 receptions, 93 yards, TD

New Hampshire

See also: 2025 New Hampshire Wildcats football team
New Hampshire Wildcats (3-3) vs. No. 17 Rhode Island Rams (4-2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 7 7 13027
No. 17 Rams 0 17 02138

at Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI

  • Date: October 11
  • Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
Statistics UNH URI
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
New Hampshire Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Rhode Island Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Albany

See also: 2025 Albany Great Danes football team
No. 16 Rhode Island Rams (5-2) vs. Albany Great Danes (1-5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 16 Rams - - --0
Great Danes - - --0

at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium • Albany, NY

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 3:30 PM EDT
  • TV: FloFootball
Statistics URI ALB
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Rhode Island Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Albany Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Bryant

See also: 2025 Bryant Bulldogs football team
Bryant Bulldogs (2-5) vs. No. 13 Rhode Island Rams (6-2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 7 10 0017
No. 13 Rams 14 10 7738

at Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Referee: Marc Queen
  • TV announcers (FloSports): Jonathan Blair (play-by-play) and Ryan Pelillo (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (8:00) BRY – Koby Keenan 11-yard pass from Jaden Keefner, Nicholas Stoyanovich kick (Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 6:47; Bryant 7–0)
  • (3:02) URI – Gabe Winowich 51-yard run, Garth White kick (Drive: 5 plays, 82 yards, 2:15; Tied 7–7)
  • (2:18) URI – Gabe Winowich 6-yard run, Garth White kick (Drive: 2 plays, 21 yards, 0:41; Rhode Island 14–7)
Second Quarter
  • (13:24) BRY – Nicholas Stoyanovich 24-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:49; Rhode Island 14–10)
  • (5:08) BRY – Elijah Elliott 1-yard run, Nicholas Stoyanovich kick (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 6:02; Bryant 17–14)
  • (1:55) URI – Kevin Schaeffer 27-yard pass from Devin Farrell, Garth White kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:13; Rhode Island 21–17)
  • (0:19) URI – Garth White 54-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 23 yards, 0:37; Rhode Island 24–17)
Third Quarter
  • (6:13) URI – Greg Gaines 38-yard pass from Devin Farrell, Garth White kick (Drive: 2 plays, 44 yards, 1:08; Rhode Island 31–17)
Fourth Quarter
  • (2:12) URI – Ayinde Johnson 24-yard interception, Garth White kick (Rhode Island 38–17)
Statistics BRY URI
First downs 26 14
Total yards 363 402
Rushing yards 167 130
Passing yards 196 272
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–36–2 14–22–1
Time of possession 39:02 20:58
Team Category Player Statistics
Bryant Passing Jaden Keefner 17/36, 196 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Elijah Elliott 22 carries, 83 yards, TD
Receiving Elijah Elliott 5 receptions, 84 yards
Rhode Island Passing Devin Farrell 14/22, 272 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Gabe Winowich 13 carries, 90 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Marquis Buchanan 3 receptions, 124 yards

at Elon

See also: 2025 Elon Phoenix football team
No. 14 Rhode Island Rams (7-2) vs. Elon Phoenix (4-5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 14 Rams - - --0
Phoenix - - --0

at Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC

  • Date: November 8
  • Game time: 2:00 PM EST
  • TV announcers (FloSports): Taylor Durham (play-by-play), Dr. Khirey Walker (analyst) and Hannah Bradley (sideline)
Statistics URI ELON
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Rhode Island Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Elon Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Maine

See also: 2025 Maine Black Bears football team
No. 11 Rhode Island Rams (8-2) vs. Maine Black Bears (6-4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 11 Rams - - --0
Black Bears - - --0

at Alfond Sports Stadium • Orono, ME

  • Date: November 15
  • Game time: 1:00 PM EST
Statistics URI ME
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Rhode Island Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Maine Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Hampton

See also: 2025 Hampton Pirates football team
Hampton Pirates (2-9) vs. No. 10 Rhode Island Rams (9-2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Pirates - - --0
No. 10 Rams - - --0

at Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: 1:00 PM EST
Statistics HAMP URI
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Hampton Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Rhode Island Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
STATS FCS996768171613131411108
Coaches10856т7101815131210т999

References

  1. ^ a b URI Athletics (July 28, 2025). "Centreville Bank Stadium to Host 2025 Governor's Cup". University of Rhode Island Athletics. Archived from the original on August 3, 2025. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
  2. ^ "2025 Rhode Island Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  3. ^ "2025 Football Schedule". University of Rhode Island. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
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