2006 Rhode Island Rams football team

The 2006 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. In their seventh season under head coach Tim Stowers, the Rams compiled a 4–7 record (2–6 against conference opponents) and finished fifth in the North Division of the Atlantic 10 Conference.[1]

2006 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Record4–7 (2–6 A-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorHarold Nichols (7th season)
Defensive coordinatorDick Hopkins (1st season)
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
Seasons
← 2005
2007 →
2006 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 2 UMass x$^ 80  132 
No. 6 New Hampshire ^ 53  94 
Maine 53  65 
Northeastern 44  56 
Rhode Island 26  47 
Hofstra 17  29 
South Division
No. 9 James Madison x^ 71  93 
Villanova 53  65 
Towson 44  74 
Richmond 35  65 
Delaware 35  56 
William & Mary 17  38 
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 317:30 p.m.at Connecticut* L 7–5236,227
September 9Merrimack*W 42–73,392
September 2312:00 p.m. No. 18 Delaware
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 17–242,577
September 30Brown*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI (rivalry)
W 28–213,467[2]
October 712:05 p.m.at No. 13 James MadisonL 23–3514,679
October 1412:00 p.m. No. 10 Richmond
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 6–313,403
October 211:00 p.m.at No. 6 UMassA10TVL 16–4115,522
October 28 No. 15 Maine
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 3–03,250
November 4at HofstraW 20–134,755
November 1112:00 p.m. No. 13 New Hampshire
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 21–632,937
November 17at NortheasternL 31–453,212

Coaching staff

Rhode Island Rams
NamePositionConsecutive season at Rhode Island in current positionPrevious position
Tim StowersHead coach7thTemple offensive coordinator (1999)
Harold NicholsAssociate head coach and offensive coordinator1stRhode Island offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2000–2005)
Dick HopkinsDefensive coordinator1stThe Citadel defensive coordinator (2004–2005)
Tony BrinsonDefensive line coach3rdBryant special teams coordinator and defensive backs coach (2002–2003)
RaShan FrostDefensive line coach2ndIllinois State defensive line coach (2002–2004)
Corey BarlowSpecial teams coordinator and defensive backs coach1stMorehouse defensive backs coach (2002–2005)
John GendronOffensive line coach1stBridgewater State linebackers coach (2004–2005)
Peter QuaweayCornerbacks coach3rdDuquesne defensive backs coach (2003)
Jeff WeaverSpecial teams coordinator and a-backs coach1stRhode Island wide receivers coach and a-backs coach (2005)
Chuck WatsonWide receivers coach1stCranston East HS (RI) assistant coach (1993–1995)
Matt PlumbB-backs coach1stBryant assistant coach (2005)

References