2006 Rhode Island Rams football team

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
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 2 UMass x$^   8 – 0     13 – 2  
No. 6 New Hampshire ^   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Maine   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Northeastern   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Rhode Island   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Hofstra   1 – 7     2 – 9  
South Division
No. 9 James Madison x^   7 – 1     9 – 3  
Villanova   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Towson   4 – 4     7 – 4  
Richmond   3 – 5     6 – 5  
Delaware   3 – 5     5 – 6  
William & Mary   1 – 7     3 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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]

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 Madison
L 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 UMass
A10TVL 16–4115,522
October 28 No. 15 Maine
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 3–03,250
November 4at Hofstra
W 20–134,755
November 1112:00 p.m. No. 13 New Hampshire
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 21–632,937
November 17at Northeastern
L 31–453,212

Coaching staff

Rhode Island Rams
Name Position Consecutive season at Rhode Island in current position Previous position
Tim Stowers Head coach 7th Temple offensive coordinator (1999)
Harold Nichols Associate head coach and offensive coordinator 1st Rhode Island offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2000–2005)
Dick Hopkins Defensive coordinator 1st The Citadel defensive coordinator (2004–2005)
Tony Brinson Defensive line coach 3rd Bryant special teams coordinator and defensive backs coach (2002–2003)
RaShan Frost Defensive line coach 2nd Illinois State defensive line coach (2002–2004)
Corey Barlow Special teams coordinator and defensive backs coach 1st Morehouse defensive backs coach (2002–2005)
John Gendron Offensive line coach 1st Bridgewater State linebackers coach (2004–2005)
Peter Quaweay Cornerbacks coach 3rd Duquesne defensive backs coach (2003)
Jeff Weaver Special teams coordinator and a-backs coach 1st Rhode Island wide receivers coach and a-backs coach (2005)
Chuck Watson Wide receivers coach 1st Cranston East HS (RI) assistant coach (1993–1995)
Matt Plumb B-backs coach 1st Bryant assistant coach (2005)

References

  1. ^ "2007 Rhode Island Rams Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2007. p. 116.
  2. ^ Szostak, Mike (October 1, 2006). "Rams Don't Let Cup Slip Away". The Providence Journal. Providence, R.I. p. C1 – via NewsBank.