2012 Rhode Island Rams football team

The 2012 Rhode Island Rams football team represented the University of Rhode Island in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth year head coach Joe Trainer and played their home games at Meade Stadium. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 0–11, 0–8 in CAA play to finish in last place.

2012 Rhode Island Rams football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2012 record	0–11 (0–8 CAA)
Head coach	Joe Trainer (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Roy Istvan
Defensive coordinator	Brian Vaganek
Home stadium	Meade Stadium (Capacity: 6,555)

2012 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 6 Old Dominion ^		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 18 Richmond +		6	–	2					8	–	3
No. 13 New Hampshire +^		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 15 Villanova +^		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 17 Towson +		6	–	2					7	–	4
No. 19 James Madison		5	–	3					7	–	4
Maine		4	–	4					5	–	6
Delaware		2	–	6					5	–	6
William & Mary		1	–	7					2	–	9
Rhode Island		0	–	8					0	–	11
Georgia State		0	–	0					1	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Georgia State's conference record was 0–0, and it did not occupy a spot in the overall standings. Old Dominion was ineligible for the conference championship because of its announced departure for Conference USA in 2013. Rankings from The Sports Network poll

By finishing the season with zero wins, the Rams lost a school-record 13 straight contests dating back to the final two games of the 2011 season.[1] It is also their first winless season since 1949 when they went 0–8.[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8	1:00 PM	at Monmouth*	Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ		L 6–41	2,986
September 15	3:30 PM	at Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	CSN	L 10–31	10,513
September 22	1:00 PM	James Madison	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI		L 7–32	4,203
September 29	3:30 PM	at Bowling Green*	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH		L 8–48	15,338
October 6	1:00 PM	Brown*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (Battle for the Governor's Cup)		L 7–17	3,305
October 13	1:00 PM	Georgia State	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI		L 7–41	6,013
October 20	3:30 PM	at No. 25 Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE		L 24–47	18,672
October 27	12:00 PM	No. 12 New Hampshire	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI		L 20–40	5,127
November 3	6:00 PM	at No. 22 Richmond	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA		L 0–39	8,700
November 10	3:30 PM	at Towson	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD		L 10–41	7,362
November 17	12:00 PM	Maine	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI		L 6–55	2,100
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Black Bears end season with easy victory. Retrieved on November 18, 2012.
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-25. Retrieved 2012-11-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)