RHODE ISLAND VS. TOWSON - SERIES NOTES

• Saturday will be the 18th meeting all time between Rhode Island and Towson, with the Tigers holding a 10-7 advantage.
• Towson has won five of the last six games in the series, though the teams have not played each other since the 2017 season. Towson beat the Rams 29-10 on Nov. 18, 2017.
• The only current members of Rhode Island's roster who have ever played against Towson are running back Justice Antrum, fullback Joey Kenny, kicker C.J. Carrick, wide receiver Ivory Frimpong and linebacker L.B. Mack III.
• Wide receiver Ed Lee, linebacker Jake Fire and defensive linemen Emil La Marca and Andre Bibeault were on the team in 2021, but did not play in the game.

JONES LEADS THE NATION IN INTERCEPTIONS

• Redshirt junior cornerback Jordan Jones continued to wreak havoc on opposing quarterbacks, recording two interceptions in last week's win over Delaware.
• His second pick came in the end zone in the final minute of the game to prevent a potential game-tying touchdown and seal the win.
• Jones intercepted both Delaware's first and last pass attempts of the game.
• Jones now has five interceptions through five games, and his average of 1.0 per game is the best in the country.
• He has at least one interception in four of Rhode Island's five games so far.
• Saturday was his third straight game with a pick.

ANTRUM CRACKS 100 YARDS AGAIN

• Redshirt senior running back Justice Antrum topped 100 rushing yards for the second straight week with a career-best 122 yards against Delaware.
• Antrum put in a workhorse performance, carrying the ball a career-high 30 times.
• The showing came one week after his first-career 100-yard game, when he had 104 yards on 25 carries against Stony Brook.
• The win over Delaware marked the first time this season Antrum has not scored a touchdown.
• Antrum ranks third in CAA Football in both total rushing yards (452) and rushing yards per game (90.4).
• Only Delaware's Dejoun Lee (94.2) and Stony Brook's Ty Son Lawton (90.7) are averaging more on the ground per game in the league.

RAMS AMONG NATION'S BEST IN RED ZONE

• Rhode Island has been nearly automatic on scoring chances once it gets inside the opposing 20-yard line.
• The Rams have scored on 19-of-21 red zone possessions, getting 12 touchdowns and seven fields.
• Rhode Island leads the CAA and is 15th in the country with a 90.5 percent scoring rate in the red zone.
• Defensively, Rhode Island is 31st in red zone scoring, allowing opponents to convert opportunities 75.0 percent of the time (12-of-16).

RHODY DEFENSE is being very stingy

• URI is allowing 337.6 total yards of offense per game, which ranks 34th in the country.
• Teams have had even more trouble scoring against Rhode Island, averaging just 18.8 points per game, 20th nationally.
• URI allows 190.8 yards per game through the air, which ranks 27th nationally.
• The Rams are 57th nationally against the run, allowing just 146.8 yards per game.