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111823 FB GAME DAY AT TOWSON

Football

Rams to Wrap up Regular Season at Towson

THE BASICS
Rhode Island (6-4, 4-3 CAA Football) at Towson (4-6, 3-4 CAA Football)
Kickoff: Saturday, Nov. 18, 1 p.m. EST 
Live Stats | Audio: Varsity Network | Video: FloFootball | Game Notes
 

RHODE ISLAND VS. TOWSON - SERIES NOTES

  • Saturday's game will be the 19th in the history between Rhode Island and Towson, which dates back to 1986. 
  • The Tigers have the overall advantage in the series at 11-7, which includes a 5-3 edge at home at Unitas Stadium.
  • A Rhody win on Saturday would be the team's first over Towson since 2014 and snap a four-game losing streak.
  • That 14-7 victory, achieved on Nov. 22, 2014, was the first of head coach Jim Fleming's career in Kingston. 
  • URI's defense limited Towson to just 203 total yards of offense in the outing and had four double-digit tacklers.
  • Former linebacker Andrew Bose was one of 16 seniors honored before the start of that game against the Tigers. He went on to play in the NFL for the Baltimore Ravens in 2015.
  • Rhode Island has not won at Unitas Stadium since Oct. 30, 2010 when the team took down its hosts, 30-20.

RHODY RECEIVES VOTES IN COACHES POLL

  • Following a four-week hiatus from the national rankings, URI received four votes in Monday morning's edition of the American Football Coaches Association's Top 25.
  • The attention comes on the heels of a thrilling, 31-24 victory that the Rams earned in last time out against North Carolina A&T (Nov. 11). 
  • Rhode Island has been ranked as high as 18th in the coaches poll this season.
  • CAA Football continues to be well-respected in the national landscape, as the Rams were one of six teams to receive attention from the AFCA. 
  • Delaware (No. 6), Villanova (No. 15) and Albany (No. 23) received top-25 spots, while both William & Mary (nine) and Richmond (one) received votes.

RAMS SECURE FOURTH STRAIGHT WINNING SEASON

  • Rhode Island went 7-4 for the second straight year in 2022.
  • The seven victories are the highest win total in two decades, dating back to an 8-3 record in 2001.
  • With the win over North Carolina A&T (Nov. 11), head coach Jim Fleming became just the third Rhody coach with four consecutive winning seasons, joining Hal Kopp and Bob Griffin.
  • Kopp did it from 1952-55, going 25-6-2 over that span. Griffin was 33-14 from 1982-85.
  • Fleming had four winning seasons in the previous five years, going 6-5 in 2018, 2-1 in the COVID-19-shortened 2020-21 Spring season, and then 7-4 in both 2021-22.
  • Fleming is one of five coaches with three or more winning seasons in Kingston.
  • Frank Keaney had seven winning seasons in 21 years. Bob Griffin had seven winning seasons in 17 years.
  • Hal Kopp (1950, 1952-55) was above .500 four times in five years, and Marshall Tyler had three winning seasons in 10 years (1898-1901, 1903-08).

 
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