RHODE ISLAND VS. NEW HAMPSHIRE - SERIES NOTES

• Rhode Island meets New Hampshire for the 99th time on Saturday afternoon at Meade Stadium. 
• The first meeting between the Rams and Wildcats came back on Sept. 23, 1905. It was a 6-0 win for the Wildcats in the Granite State.
• New Hampshire leads the all time series 32-61-5. Rhody has had the upper hand in recent memory. The Rams have won the last two meets against their New England foes, and four of the last six.
• In 2023, Rhode Island beat New Hampshire 34-28 in overtime in Kingston. Last season, Rhody won 26-9 in Durham.

RAMS DOWN WILDCATS IN 2024, FIRST RHODY WIN AT WILDCAT STADIUM SINCE 1995

• Last year's match up included two nationally ranked teams. Rhode Island was ranked No. 16/17 and New Hampshire was ranked No. 19/24 in the FCS national polls.
• It was a full team-effort for Rhode Island last season at Wildcat Stadium, leading to the Rams first win at New Hampshire since 1995.
• Rhody struck first in the second quarter on special teams. Linebacker Moses Meus blocked a punt that was recovered by UNH in its own end zone giving Rhody a 2-0 lead. After a Nick Mazzie 45-yard field goal late in the first half for UNH, the Wildcats carried a 3-2 lead into halftime.
• From there, the second half belonged to the Rams. Rhody outscored the Wildcats 24-6 in the second half, including a 17-0 shutout in the third quarter.
• Rhode Island defensive back Fredrick Mallay intercepted UNH quarterback Seth Morgan on the first drive of the second half, leading to a Ty Groff 20-yard field goal for the Rams.
• The first touchdown of the game didn't come until 6:33 left in the third quarter. A muffed UNH punt at its own 10-yard line, was recovered in the end zone by Rhody's Freddie Camp giving Rhody a 12-3 advantage. 
• Two more offensive touchdowns for Rhode Island would ice the game. Quarterback Devin Farrell found wide out Marquis Buchanan for a 57-yard touchdown, and Tommy Smith added a 3-yard touchdown run leading to a 26-9 Rhode Island win.

RHODY STRONG OF LATE AGAINST CAA OPPONENTS 

• With its wins over Campbell and Stony Brook, Rhode Island is 11-2 in its last 13 games against CAA Football.
• Last season, Rhody was 7-1 in league play, with the lone loss coming against Delaware, which was transitioning to the FBS. 
• Dating back to the spring 2021 season, Rhode Island is 24-13 over its last 37 CAA contests. 
• During that stretch, Rhody has been .500 or better in every complete season.
• From 2014 to 2019, Rhode Island was 9-39 in its first 48 CAA games with Jim Fleming as its head coach. 
• Rhode Island's best finish in CAA play from 2014 to 2019 was 4-4 in 2018.

CAA THE REST OF THE WAY

• After a four-game, non-conference game streak, Rhode Island will play CAA opponents the rest of its 2025 regular season schedule.
• The Rams last game against an opponent from the the Coastal Athletic Association was back on Saturday, Sept. 6 at Stony Brook.
• Since Sept. 6, Rhody has had four non-conference bouts starting with a win at Holy Cross (Patriot League) on Sept. 13 and ending with last week's Governor's Cup loss to Brown (Ivy). 
• The Rams split their four non-conference games this season. Rhode Island also beat LIU (NEC) 28-7 at Meade Stadium on Sept. 20 and loss at FBS Western Michigan 47-14 on Sept. 27.

FARRELL SHARES THE BALL AT BROWN

• Quarterback Devin Farrell completed five or more passes to four different receivers in last Friday night's loss to Brown.
• Tight end Connor Finer led all receivers with eight catches. Marquis Buchanan finished with seven receptions. Greg Gaines III and Antwain Littleton, Jr. each had five-catch performances.
• This was the first time in 41 games that a Rhode Island quarterback completed five or more passes to four or more receivers.
• The last time a Ram had done that was Nov. 20, 2021 when Kasim Hill connected with five receivers for five or more catches each. 
• Matt Pires (8), Paul Woods (6), Gabe Sloat (5), Ed Lee (5), and Ivory Frimpong (5) all caught five or more catches from Hill in Rhody's 43-28 loss at Elon.
• Farrell had 30 total completions against Brown, 25 of which went to Finer, Buchanan, Gaines III, and Littleton. He was 30 of 44 (.681) on passes.
• High completion percentages has become a staple of Farrell's game. Through six games, Farrell has completed 122 of 199 passes (.613). If the season ended today, that mark would be second-best of any Rhode Island quarterback in a single season in program history, only behind JuJuan Lawson's 128-192 (.667) showing in 2018.
• Farrell is a career .596 passer which currently is second-best in program history behind Lawson's .633 from 2017-18.