THE BASICS
Rhode Island (4-4, 1-3 CAA Football) vs. Maine (1-7, 1-4 CAA Football)
Kickoff: Saturday, Oct. 31 - 12 p.m. 
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RHODE ISLAND VS. MAINE - SERIES NOTES

• Rhode Island and Maine will meet for the 104th time on Saturday, Oct. 31.
• Maine owns the all-time series 62-28-3.
• The first meeting between the teams was on Sept. 30, 1911 at Maine. 
• Rhode Island won the game 3-0 under then head coach George Cobb.
• The Rams and Black Bears met last season on Nov. 15, 2025 at Alfond Sports Stadium in Orono, Maine. Rhode Island beat Maine 45-13 in the match up. 
• The Rhode Island offense exploded for 497 yards in last year's meeting. 
• The running game, led by Antwain Littleton, Jr. and BJ Barrow, rushed for 264 yards anf four touchdowns. 
• Littleton, Jr. had 202 rushing yards and two touchdowns. 
• Barrow had 65 rushing yards and two touchdowns. 
• Marquis Buchanan had six receptions for 138 yards and a touchdown. 
• Rhode Island has won the last four meetings against Maine dating back to 2022. 
• Prior to Rhode Island 26-22 win over the Black Bears on Nov. 5, 2022, Maine had won 14-straight meetings against the Rams. 
• The last time Rhode Island defeated Maine in five consecutive meetings was between 1981 and 1985. 

BUCHANAN NEARING RAMS RECEIVING YARDS RECORD

• After notching 87 receiving yards against UAlbany on Saturday, Oct. 24, Marquis Buchanan sits at 3,862 career receiving yards. 
• Buchanan is 82 yards from tying Brian Forster's (1983-85; 1987) program best 3,944 receiving yards.
• Buchanan had a career-best 193 receiving yards at Yale on Saturday, Oct. 17.
• On the season Buchanan has totaled 763 receiving yards. 
• With another 237 receiving yards in 2026, Buchanan would become the only Rams in program history to secure three, 1,000-yard seasons. 
• The Providence, R.I. native is one of two Rams to have two, 1,000-yard seasons.
• Buchanan had 1,124 receiving yards in 2024 and and FCS-leading 1,137 receiving yards in 2025.
• Forster recorded 1,357 yards in 1984, and 1,819 yards in 1985.
• Its also possible for Buchanan to reach Forster's career receptions record, too. 
• Forster had 284 career receptions and Buchanan has 245. 
• Buchanan would have to tally 7.8 receptions per game over the Rams final five regular season contests to tie Forster's mark.
• With four more touchdown catches, Buchanan will join Dameon Reilly (38 from 1983-85), Forster (32), and Aaron Parker (30 from 2016-19) as the only Rams with 30 or more touchdown receptions. 

BYRD IS THE WORD

• With Aboraa Kwarteng sidelined for the remainder of the season with a leg injury, Rhode Island is searching for another threat in the passing game. 
• The Rams have found production in first-year Ram Sean Byrd.
• The Grand Valley State transfer had just two receptions for 60 yards in his first five games as a Ram.
• Over his last three games, Byrd had totaled six catches for 110 yards and two touchdowns. 
• Byrd had a 35-yard touchdown catch at Yale and a 20-yard touchdown catch last week against UAlbany.