2004 Rhode Island Rams football team

The 2004 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fifth season under head coach Tim Stowers, the Rams compiled a 4–7 record (2–6 against conference opponents) and finished fourth in the North Division of the Atlantic 10 Conference.^[1]

2004 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
North Division
No. 6 New Hampshire x^	6	–	2	11	–	3
UMass	4	–	4	6	–	5
Northeastern	4	–	4	5	–	6
Hofstra	3	–	5	5	–	6
Maine	3	–	5	5	–	6
Rhode Island	2	–	6	4	–	7
South Division
No. 1 James Madison x^	7	–	1	13	–	2
No. 3 William & Mary x^	7	–	1	11	–	3
No. 7 Delaware x^	7	–	1	9	–	4
Villanova	3	–	5	6	–	5
Richmond	2	–	6	3	–	8
Towson	0	–	8	3	–	8

x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	at Fordham	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	W 37–36	4,460	^[2]
September 11	Central Connecticut*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 39–7	2,865
September 25	at Hofstra	James M. Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY	L 43–62	5,180	^[3]
October 2	Brown*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (rivalry)	L 13–20	3,551	^[4]
October 9	Towson	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 28–16	7,102
October 16	at No. 16 William & Mary	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	L 24–31	8,774
October 23	UMass	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 27–24	4,376
October 30	No. 23 Villanova	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 9–48	2,236
November 6	No. 8 New Hampshire	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 3–27	4,595
November 14	Maine	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 28–42	2,068	^[5]
November 20	at Northeastern	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	L 14–42	2,672
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game