2011 Rhode Island Rams football team

The 2011 Rhode Island Rams football team represented the University of Rhode Island in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Rams were led by third year head coach Joe Trainer and played their home games at Meade Stadium. They are a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 3–8, 2–6 in CAA play to finish in eighth place.

2011 Rhode Island Rams football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	3–8 (2–6 CAA)
Head coach	Joe Trainer (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Roy Istvan (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Ryan Crawford (1st season)
Home stadium	Meade Stadium

2011 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 9 Towson $^		7	–	1					9	–	3
No. 10 Old Dominion ^		6	–	2					10	–	3
No. 8 Maine ^		6	–	2					9	–	4
No. 11 New Hampshire ^		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 17 Delaware		5	–	3					7	–	4
No. 15 James Madison ^		5	–	3					8	–	5
William & Mary		3	–	5					5	–	6
Rhode Island		2	–	6					3	–	8
Villanova		1	–	7					2	–	9
Richmond		0	–	8					3	–	8
UMass *		0	–	0					5	–	6
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * – UMass' conference record was 0–0 because they were transitioning to FBS. Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 10	4:30 pm	at Syracuse*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	L 14–21	36,421
September 17	6:30 pm	at No. 21 UMass	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	L 27–36	11,167
September 24	1:00 pm	Fordham*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 21–17	3,428
October 1	6:00 pm	at Brown*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (Battle for the Governor's Cup)	L 21–35	8,534
October 8	1:00 pm	Old Dominion	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 23–31	4,026
October 15	1:00 pm	at No. 12 Maine	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	L 21–27	7,256
October 22	12:30 pm	No. 16 Delaware	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 38–34	6,222
October 29	12:00 pm	at No. 10 New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 24–31	10,554
November 5	1:00 pm	No. 19 William & Mary	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 24–21	7,014
November 12	3:00 pm	at No. 20 James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	L 13–31	25,096
November 19	12:30 pm	No. 8 Towson	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 17–28	2,883
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time