The 2023 Rhode Island Rams football team represented the

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as a member of the

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(CAA) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Rams were led by tenth-year head coach Jim Fleming and played their home games at

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. The CAA, formerly known as the Colonial Athletic Association from 2007 through 2022, changed its name in July 2023 to accommodate future membership expansion outside of the

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Offseason

Team departures

Transfer portal

Outgoing transfers

Six Rhode Island Rams players via

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during or after the 2022 season.

Incoming transfers

Over the off-season, Rhode Island added eighteen players via transfer portal.

Recruiting class

Rhode Island signed seventeen players in the class of 2023.

Schedule

Game summaries

At Georgia State

Stony Brook

Maine

At No. 25 Villanova

Bryant

At Brown

Richmond

At Albany

New Hampshire

North Carolina A&T

At Towson

Rankings

Roster

Statistics

Team

Individual leaders

Defense

Key: POS: Position, SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, BU: Passes Broken Up, PD: Passes Defended, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FR: Fumbles Recovered, FF: Forced Fumbles, BLK: Kicks or Punts Blocked, SAF: Safeties, TD : Touchdown

Special teams

References

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Rhode Island Rams football seasons

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