2006 Rhode Island Rams football team

2006 Rhode Island Rams football
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Division	North Division
Record	4–7 (2–6 A-10)
Head coach	Tim Stowers (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Harold Nichols (7th season)
Defensive coordinator	Dick Hopkins (1st season)
Home stadium	Meade Stadium

2006 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 2 UMass x$^		8	–	0					13	–	2
No. 6 New Hampshire ^		5	–	3					9	–	4
Maine		5	–	3					6	–	5
Northeastern		4	–	4					5	–	6
Rhode Island		2	–	6					4	–	7
Hofstra		1	–	7					2	–	9
South Division
No. 9 James Madison x^		7	–	1					9	–	3
Villanova		5	–	3					6	–	5
Towson		4	–	4					7	–	4
Richmond		3	–	5					6	–	5
Delaware		3	–	5					5	–	6
William & Mary		1	–	7					3	–	8
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2006 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. In their seventh season under head coach Tim Stowers, the Rams compiled a 4–7 record (2–6 against conference opponents) and finished fifth in the North Division of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	at Connecticut*	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT (rivalry)	L 7–52	36,227
September 9	Merrimack*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 42–7	3,392
September 23	No. 18 Delaware	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 17–24	2,577
September 30	Brown*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (rivalry)	W 28–21	3,467
October 7	at James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	L 23–35	14,679
October 14	No. 10 Richmond	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 6–31	3,403
October 21	at No. 6 UMass	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	L 16–41	15,522
October 28	No. 15 Maine	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 3–0	3,250
November 4	at Hofstra	James M. Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY	W 20–13	4,755
November 11	No. 13 New Hampshire	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 21–63	2,937
November 17	at Northeastern	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	L 31–45	3,212
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

Coaching staff

Rhode Island Rams
Name	Position	Consecutive season at Rhode Island in current position	Previous position
Tim Stowers	Head coach	7th	Temple offensive coordinator (1999)
Harold Nichols	Associate head coach and offensive coordinator	1st	Rhode Island offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2000–2005)
Dick Hopkins	Defensive coordinator	1st	The Citadel defensive coordinator (2004–2005)
Tony Brinson	Defensive line coach	3rd	Bryant special teams coordinator and defensive backs coach (2002–2003)
RaShan Frost	Defensive line coach	2nd	Illinois State defensive line coach (2002–2004)
Corey Barlow	Special teams coordinator and defensive backs coach	1st	Morehouse defensive backs coach (2002–2005)
John Gendron	Offensive line coach	1st	Bridgewater State linebackers coach (2004–2005)
Peter Quaweay	Cornerbacks coach	3rd	Duquesne defensive backs coach (2003)
Jeff Weaver	Special teams coordinator and a-backs coach	1st	Rhode Island wide receivers coach and a-backs coach (2005)
Chuck Watson	Wide receivers coach	1st	Cranston East HS (RI) assistant coach (1993–1995)
Matt Plumb	B-backs coach	1st	Bryant assistant coach (2005)