2005 Rhode Island Rams football team

The 2005 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their sixth season under head coach Tim Stowers, the Rams compiled a 4–7 record (2–6 against conference opponents) and finished in a tie for last place in the North Division of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

2005 Rhode Island Rams football
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Division	North Division
Record	4–7 (2–6 A-10)
Head coach	Tim Stowers (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Harold Nichols (6th season)
Defensive coordinator	Jeff McInerney (2nd season)
Home stadium	Meade Stadium

2005 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 5 New Hampshire x+^		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 19 UMass		6	–	2					7	–	4
Hofstra		5	–	3					8	–	4
Maine		3	–	5					5	–	6
Northeastern		2	–	6					3	–	9
Rhode Island		2	–	6					4	–	7
South Division
No. 8 Richmond x+^		7	–	1					9	–	4
No. 25 James Madison		5	–	3					7	–	4
Towson		3	–	5					7	–	4
Delaware		3	–	5					6	–	5
William & Mary		3	–	5					5	–	6
Villanova		2	–	6					4	–	7
+ – Conference co-champions 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 3	Fordham*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 34–20	1,867
September 10	at Central Connecticut*	Arute Field New Britain, CT	W 56–10	3,259
September 17	No. 7 William & Mary	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 48–29	3,303
September 24	at No. 24 UMass	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	L 6–14	15,314
October 1	at Brown*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	L 35–45	6,152
October 8	Towson	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 14–23	2,508
October 15	at No. 8 New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 9–53	5,596
October 22	at Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 48–30	5,109
October 29	Hofstra	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 24–38	3,987
November 12	at Maine	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	L 24–27 OT	5,050
November 19	Northeastern	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 14–17	2,570
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

Roster

2005 Rhode Island Rams football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 5 Jerell Jones  Jr QB 7 Jayson Davis Sr WR 8 Jordan Bowers  Sr RB 9 Jeff West  Sr QB 10 Marcel Roberson Fr QB 13 Derek Cassidy Fr QB 14 Sean Arlan  Fr QB 15 John Butler Fr RB 20 Josh Mason Fr RB 21 Calvin Poole  Sr RB 22 Chad Campbell  Jr RB 23 Andrew Varner  Fr RB 28 Jimmy Hughes  Fr RB 32 Drew Romagnoli Fr RB 35 Joe Bellini Fr RB 37 Joe Casey Fr RB 45 Johnathan Pitt-Coombs  Fr OT 57 Mark Stolte  So OT 60 Antal Keszthelyi  Fr OT 62 Dan Wilson  So OT 63 Andre Douglas  Fr G 66 Drew Owens  So OL 70 Joe Accinno Fr C 71 Steve Moll  So OT 72 Shamal Lewis  Jr G 73 Mike Cummings  So OT 74 Frank Foti  Fr G 76 Fran Dempsey  Fr OL 77 Kane Crume Jr OL 79 Robert Crudup Fr WR 80 Ryan Jefferson  Fr WR 82 Nick Delgrasso Fr WR 84 Keith Brown  Sr WR 85 Chris Dickerson  Fr TE 88 Kyle Edwards  Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 1 Rod Chance  Sr DB 2 Virgil Gray  Jr DB 3 Raquan Pride  Jr DB 4 Andre Anderson  Sr DB 6 Ki'Ameer Johnson Jr DB 11 Tre Timbers  So DB 18 Michael Bland Fr LB 19 Mizarian Farley Jr DB 24 Adrian Owen So DB 25 Gary Thomas So DB 29 Rajiv Lundy Fr LB 31 Adam Elmore  So DB 33 Andrew Ferguson Fr LB 34 Chris Duncan Jr DB 38 Vladine Biosse Sr LB 42 Alfonso Dormu Fr DE 44 Keith Peacock Sr DE 48 Patrick Rowley Fr DB 49 Achille Yangambi  Sr LB 50 Jeff Ball  Fr LB 51 Larry Brantley So DE 52 Pat O'Neal Sr DL 53 Marc Toni Fr LB 54 Kevaughn Johnson-Henry  Fr NG 55 Chad Waltrip  Jr LB 56 Steve Marrella Jr NG 58 Nick Levy  So LB 59 Damien Gresko So DE 75 Martin Smalls Fr DE 78 Dan Goodman  Fr DE 87 David Wilson Fr LB 89 Matt Tyrrell  Jr DE 90 Mike Stanton So DE 91 Paul Vellano Fr NG 92 Will Stanton Sr DT 93 Jason Green  Jr DE 94 Dana Hart Fr DE 95 Dan Heffron  Jr DT 97 Jon Hines  Jr NG 98 Mike Paino  Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK 16 Colin Gallagher  Jr P 17 Bryan Giannecchini So	Head coach Tim Stowers Coordinators/assistant coaches Harold Nichols Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks/b-backs Jeff McInerney Defensive coordinator/safeties Jeff Weaver A-backs/wide receivers Dustin Buyer Offensive line Ashley Ingram Offensive line Tony Brinson Defensive line RaShan Frost Defensive line James Willis Linebackers Peter Quaweay Cornerbacks Terry Sauerbry Strength & conditioning Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Coaching staff

Rhode Island Rams
Name	Position	Consecutive season at Rhode Island in current position	Previous position
Tim Stowers	Head coach	6th	Temple offensive coordinator (1999)
Harold Nichols	Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach	6th	Presbyterian wide receivers coach and kickers coach (1997–1999)
Jeff McInerney	Defensive coordinator and safeties coach	2nd	Tulsa assistant head coach, special teams coordinator, and linebackers coach (2000–2003)
Jeff Weaver	Wide receivers coach and a-backs coach	1st	Rhode Island a-backs coach (2004)
Dustin Bayer	Offensive line coach	1st	Rhode Island offensive lineman (player) (2001–2004)
Ashley Ingram	Offensive line coach	6th	West Alabama offensive line coach (1999)
Tony Brinson	Defensive line coach	2nd	Bryant special teams coordinator and defensive backs coach (2002–2003)
RaShan Frost	Defensive line coach	1st	Illinois State defensive line coach (2002–2004)
James Willis	Linebackers coach	1st	Birmingham Thunderbolts linebacker (player) (2001)
Peter Quaweay	Cornerbacks coach	2nd	Duquesne defensive backs coach (2003)