After a season filled to the brim with records and a revolution of program identity, the 2024 season for the University of Rhode Island football team came to an end with a 17-10 loss to Mercer University on Saturday in the second round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. “We had a tremendous run, a…
With a final drive touchdown, fourth-quarter comebacks and a blocked field goal shining at the front of a slurry of highlights, the University of Rhode Island football team recently concluded its most successful season in program history. In 2024, the Rams won the most games in a single season in the history of URI football…
During the 2010s, the University of Rhode Island football team had a combined record of 26-84, with two single-win seasons and a winless campaign in 2012; this season the Rams put together their best season since 1985 and claimed 11 wins for the first time in program history. There were rumors of a complete shutdown…
With four teams making the postseason, the Coastal Athletic Association displayed why it’s one of the most highly-regarded conferences at the Football Championship Subdivision level this season. Every week throughout the year, the Good Five Cent Cigar sports staff has come up with a ranking of all 16 teams within the conference. As the postseason…
In a season of dramatic comebacks, the University of Rhode Island football team pulled off one of its most improbable yet on Saturday, storming back from a 17-point halftime deficit for a 20-17 victory over the University at Albany. By moving to 9-2 on the season, the magnitude of the win can’t be overstated for…
With five teams sitting inside the national top-25 rankings, another receiving votes and upsets over Football Bowl Subdivision opponents scattered throughout, the Coastal Athletic Association has proved itself as one of the best Football Championship Subdivision conferences in the country. Every week, the staff at The Good Five Cent Cigar will rank the 16 teams…
The University of Rhode Island football team lost its first Coastal Athletic Association game of the season on Saturday to the University of Delaware, 24-21. The contest left fans with a series of “what if?” questions: “What if that ball was caught,” “what if that hold wasn’t called,” and “what if the Rams stopped Delaware…
With just two weeks remaining in the regular season, the Coastal Athletic Association remains as competitive as ever with four teams inside the Football Championship Subdivision top-25 rankings and the conference title still up in the air. Every week, The Good Five Cent Cigar sports staff comes up with a ranking for all 16 teams…
The University of Rhode Island football team extended its winning streak to seven games and tied the best start in program history with a resilient, 37-28 victory over Monmouth University on Saturday. The Rams are reaching new heights this season as they are off to an 8-1 start for the first time since 1984. The…
With five teams sitting inside the national top-25 rankings, others receiving votes and upsets over Football Bowl Subdivision opponents scattered throughout, the Coastal Athletic Association has proved itself as one of the best Football Championship Subdivision conferences in the country. Every week, the staff at The Good Five Cent Cigar will rank the 16 teams…