2000 Rhode Island Rams football team

2000 Rhode Island Rams football
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	3–8 (2–7 A-10)
Head coach	Tim Stowers (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Harold Nichols (1st season)
Home stadium	Meade Stadium

2000 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 Delaware +^		7	–	1					12	–	2
No. 6 Richmond +^		7	–	1					10	–	3
UMass		5	–	3					7	–	4
James Madison		4	–	4					6	–	5
New Hampshire		4	–	4					6	–	5
William & Mary		4	–	4					5	–	6
Maine		3	–	5					5	–	6
Villanova		3	–	5					5	–	6
Rhode Island		2	–	6					3	–	8
Northeastern		1	–	7					4	–	7
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2000 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first season under head coach Tim Stowers, the Rams compiled a 3–8 record (2–7 against conference opponents) and finished ninth out of ten teams in the conference.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	No. 16 Delaware	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 7–29	3,016
September 9	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 12–13	3,403
September 23	at No. 12 Hofstra	James M. Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY	L 12–30	3,209
September 30	Brown	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (rivalry)	L 19–29	4,173
October 7	at William & Mary	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	L 16–26	5,358
October 14	No. 8 James Madison	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 7–6	4,914
October 21	at Northeastern	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 38–24	3,233
October 28	at Maine	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	L 7–37	4,745
November 4	No. 13 Richmond	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 10–13 OT	3,681
November 11	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	W 26–21	9,591
November 18	UMass	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 21–29	3,876
Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game