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Rhode Island football predictions & picks

Colonial Athletic Association

2026 record: 5-5
CAA: 7th
PPG: 23.1
Streak: L1
Last 5: Won 13–10 vs Brown · Sat, Oct 3 Won 41–23 at Yale · Sat, Oct 17 Lost 21–38 vs UAlbany · Sat, Oct 24 Won 14–13 OT vs Maine · Sat, Oct 31 Lost 21–24 at New Hampshire · Sat, Nov 7

Rhode Island next game

Wk 11

Rhode Island vs12:00 PM ET Saturday, November 14 Towson

Picks

The model publishes its moneyline, spread and over/under picks in the days before kickoff. They will be here, and on the game’s own page.

Rhode Island 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Fri, Aug 28Aug 28 @Merrimack Merrimack W34–7 —

Wk 1Sat, Sep 5Sep 5 @Temple Temple L14–38 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 vs Elon Elon W31–10 —

Wk 3Sat, Sep 19Sep 19 @Stony Brook Stony Brook L24–56 —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 @North Carolina A&T NC A&T L18–22 —

Wk 5Sat, Oct 3Oct 3 vsBrown Brown W13–10 —

Wk 7Sat, Oct 17Oct 17 @Yale Yale W41–23 —

Wk 8Sat, Oct 24Oct 24 vs UAlbany UAlbany L21–38 —

Wk 9Sat, Oct 31Oct 31 vs Maine Maine W14–13 OT —

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 @New Hampshire New Hampshire L21–24 —

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 vs Towson Towson 12:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

Wk 12Sat, Nov 21Nov 21 @Bryant Bryant 12:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

Rhode Island team stats

2026 regular season · 10 games · rank among 127 FCS teams

Offense

Points 23.1/ game 76th

Total yards 321.9/ game 85th

Passing yards 178.7/ game 94th

Rushing yards 143.2/ game 77th

Third-down conversions 39.4% 57th

Giveaways 1.5/ game 79th

Time of possession 28:42 90th

Defense

Points allowed 24.1/ game 42nd

Yards allowed 374.1/ game 66th

Passing yards allowed 193.0/ game 32nd

Rushing yards allowed 181.1/ game 91st

Takeaways 1.6/ game 39th

Penalties 5.5/ game 35th

Rhode Island leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Alex McClelland 924yds 7 TD · 2 INT · 53.7% comp. · 8 games

Rushing Alex McClelland 274yds 5 TD · 3.6 per carry · 8 games

Receiving Marquis Buchanan 870yds 58 catches · 7 TD · 9 games

Tackles Rohan Davy 80 10 games

Sacks Case Mankins 7.5 9 games

Interceptions Tyson Grimm 2 1 passes defended · 10 games

CAA standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 Campbell Campbell 820 8-2 .800 346279 +67 W1

2 Monmouth Monmouth 820 8-2 .800 305271 +34 W7

3 UAlbany UAlbany 640 6-4 .600 266219 +47 L1

4 Bryant Bryant 640 6-4 .600 209222 −13 W1

5 Elon Elon 550 5-5 .500 221175 +46 W1

6 Stony Brook Stony Brook 550 5-5 .500 329323 +6 L2

7 Rhode Island Rhode Island 550 5-5 .500 231241 −10 L1

8 Sacred Heart Sacred Heart 450 4-5 .444 213244 −31 L1

9 North Carolina A&T NC A&T 460 4-6 .400 192267 −75 L1

10 New Hampshire New Hampshire 370 3-7 .300 198320 −122 W1

11 Towson Towson 280 2-8 .200 267331 −64 W2

12 Maine Maine 180 1-8 .111 120251 −131 L8

13 Hampton Hampton 190 1-9 .100 155358 −203 L9

Rhode Island FAQ

Who does Rhode Island play next?

Next up for Rhode Island: home against Towson, Saturday, November 14, 12:00 PM ET. Our picks for it go up in the days before kickoff.

What is Rhode Island’s record this season?

Rhode Island is 5-5, 7th in the CAA.

Who leads Rhode Island in passing yards?

Alex McClelland, with 924 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (7 TD · 2 INT · 53.7% comp. · 8 games).

CAA rivals

All teams

Bryant Campbell Elon Hampton Maine Monmouth New Hampshire North Carolina A&T Sacred Heart Stony Brook Towson UAlbany

Rhode Island this week

Rhode Island is 5-5, 2-4 in CAA play. Its last game was a 24–21 loss to New Hampshire on November 7. Its offense averages 23.1 points a game (tied for 76th in FCS), and its defense allows 24.1 (tied for 42nd).

Next up, Rhode Island hosts Towson on Saturday, November 14 at 12:00 PM ET. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.