2003 Rhode Island Rams football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2003
| team = Rhode Island Rams
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Atlantic 10 Conference
| short_conf = A-10
| record = 4–8
| conf_record = 3–6
| head_coach = Tim Stowers
| hc_year = 4th
| off_coach = Harold Nichols
| oc_year = 4th
| captain =
| stadium = Meade Stadium
}}
{{2003 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings}}
The 2003 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fourth season under head coach Tim Stowers, the Rams compiled a 4–8 record (3–6 against conference opponents) and tied for eighth place in the conference.{{cite web|title=2007 Rhode Island Rams Football Media Guide|year=2007|publisher=University of Rhode Island|page=116|url=https://gorhody.com/documents/2020/6/30//section10.pdf?id=3548}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2003
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = The Sports Network
| attend = y
| source = y
|September 6||No. 13 Fordham
|September 13||No. 5 {{cfb link|year=2003|team=Northeastern Huskies|title=Northeastern}}|Meade Stadium|Kingston, RI|L 39-42|2,970|
|September 20||New Hampshire|Meade Stadium|Kingston, RI|W 55-40|3,261|
|September 27|at|Richmond|UR Stadium|Richmond, VA|W 17-13|8,270|
|October 4|at|Brown
|October 11||No. 3 Villanova
|October 18|at|No. 4 Delaware|Delaware Stadium|Newark, DE|L 10-55|20,795|{{cite news|title=Routing the Rams: Overwhelming offense, Rhode Island turnovers add up to easy win for UD|newspaper=The News Journal|author=Kevin Tresolini|date=October 19, 2003|pages=D1, D6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-journal-routing-the-rams/166662626/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 25||William & Mary|Meade Stadium|Kingston, RI|L 24-37|4,098|
|November 1|at|James Madison|Bridgeforth Stadium|Harrisonburg, VA|L 27-39|13,885|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87694596/james-madison-39-uri-27/|work=The Boston Globe|title=James Madison 39, URI 27|date=November 2, 2003|accessdate=October 24, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 8|at|Cincinnati
|November 15||{{cfb link|year=2003|team=Hofstra Pride|title=Hofstra}}|Meade Stadium|Kingston, RI|W 24-0|2,523|
|November 22|at|No. 7 UMass|McGuirk Stadium|Hadley, MA|L 17-31|7,087|
}}