Campbell Vs Rhode Island Football By The Numbers | CAA Football
Campbell Vs Rhode Island Football By The Numbers | CAA Football
In Week 1 of CAA football play, Campbell will open up its season at Rhode Island. Here's a look at the matchup by the numbers.

Campbell football is heading north for their first matchup of the 2025 season, taking on No. 9 Rhode Island on Friday, Aug 29 at 6:00 PM ET. This is just the second matchup between the teams, and last season, Rhode Island won 21-9, taking a 1-0 lead over Campbell all-time.
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The Rams are fresh off a historic season where they won a school-record 11 games and advanced to the second round of the 2024 NCAA FCS Playoffs.
The Fighting Camels finished the 2024 season with a 3-9 record and are looking to rebuild their program and have a winning season.
Campbell vs Rhode Island By The Numbers
From their 2024 statistics, here’s a by-the-numbers breakdown of Rhode Island and Campbell, with each category giving the average for the season based on final stats.
Rhode Island Campbell
Offense
Points 24.3 23.1
Total Yards 362.3 369.2
Rush Yards 152.3 141.9
Pass Yards 210.0 227.4
Defense
Points 21.9 32.8
Total Yards 335.1 403.4
Rush Yards 123.6 211.3
Pass Yards 211.5 195.1
Rhode Island Preseason Recognition
The Rams received high honors in the CAA preseason polls as they were picked to finish first in the league. AJ Pena, a linebacker who was an All-American as a junior, was picked to win CAA Defensive Player of the year and was named Preseason Defensive Player of the Year.
Offensive lineman Brock Bethea, wide receiver Marquis Buchanan and Pena have all been named Preseason All-Americans.
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Returning Starters
Rhode Island is returning 11 starters across the board, with seven defensive starters, three offensive and one special teams starter returning.
Campbell added 24 new players to its roster, with 11 signees out of high school and 13 transfers. The Camels have not announced how many starters from 2024 will be returning.
How To Watch Campbell vs Rhode Island
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Coverage of the game will begin promptly at 6:00 p.m ET on Aug 29.
How To Watch Rhode Island Rams Football In 2025
FloCollege is the home of CAA Football, and all Rhode Island Rams home games and conference games* will be aired on FloCollege. All times are in Eastern Time.
- August 29 - 6:00 p.m. - Campbell - FloFootball
- September 6 - 6:00 p.m. - Stony Brook - FloFootball
- September 13 - TBA - Holy Cross - ESPN+
- September 20 - 6:00 p.m. - LIU - FloFootball
- September 27 - TBA - Western Michigan - ESPN+
- October 4 - TBA - Brown - ESPN+
- October 11 - 1:00 p.m. - New Hampshire - FloFootball
- October 18 - 3:30 p.m. - UAlbany - FloFootball
- October 25 - 1:00 p.m. - Bryant
- November 8 - 2:00 p.m. - Elon
- November 15 - 1:00 p.m. - Maine
- November 22 - 1:00 p.m. - Hampton
How To Watch Campbell Football In 2025
FloCollege is the home of CAA Football, and all Campbell Fighting Camels home games and conference games* will be aired on FloCollege. All times are in Eastern Time.
- Aug 29 at Rhode Island* - 6:00 PM - FloCollege
- Sept 6 at East Carolina - 6:00PM
- Sept 13 vs Furman - 3:30 PM - FloCollege
- Spet 20 vs Bryant* - 6:00 PM - FloCollege
- Sept 27 vs Western Carolina - 3:30 PM - FloCollege
- Oct 4 at NC State
- Oct 11 at Hampton* - 2:00 PM - FloCollege
- Oct 18 vs New Hampshire* - 3:30 PM - FloCollege
- Oct 25 at North Carolina A&T* - 1:00 PM - FloCollege
- Nov 8 vs William & Mary* - 2:00 PM - FloCollege
- Nov 15 vs Elon* - 2:00 PM - FloCollege
- Nov 22 at Towson* - 1:00 PM - FloCollege
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2025 CAA Football Predicted Finish
(Selected by a vote of Head Coaches)
- Rhode Island (8 first-place votes) 163
- Monmouth (4 first-place votes) 142
- Villanova (2 first-place votes) 139
- Stony Brook 125
- UNH 119
- Towson 108
- William & Mary 104
- Elon 98
- Maine 71
- Campbell 53
- Hampton 50
- UAlbany 47
- Bryant 32
- North Carolina A&T 23
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