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The University of Rhode Island football team won its first outright conference championship since 1985.

URI defeated Hampton 38-10 to finish with an undefeated 8-0 record in the Coastal Athletic Association.

The Rams earned an automatic bid to the upcoming FCS playoffs and await their seeding.

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Jim Fleming turned to his left at the postgame podium, smiled at the three University of Rhode Island players alongside him and paused.

You could excuse him for a moment of uncertainty. He was about to offer an opening statement no coach with the program has been able to deliver in 40 years – or since the Rams joined the Coastal Athletic Association.

No. 10 URI claimed an outright league championshi p Saturday, Nov. 22 at Meade Stadium, its first since swe

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