Jim Fleming (American football)

Jim Fleming
	Fleming in 2021
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Rhode Island
Conference	CAA
Record	48–69
Biographical details
Born	September 23, 1959 (age 65); New York, New York, U.S.
Playing career
1978–1981	Sewanee
Position(s)	Tight end
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1985–1986	South Carolina (GA)
1987–1988	Boise State (TE/WR)
1989	Boise State (DB)
1990–1992	Boise State (DC)
1993	Brown (DC)
1994	East Carolina (OLB)
1995–1997	East Carolina (DB)
1998–1999	Villanova (DC/DB)
2000–2001	Sacred Heart
2002	North Carolina (DB/STC)
2003	North Carolina (DB)
2004–2009	Akron (DC/SAF)
2010	Kent State (LB)
2012–2013	UCF (DC)
2014–present	Rhode Island
Head coaching record
Overall	69–71
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	NEC (2001); Mid-Major National (2001); 1 CAA (2024)
Awards
	2× NEC Coach of the Year (2000–2001); Division I-AA Region I Coach of the Year

Jim Fleming (born September 23, 1959) is an American college football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach at the University of Rhode Island (URI), a position he assumed in December 2013. Fleming served in the same capacity at Sacred Heart University (SHU) from 2000 to 2001 where he compiled a record of 21 wins and one loss. Prior to his appointment at URI, he was the defensive coordinator at the University of Central Florida (UCF) from 2012 to 2013.

Coaching career

Fleming served as the head coach for two seasons at Sacred Heart University from 2000 to 2001 and compiled an overall record of 21–1. He led the Pioneers to the program's first conference title in 2001 and first bowl appearance/win, also in 2001. His 2001 Pioneer team also was crowned as the Mid-Major National Champs after defeating Duquesne University.^[1]

The University of Rhode Island announced on December 20, 2013, that it had hired Fleming as the 20th football head coach in school history.^[2]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	STATS^#	Coaches^°
Sacred Heart Pioneers (Northeast Conference) (2000–2001)
2000	Sacred Heart	10–1	7–1	2nd
2001	Sacred Heart	11–0	8–0	1st	W ECAC
Sacred Heart:		21–1	15–1
Rhode Island Rams (Colonial Athletic Association) (2014–2022)
2014	Rhode Island	1–11	1–7	11th
2015	Rhode Island	1–10	1–7	12th
2016	Rhode Island	2–9	1–7	T–11th
2017	Rhode Island	3–8	2–6	T–10th
2018	Rhode Island	6–5	4–4	7th
2019	Rhode Island	2–10	0–8	12th
2020–21	Rhode Island	2–1	2–1	2nd (North)		18	24
2021	Rhode Island	7–4	4–4	T–4th
2022	Rhode Island	7–4	5–3	5th
Rhode Island Rams (Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference) (2023–present)
2023	Rhode Island	6–5	4–4	T–7th
2024	Rhode Island	11–3	7–1	T–1st	L NCAA Division I Second Round	11	10
Rhode Island:		48–70	29–52
Total:		69–71
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

References

^ College Football Data Warehouse Archived February 11, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Sacred Heart football coaching records
^ Tenorio, Paul (December 20, 2013). "Defensive coordinator Jim Fleming hired as head coach at Rhode Island". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on December 21, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2013.

External links

Rhode Island profile

[1] College Football Data Warehouse Archived February 11, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Sacred Heart football coaching records

[2] Tenorio, Paul (December 20, 2013). "Defensive coordinator Jim Fleming hired as head coach at Rhode Island". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on December 21, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2013.

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