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Merrimack vs Rhode Island
College football Week 1 · 28 August 2026
Final score 7–34
Merrimack last 5: WLLLL · Rhode Island last 5: LWWWW.
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Merrimack hosted Rhode Island in Week 1 of the college football season on Friday, 28 August 2026. Final score: Merrimack 7–34 Rhode Island. Merrimack had won one of their last five, scoring 24.4 and allowing 32.6 points a game. Rhode Island had won four of their last five, scoring 34.0 and allowing 21.8 points a game. This is the first meeting between the two teams in our records. Kick-off was at 22:00 UTC. The game page also covers the expected margin, total points, the predicted score, rest and the injury report. Every SportLikely prediction is saved before kick-off and checked against the result afterwards. See SportLikely's prediction for this game.