The Rhody football team placed 12 student-athletes on the CAA Academic All-Conference team. In each of the last two years, Rhody has placed 22 players on the Academic All-CAA squad behind only Delaware (26) and Towson (24). Freshman Doug D’Angelo, junior Kyle Elliott, sophomore Michael Farr, junior Louis Feinstein, sophomore Matt Greenhalgh, freshman Jeff Kennedy, senior Tom Lang, freshman Brian Louth, junior Steve Probst, junior Willie McGinnis, junior Matt Rae, and freshman Mike Rinaldi were selected for excellence both in the classroom and on the field. To be eligible for the CAA Football Academic All-Conference Team, a player must be a starter or important reserve and have a cumulative GPA of 3.00-or-better for his entire academic career.