1968 Rhode Island Rams football team

1968 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record3–6 (2–3 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Hampshire + 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Connecticut + 4 – 1 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Maine 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Rhode Island 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
UMass 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Vermont 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1968 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. In its fifth season under head coach Jack Zilly, the team compiled a 3–6 record (2–3 against conference opponents), finished in a three-way tie for third place out of six teams in the Yankee Conference, and was outscored by a total of 168 to 137.[1][2] The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Temple*
L 0–2811,000[3]
September 28at Brown*
L 9–1011,200–13,200[4]
October 5Southern Connecticut State*
W 33–810,000
October 12Vermont
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 52–1010,600–12,000[5][6]
October 19UMass
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 14–93,500
October 26at Maine
L 14–218,000–10,000[7]
November 2at New Hampshire
L 6–278,133
November 9Boston University*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 3–204,000–4,500[8]
November 16at Connecticut
L 6–3510,500–11,384[9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "2009 Rhode Island Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2009. p. 115. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2013.
  2. ^ "Rhode Island Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Chevalier, Jack (September 22, 1968). "Temple jolts Rhode Island in opener". The Philadelphia Inquirer. sect. 3, p. 1. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Monahan, Bob (September 29, 1968). "R.I. comeback falls short against Brown". The Boston Globe. p. 62. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Rhode Island romps over Vermont, 52–10". The Boston Globe. October 13, 1968. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Vermont)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  7. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  8. ^ Leigh Montville (November 10, 1968). "Calascibetta Sparks B.U. Past Rhody, 20-3". Boston Sunday Globe. p. 56 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  10. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 29, 2022.