1973 Rhode Island Rams football team

1973 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record6–2–2 (4–1–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Connecticut $ 5 – 0 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
Rhode Island 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 2
UMass 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
New Hampshire 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Boston University 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Maine 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Vermont 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1973 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 1973 NCAA Division II football season. In its fourth season under head coach Jack Gregory, the team compiled an overall record of 6–2–2 with a mark of 4–1–1 against conference opponents, placed second out of seven teams in the Yankee Conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 213 to 177.[1][2] The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Northeastern*
W 35–75,732
September 29at Brown*
T 20–2010,000–10,200[3]
October 6Maine
L 7–205,000
October 13at Vermont
W 15–147,432–7,500[4][5]
October 20at UMass
W 41–3514,500
October 27Boston University
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 14–98,350
November 3at New Hampshire
W 40–169,473
November 10at Temple*
L 0–4310,940
November 17Connecticut
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI (rivalry)
T 7–712,092
November 22vs. Air Force All Stars*
W 34–616,000
  • *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 11, 2020.
  3. ^ "Brown ties state rival on late bid". The New York Times. Associated Press. September 30, 1973. p. S4.
  4. ^ "Two-point conversion lifts Rams past UVM, 15–14". Rutland Daily Herald. October 15, 1973. Retrieved June 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Vermont)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  6. ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 29, 2022.