1979 Rhode Island Rams football team

1979 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record1–9–1 (1–4 Yankee)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorPete Adrian (4th season)
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Boston University + 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
UMass + 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Connecticut 3 – 1 – 1 3 – 6 – 2
New Hampshire 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 2
Maine 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 9 – 1
Rhode Island 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1979 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fourth season under head coach Bob Griffin, the Rams compiled a 1–9–1 record (1–4 against conference opponents) and finished in fifth place in the conference.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8Delaware*
L 14–347,141[2]
September 15at Northeastern*
L 7–173,567[3]
September 22at Holy Cross*
L 6–356,121[4]
September 29at Brown*
L 13–3111,250[5]
October 6 No. 4 Mainedagger
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 10–08,158[6]
October 20at UMass
L 0–2413,500[7]
October 27at No. 6 Boston University
L 0–75,378[8]
November 3New Hampshire
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 6–211,754[9]
November 10Merchant Marine*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
T 24–241,250[10]
November 17Connecticut
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 9–105,938[11]
December 1at Florida A&M*
L 6–168,273[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "2007 Rhode Island Rams Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2007. p. 115.
  2. ^ "Delaware rips URI". Boston Sunday Globe. September 9, 1979. Retrieved November 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "NU overtakes URI, 17–7". Boston Sunday Globe. September 16, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Holy Cross routs Rhode Island, 35–6". The Hartford Courant. September 23, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Monahan, Bob (September 30, 1979). "Brown Stomps on URI, 31-13". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Rhode Island 10, Maine 0". Sunday News Journal. October 7, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "UM handcuffs Rhode Island, 24–0". The Morning Republican. October 21, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Boston University sneaks past Rhode Island 7–0". The Courier-Journal. October 28, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "New Hampshire 21, Rhode Island 6". The Buffalo News. November 4, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Kings Point rallies for tie". The Hartford Courant. November 11, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Huskies nip Rams – and find a bonus". The Hartford Courant. November 18, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Rattlers whip Rhode Island ti close 7–4". St. Petersburg Times. December 2, 1979. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.