1977 Rhode Island Rams football team
Appearance
1977 Rhode Island Rams football | |
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Conference | Yankee Conference |
Record | 6–5 (4–1 Yankee) |
Head coach |
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Defensive coordinator | Pete Adrian (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Meade Stadium |
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No. 2 UMass $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston University | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1977 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1977 NCAA Division II football season. In their second season under head coach Bob Griffin, the Rams compiled a 6–5 record (4–1 against conference opponents) and finished in second place in the conference.[1]
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 10 | at Northeastern* | Brookline, MA | L 12–21 | 4,812 | |||
September 17 | Holy Cross* | W 14–0 | 5,742 | [2] | |||
September 24 | at Brown* | L 10–28 | 7,400 | [3] | |||
October 1 | Maine![]() |
| W 28–0 | 7,300–8,457 | [4] | ||
October 8 | Lehigh* |
| L 16–42 | 4,115 | [5] | ||
October 15 | at No. 7 UMass | L 6–37 | 10,500 | ||||
October 22 | at Boston University | W 31–22 | 3,120 | ||||
October 29 | No. 1 New Hampshire |
| W 21–20 | 8,813 | |||
November 5 | at Merchant Marine* | Kings Point, NY | W 27–3 | 2,900 | |||
November 12 | Connecticut |
| W 14–7 | 5,312 | |||
November 19 | at VMI* | L 7–20 | 5,200 | [6] | |||
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References
[edit]- ^ "2007 Rhode Island Rams Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2007. p. 115.
- ^ "URI Stuns HC, 14-0, Via Air". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 18, 1977. p. 90 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Eisenberg, Harry (September 25, 1977). "Brown Drums URI 52d Time". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ Smith, Amby (October 9, 1977). "Lehigh Strikes Early to Crush URI, 42-16". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 80 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "VMI rips URI, 20–7". The Boston Globe. November 20, 1977. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.