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1986 Rhode Island Rams football team

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1986 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record1–10 (0–7 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Delaware +^ 5 2 0 9 4 0
No. 19 Connecticut + 5 2 0 8 3 0
UMass + 5 2 0 8 3 0
New Hampshire 4 3 0 7 4 0
Maine 3 4 0 7 4 0
Richmond 3 4 0 4 7 0
Boston University 3 4 0 4 7 0
Rhode Island 0 7 0 1 10 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1986 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their 11th season under head coach Bob Griffin, the Rams compiled a 1–10 record (0–7 against conference opponents) and finished last out of eight teams in the conference.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at No. 6 DelawareL 10–4417,337
September 13Towson State*L 14–356,967
September 20at MaineL 14–347,200
September 27Brown*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI (rivalry)
L 7–279,515[2]
October 4UMass
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 17–316,356
October 18Boston Universitydagger
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 0–179,882
October 25Richmond
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 14–287,944[3]
November 1at No. 11 New HampshireL 24–2810,350
November 8Southern Connecticut*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 34–182,543
November 15at ConnecticutL 14–21 (OT)3,769
November 22at Northeastern*L 9–363,100

References

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  1. ^ "2007 Rhode Island Rams Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2007. p. 116.
  2. ^ O'Sullivan, Sean (September 28, 1986). "URI Bottled Up by Brown, 27-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Richmond 28, URI 14". The Boston Globe. October 26, 1986. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.